Job Description

This is a part time teleworking position, with the expectation to be working 20 hours/week.

Who We Are

The Coordinating Center (The Center) has 40 years of experience supporting children, youth, adults and seniors with complex medical needs and disabilities statewide. Deeply committed to a person-centered approach and philosophy, The Coordinating Center helps individuals of all ages and abilities achieve optimal quality health, affordable healthcare and meaningful community life. Over the past four decades, we have become an industry expert in the delivery of person-centered, community-based care coordination services and population health.

Who You Are

We are looking for people who have a passion for helping others in your community, and who align with our mission, vision, and values as a nonprofit organization. If you have experience in interpreting, this might be the organization you have been searching for! We look for collaborative and creative minds, self-managing organizational skills, and the desire to challenge and grow professionally. Specific qualifications are:

• Two years of Spanish language interpreting required, medical terminology experience preferred.
• Interpreting certification preferred.?
• Excellent organizational, time management, and adaptability skills.
  

What You Will Do

The Spanish Interpreter is a professional who works with non-English speaking clients of The Coordinating Center. Our Interpreters act as conduits between the clients, the Clinical Care Coordinators, and other coworkers by listening to the coworker and orally translating information into the client’s native language in lay terms. The Interpreter then translates the client’s response back to the coworker, using proper medical terminology. Interpreters will participate in site visits (in person or virtually) when requested, interpret over the phone, and occasionally engage in correspondence with clients.

As a Spanish Interpreter you will:

• Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into Spanish language orally or written, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.

• Listen to clients' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations.

• Read written materials, such as written communications from The Coordinating Center and rewrite material into specified languages.

• Triage incoming calls to The Coordinating Center in the specified language.

• Identify and resolve conflicts related to the meanings of words, concepts, practices, or behaviors.

• Check translations of terminology to ensure that they are accurate and remain consistent throughout translation revisions.

• Refer to reference materials, as needed, to ensure translation accuracy.

• Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of client information.

Why Join Us

We are proud to offer a comprehensive and award-winning benefits package including medical FSA/HSA plans, dental, vision, matching 403b, and short term/long term disability options.

We facilitate ongoing conversations about professional development opportunities and invest in our coworkers by providing funds to use for professional development, and funds for furthering education. We also encourage collaboration within our different councils and committees to get involved with other coworkers across the organization.

The hourly rate for this position is $24/hour.

The Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, arrest record, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, coworker activities and general treatment during employment. We believe we are stronger together. It’s what makes us exceptional in achieving our mission and drives us to deliver culturally competent and effective care coordination services.

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