Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Your Career Their Future!

Our employees are our biggest asset, and we intentionally shape their work experience to support growth opportunities that will impact our services. As we continue to evolve, we’re looking for skills, experience, energy, and creativity to support our initiatives. Put simply, this will be both fun and a meaningful journey!

Position Overview: The Interpreter provides interpretation and translation services for program staff by communicating effectively from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English. Based in Central Falls, Pawtucket, and Providence, the Interpreter works with families enrolled in the Early Intervention program. The successful incumbent will be a positive team member, have a keen sensitivity to family dynamics, all with a professional mindset.

• Provide interpretation and translation services for program staff by communicating effectively from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English. This includes the full range of health and nutrition programs, including, but not limited to Early Intervention, First Connections, and the Nurse Family Partnership.
• Engage in independent home visiting outreach to educate and engage families in services.
• Maintain client records by completing all necessary documentation within established timeframes.
• Attend all statewide and agency wide trainings, as needed for programmatic, agency and interpreting/translating requirements.
• Constructively utilized formal and per supervision to evaluate and improve effectiveness in providing interpreting services to clients. This includes active participation in supervision, team meetings and agency meetings.
• Pursue ongoing professional development through professional reading and attending relevant workshops and conferences (including Children’s Friend’s core training program).
• Ensure appropriate practices and systems of programmatic billing, in collaboration with the Finance Department.
• Provide administrative office support, including, but not limited to, answering phones, providing interpreting support for staff, and filing.
• Contribute to the overall success and quality of the program by working and collaboratively with other staff members to address programmatic and agency-wide issues and needs.
• Assist in publicizing the programs and educating others about agency services.
• Meets established productivity standards for interpreting/translation services.
• Interact effectively and respectfully with others and particularly with individuals whose backgrounds and life experiences are different from one’s own.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School graduate required; associates degree or interpreter certification preferred.
• Some experience with providing interpreting and/or translation services required.
• Please note: this is a part time or per diem role, will be no more than 30 hours per week.

Children’s Friend offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following:

• Medical Dental and Vision coverage at prorated rates for part time employees
• Employer contributions to the 403(b) plan
• Employer-paid Life and Disability insurance
• Flex Spending Accounts
• 12 Company Holidays
• Competitive Vacation Benefits at prorated rates for part time employees
• Training and Professional Development

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