Educational Interpreters – On-Site (Northern Virginia)
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Piedmont Global is a Strategic Globalization Organization (SGO) helping organizations communicate with intelligence, operate with cultural fluency, and build meaningful connections across communities and markets in Northern Virginia and Loudoun County.
We are expanding our network of professional interpreters to provide high-quality consecutive and simultaneous interpretation for our education clients. Assignments may be conducted on-site (OSI), by video remote interpretation (VRI), or over the phone (OPI) depending on client needs, interpreter qualifications, location, and availability.
These are 1099 Independent Contractor opportunities.
Interpreter Functions
- Facilitate accurate and effective communication between individuals who speak different languages, including those with varying accents, speaking styles, and communication needs.
- Interpret verbal communication accurately and completely, without additions, omissions, or personal commentary.
- Convey questions, answers, statements, explanations, arguments, and other forms of spoken communication between the source and target languages.
- Provide sight translation of documents and other written materials when requested.
- Preserve the speaker's meaning, intent, tone, emotion, and overall message when interpreting.
- Notify the appropriate parties of any circumstances that may affect the quality or accuracy of the interpretation.
- Follow applicable professional ethics, confidentiality requirements, and interpreting standards.
- Education Interpretation Opportunities
Common K–12 meetings and events include:
- Student 504 Plan meetings
- Parent informational nights
- Student study team meetings
- School board meetings
- Parent-teacher conferences
- Student disciplinary meetings
- Student readmission hearings
- Expulsion hearings
- Student Attendance Review Board meetings
- Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings
- Employee-related meetings and issues
Requirements
Interpreter Minimum Qualifications
At least two (2) years of interpreting experience, either paid or volunteer.
Two (2) relevant professional references who can speak to the candidate’s experience and performance as an interpreter; or one (1) relevant professional reference and one (1) relevant professional letter of recommendation.
Proficiency in English and the target language.
Ability to comply with client-specific requirements and applicable state regulations.
Preferred Qualifications
The following qualifications are preferred but not required:
Certification as a medical interpreter through a 40-hour training program or equivalent, such as CHIT Community, Bridging the Gap, or Healthcare Interpreter Training.
University degree in Interpretation or a related field.
Additional Documentation
If available, interpreters may also provide documentation of:
Professional certifications.
Test results or language proficiency assessments from other organizations, testing centers, or language service providers (LSPs).
Benefits
As an independent language professional with Piedmont Global, you can:
Be considered for assignments that align with your language, location, qualifications, and availability.
Access both on-site and remote interpreting opportunities as client needs arise.
Build experience supporting a variety of organizations and communities.
Join an established language network supporting 200+ languages and regional dialects.
Ready to Connect With Us?
Complete our pre-screening questionnaire and submit a current résumé for consideration.
If available, please also provide relevant interpreting certifications, training certificates, diplomas, or language assessment results.
Questions?
Contact our Recruiting Team at recruiting@piedmontglobal.com