Part Time Foreign Language Interpreter

Department: Health

Hiring Range: $21.54 - $25.86 per hour

About the role

This position provides Spanish/Hmong interpretation services for patients with no or limited English proficiency for preventative and acute health care to improve their health and family well-being, as well as interpreting for English-speaking medical providers during visits, appointments, and community outreach. Position requires approximately 19 hours of work per workweek.

Responsibilities

• Interprets for Spanish/Hmong-speaking patients and the Health Department's medical providers and staff by translating conversations, forms, test results, evaluations, and other documents from English to Spanish/Hmong and Spanish/Hmong to English.
• Provides relevant information to Spanish/Hmong-speaking patients, such as directions for appointments.
• Provides Spanish/Hmong interpretation and language-access support during community outreach events, health education activities, mobile clinics, and other off-site services, including assisting participants with navigating available programs and resources.
• Calls and assists patients in scheduling appointments, planning visits, and arranging transportation.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• At least one (1) to three (3) years of experience in interpreting and translating English and the required foreign language in a setting requiring knowledge of programs or services necessary to develop the knowledge and skill to work in this position.

Skills

• Proficient in spoken and written English and Spanish/Hmong.
• Ability to convey detailed instructions loudly, accurately, and/or quickly.
• Ability to receive detailed instructions or information through verbal communication.
• Ability to recognize information at normal and spoken word levels.
• Ability to operate and use systems, technologies, motor vehicles, and machines required to perform duties of this position.
• Ability to select, evaluate, interpret, and apply data from several sources, such as guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Standard vision requirements, with or without corrective lenses.
• Occasionally lifts up to ten (10) pounds.
• Occasionally spends time sitting and engaging in repetitive motions.
• Routinely spends time reaching with hands and arms.
• Frequently spends time standing, walking, speaking or hearing, and using hands and fingers to handle, feel, type, or text.
• Must be able to express and exchange ideas through verbal communications.
• Must be able to prepare and analyze written or computer data.
• Must be able to observe general surroundings and activities.
• Subjected to some mental effort and stress.
• Occasional exposure to disagreeable elements (i.e., dust, heat, fumes, cold, or noise).
• Individuals are occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions, breathing apparatuses, and bloodborne pathogens.

Pay

$21.54 - $25.86 per hour

Schedule

Part-time, approximately 19 hours per week.