Interpreter I (French)
Denver
- Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
- Location: Denver
- Grade: Junior level - Junior
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Occupational Groups:
- Translations and Languages
- Closing Date: Closed
IRC
BACKGROUND: Founded
in 1933, the IRC is a leading nonsectarian, voluntary organization providing
relief, protection and resettlement services for refugees and victims of
oppression or violent conflict. One aspect of the IRC is to assist refugees
resettling in the United States. The IRC opened a Denver office in 2016 to
provide reception and placement services to newly arrived refugees. The office
is slated to resettle more than 600 refugees in the coming federal fiscal year.
Wraparound program services and holistic supports aim to realize positive
impact in clients’ safety, health, education, economic wellbeing, and power.
Some services are limited to refugees and other Office of Refugee Resettlement
(ORR)-eligible populations, while others are open to a broader population of
refugees, immigrants, and forcibly displaced people.
The IRC in Denver’s approach is client-centered,
empowerment-focused, trauma-informed, and multigenerational. Advancing racial
equity and narrowing the gender gap are priorities for the IRC in Denver. The
team’s efforts in this space are ongoing and evolving. Current work is focused
on participating in learning and dialogue to deepen understanding and awareness
of systemic inequities and systems of oppression; building an internal
organizational culture that reflects a commitment to antiracism and gender
equality for clients as well as staff, volunteers, and the broader community;
engaging clients more deeply in making decisions that affect them, whether at the
individual, household, program, or organizational level; using our power and
influence to advocate for rules, policies, and laws that address inequities
experienced by the people we serve and seek systemic change for the benefit of
all who are impacted by these inequities; undertaking intentional efforts to
shift dynamics and promote power sharing between leadership and the broader
team as well as between staff and clients; and examining and changing practices
in recruitment, recognition, and other areas of employee engagement and talent
development to prioritize access to opportunity and work toward full inclusion
and belonging for clients, staff, and volunteers who identify as Black,
Indigenous, People of Color, and LGBTQI, as well as those who have lived
experience as refugees and immigrants.
JOB OVERVIEW: On an occasional, on-call basis, the French Interpreter provides language assistance services for clients to
support stabilization and integration. They work in close coordination with IRC
staff to provide in-person and/or remote interpretation to facilitate services
provided under the Reception & Placement (R&P), Matching Grant (MG),
and Colorado Refugee Services Program (CRSP) Reach Program guidelines. The French Interpreter adheres to standards of professional conduct for interpreters,
assuring accuracy, impartiality, and confidentiality in their efforts to meet
the language needs of Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals and service
providers, both internal to IRC and external in the community. Activities
include providing professional interpretation services, supporting clients with
community navigation and resource connections as assigned, tracking information
and data in software systems as requested, and participating in service
coordination, trainings and assessments as requested. The French Interpreter
may also assist in other instances in which a client requires an interpreter,
as determined in consultation with the Interpretation Coordinator.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serve as communication liaison between staff and clients to ensure accurate, impartial, and confidential interpretation is available for LEP individuals and service providers in a variety of settings, such as clinics, hospitals, schools, community-based organizations, and government agencies. Services may be rendered in-person or via telephone, videoconference, or other virtual means.
- Support IRC staff in relaying important deadlines, instructions, questions, and other communication to clients in their native language.
- Assist clients in communicating any concerns, questions, or other information to staff when clients are not fluent or comfortable speaking English.
- Aid in transporting clients and orienting them to community resources as requested.
- Adhere to standards regarding protection of client data and information, in accordance with IRC policies and protocols.
- Translate documents from English into clients’ native language as requested.
- Assist staff with building client rapport and understanding cultural context.
- Participate in training, assessments, and professional development opportunities offered by the IRC.
- Consistently track and report assignments and hours worked within designated software systems.
- May support special projects and initiatives.
- Other duties as assigned.
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WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Position
Reports to: Interpretation Coordinator
Position
Directly Supervises: N/A
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