Onsite Interpreter - Wisconsin

Prisma International is actively recruiting experienced/qualified, professional Interpreters located in WISCONSIN to join our team as Independent Contractors. As an Interpreter at Prisma, you will be supporting Prisma International's state government client with onsite (in person) interpretation assignments,ONSITE Interpreters needed for interpretation between English and the following languages:SPANISH, plus Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Cantonese, Chin, Croatian, Czech, Dari, Dutch, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Hindi, Hungarian, Ilocano, Italian, Japanese, Khmer (Cambodian), Korean, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Lao, Mandarin, Marshallese, Mixteco Bajo, Ojibwe, Oromo, Persian, Polish, Portuguese-Brazil, Potawatomi, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Wolof and Yoruba.If you are a professional onsite interpreter in Wisconsin who meets all requirements and supports a language not listed above, feel free to apply.Ideal Candidates shall be able to provide:Experience with consecutive or simultaneous on-site interpretation between a government representative and non-English speakersPolite forms of expression, enunciation, and a high-level of customer service.Deliver correct concepts and meanings between speaker and the Limited English Proficient (LEP) speaker.Correct grammar, clarity and tones between the two languages.Experience with following the speakers' direction, professionally interject when clarification is needed, and manage the flow of a conversation.Refrain from side conversations with the LEP and entering into any disagreement with the customer or LEPCompliance with applicable ethics and standardsExperience in interpreting for different types of State agencies.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:At least one (1) year of onsite consecutive or simultaneous interpreting experienceTwo (2) professional references that can vouch for your work as an onsite consecutive or simultaneous interpreterMinimum age: Must be 18+ years or olderMinimum education: Must have High School DiplomaMust reside in the state of WISCONSINFull fluency in English and the target languageAble to provide at least one of the following accreditations:American Translation Association (ATA)Trained or accredited through a higher education institutionDESIRED SKILLS:Experience working with Wisconsin state agencies such as the Department of Health Services (DHS), Department of Children and Families (DCF), etc. Professional appearance, polite demeanor and punctual,SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:Applicants may be subject to a state background check.