Interpreter

About This Role

Assisting patients and service providers by interpreting messages into a second language is the core of this role on the Interpreting Services team. The work involves facilitating communication in person or by telephone, potentially across multiple encounters.

Responsibilities

• Assist in facilitating oral communication between staff and consumers in an accurate and thorough manner
• Recognize and honor the confidential nature of information conveyed in the performance of interpreting duties
• Maintain impartiality while assisting with interpreting communication between the patient and service providers
• Render interpreter services in a respectful manner
• Demonstrate ethical and professional conduct in all job duties performed and in the work environment
• Perform related work as assigned and adapt to changing work requirements
• Assist in translating agency documentation from English to requested language
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School Diploma or G.E.D required
• Two (2) years’ experience in interpretive services, required
• Valid Texas driver’s license, required
• Current Automobile insurance, required
• Must pass the agency’s language certification exam
• Ability to speak, read and understand the English and Spanish language at a level that permits the individual to interact effectively with the patient and service provider

Benefits

• Robust retirement plan complemented by generous company matching
• Prior service credit, accelerating your journey towards a more substantial Paid Time Off accrual
• Cell Phone Discounts
• Exclusive entertainment deals through Tickets at Work
• Free Headspace subscription for mental wellness
• Employee Assistance Program
• Eligibility for various student loan forgiveness programs

About the Company

The Harris Center is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas. As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, it provides care to over 90,000 people with an annual budget of over $300 million. The Harris Center provides a full continuum of services at 80 different sites across Harris County, with services provided in more than 40 different languages as well as sign language, utilizing the expertise of its more than 2,500 employees.