Community Ambassador

Description

Become a part of our Racial Equity and Inclusion team!  As a bi-lingual / multi-lingual Community Ambassador, you will help CVOEO’s neighbors overcome language and cultural barriers, while building trust and communication with New American community members. 

The Community Ambassador will primarily provide translation and interpretation services. Under general supervision, the Community Ambassador will translate documents and other materials from one language to another; and/or interpret spoken passages from one language to another during training, teleconferences, and/or meetings. In addition, when needed, you will provide outreach as well as lead special projects within the language and/or cultural communities in-person or remotely.

The Community Ambassador is an on-call position.  We are hiring for multiple Community Ambassador positions:

French

Spanish

Arabic

Burmese

Vietnamese

Nepali 

Please view our full job description including a list of preferred languages here: Community Ambassador.

Requirements

High School graduate or GED required; Associate’s degree preferred and a minimum of one year of related experience. Proven work experience as a Translator, Interpreter or similar role; prior relevant experience and certification in translation and interpretation preferred or willingness to become certified.  Fluency in multiple languages required; preferred languages will be specified.

We embrace the diversity of our community and staff. CVOEO is interested in candidates who can contribute to our diversity and this goal. Applicants are encouraged to include in their cover letter information about how they will further this goal. Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until suitable applicants are found.