Freelance Educational Interpreters –Northern Virginia

Category: Language Services

Location: Multiple Virginia United States

Based in the Metro Washington DC area, Piedmont Global is a strategic partner for enterprises and public sector organizations, helping clients navigate cross-cultural operations with ease and effectiveness. Our network of professionals offers expertise in over 200 languages, including regional dialects. We provide advisory services, language and cultural expertise, workforce and learning solutions, and tech-enabled platforms, all tailored to meet each client’s needs. Our goal is to reduce risk, improve readiness, and support global expansion with confidence.

Piedmont Globalis looking for freelance Interpreters to provide languageinterpretation services from ENAll Languages.(Spanish, ASL, and Arabic interpretersare strongly encouraged to apply).

Theseare “1099” (Independent Contractor) positions with the interpretation to takeplace on site (OS) in the Northern Virginia, Loudoun County areas.

InterpreterFunctions:

• Serve as anInterpreter between a wide range of people with diverse voices, accents,speaking tempos, and personalities.

• Provide partieswith exact interpretations of verbal communication without additions oromissions.

• Provide interpretationsof questions, answers, statements, arguments, explanations, and other forms ofverbal communication.

• Render sighttranslations of documents and other written materials as needed.

• Impart thought,purpose, spirit, emotions, and tone of the speaker from a source language intoa target language, and vice-versa.

• Inform relevantparties of any factors that may hinder your performance.

• Comply withapplicable ethics and standards

We are lookingfor speakers who are fluent in English and at least another language to serveour education clients. You will interpret for school districts either on-site.(OS), depending on your geographical location, or virtually via Zoom or otherplatforms.

Together,we elevate the quality and professionalism of our interpreters.

Below is a listof the most common meetings you will encounter when interpreting for Piedmont Global ineducational settings.

Types of Meetingsin K-12:
·Student 504 Plans

·ParentInformational Nights

·StudentStudy Teams

·SchoolBoard Meetings
·Parent-teacherConferences
·StudentDisciplinary Meetings
·StudentReadmission Hearings
·ExpulsionHearings
·StudentAttendance Review Board
·IndividualizedEducation Plans
·Employee Related Issues

Requirements

Interpreter MINIMUM qualifications:

• At least two(2) years of interpreting experience, paid or as a volunteer

• Two (2)relevant professional references that can vouch for the candidate’s work as aninterpreter OR one (1) relevant professional reference and one (1) relevantprofessional letter of recommendation

•Proficiency in English and target language.

•Be able to abide by the Client’s specific andState mandated regulations.

Desired but notrequired:

• Certificationas a medical interpreter from a 40-hour-program or equivalent (i.e., CHITCommunity, Bridging the Gap, Healthcare Interpreter Training)
  
• Universitydegree in Interpretation
  

Only If available, interpreters mayprovide proof of the following:

• Certifications
  
• Test results from other organizations(testing centers, other LSPs, etc.).
  

Benefits

How toapply:

• Please fill outour pre-screen questionnaire at this link and upload a freshcopy of your resume for consideration. Please attach any Interpreting Certificates and Diplomas that you hold.

• For questionsor concerns, we can be reached at recruiting@piedmontglobal.com

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