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LanguageLine Solutions

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1987

🤝 B2B

📡 Telecommunications

📚 Education

B2B • Telecommunications • Education

LanguageLine Solutions is a leading provider of language access solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of interpreting, translation, and localization services. With services available 24/7 in over 240 languages, LanguageLine supports industries such as healthcare, financial services, and government through on-demand phone and video interpreting, document translation, and other language-related services. They utilize cutting-edge technology to break down language barriers, ensuring effective communication across diverse communities.

📋 Description

• The Portuguese Video-Telephone- Interpreter is responsible for handling calls on demand, and renders the meaning of conversations between Portuguese and English speakers. • The interpreter breaks the communication barrier in a wide range of industries that LanguageLine Solutions serves: Healthcare, Government, Insurance, Financial, Utilities, Travel & Hospitality, General Business, Law Enforcement, Court, and 911. • The interpreter processes information quickly, concisely and recognizes sensitive cultural differences. • The interpreter is professional and courteous at all times and uses appropriate terminology and understands common industry procedures and practices. • The video and audio interpreting sessions may involve simple or complex, technical or non-technical subjects. • This position does not involve written translation however translators and other skilled linguists are encouraged to apply. • The interpreters translate verbally.

🎯 Requirements

• Fluency in Portuguese and English and skilled in the associated cultural dynamics. • Ability to provide cultural competency and assess regional and accent differences to find ways of communicating with the LEP. • Excellent listening, retention and note-taking skills to maintain a high level of accuracy during interpretation. • Ability to concentrate, stay detached from the conversation, remain neutral and objective at all times, and remain on calls that involve sensitive subjects such as end of life conversations, pregnancy termination, vaccinations, and matters concerning sexual orientation and/or gender expression. • Education or work experience in language-related fields such as teaching, language assessment, translation or interpretation preferred. • Must be able to adapt to any LLS technology enhancements that improve service delivery and meet client demands. • Must be at least 18 years of age. • Legally authorized to work in the United States. • Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with LanguageLine Solutions (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status). • High school diploma or equivalent. • Candidates who are currently employed by a client of LanguageLine Solutions or an affiliated LanguageLine Solutions business may not be eligible for consideration. • Ability to read and write the requested languages – highly preferred.

🏖️ Benefits

• Paid professional interpreter training and continuous development. • Incentives for meeting attendance targets. • Paid Sick Leave in accordance with applicable law. • Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Accident, Critical Illness & Life, AD&D, Insurance Package, Inpatient Hospital, Short Term Disability, and 401K Retirement. • Employee Referral Program. • Advancement opportunities within the organization. • Interpreter support. • An inclusive and diverse work environment.