Cantonese Speaking Interpreter

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🌐 Philippines, Malaysia – Remote

🇵🇭 Philippines – Remote 🇲🇾 Malaysia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🌎 Translator / Interpreter

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Expansion International is a global hiring and employment services firm that helps companies recruit and employ staff overseas compliantly. They provide Employer of Record (EOR) services—handling payroll, benefits, taxes, contracts, onboarding, and local compliance (including data protection such as GDPR)—together with in-country recruitment through local recruiters in over 100 locations. Expansion International markets cost optimization, dedicated overseas recruitment teams, and a monthly fee model to streamline international hiring for businesses seeking to scale, diversify revenue, or reduce overheads.

📋 Description

• Provide accurate, complete, and respectful video interpreting between English and Cantonese, with occasional over-the-phone sessions • Facilitate communication faithfully without adding, omitting, or altering speakers' meaning • Follow professional interpreter ethics, standards of practice, and company procedures • Maintain confidentiality and comply with applicable healthcare privacy requirements • Demonstrate cultural responsiveness and respect for differing backgrounds, communication styles, and patient preferences • Maintain professional conduct and use sound judgement around interpreter role boundaries • Adapt to evolving technology, workflows, and service requirements • Participate in required training, coaching, and quality-related activities • Connect English-speaking healthcare providers with Cantonese-speaking patients in sensitive medical situations

🎯 Requirements

• Fluent, professional level verbal communication in both English and Cantonese • A genuine understanding of what medical interpreting involves; this can come from informal experience, such as interpreting for family members, rather than formal employment • Ability to interpret medical information accurately and completely in both languages • Willingness to complete a medical interpreting proficiency assessment as part of the selection process • Cultural responsiveness and comfort working within the US healthcare context • Strong professional reliability and sound judgement, with a customer service mindset • Comfort working with video conferencing platforms and adapting to new remote technology • Able to pass background and drug screening • A dedicated home workspace reserved for this role: a private, distraction-free room with a door that locks, no screen visibility to others, and wired high speed internet; Wi-Fi, hotspot, satellite, and DSL are not accepted • Comfortable being on camera for the majority of each shift • Based in the Philippines and Malaysia, available to work remotely • Able to work night shift hours aligned with US Eastern Time (ET) • Previous medical interpreting experience is advantageous but not essential • Formal medical interpreter training or a related certificate or degree is advantageous but not essential • National medical interpreter certification such as CCHI or NBCMI is advantageous but not essential • Experience interpreting over video or telephone platforms is advantageous but not essential • Working knowledge of medical terminology in English and Cantonese is advantageous but not essential

🏖️ Benefits

• Paid Time Off • Work From Home • Training & Development • Equipment provided

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