Published date: 07/06/21
Main objectives of the role:
This volunteering opportunity provides consecutive interpreting support to RAK clients when attending appointments and/or sessions. Appointments with Counsellors, advisers and information sessions or training. It is most likely to be supporting RAK clients in one to one session’s with advice or counselling professionals.
Responsibilities/ Skills:
- To clearly interpret for our clients when attending appointments with Refugee Action Kingston.
- To sign up to the strict code of conduct required for the consecutive interpretation in terms of confidentiality
- To be competent linguistically to interpret English to other languages with emphasis on the specialist language associated with the process of seeking asylum.
- To have excellent cultural awareness and act in a respectful manner towards RAK clients.
- To be able to work flexibly and with ease in a busy working office environment -
- To work effectively on online platforms such a ZOOM and be comratable commuicationing on FACETIME or Whatsapp.
- To be able to act impartially at all times and within the Refugee Action Kingston, Interpreters Agreement.
- To be emotionally resilient
- To maintain appropriate boundaries at all times.
Training:
- To attend the RAK Induction
- To attend relevant training sessions and courses subsequent to that.
- To attend supervision meetings and group meetings as required
Time commitment
This can be a one or half day per week (flexible) in the office. Currently it is flexible remote role based on client needs so the time commitmet is two hours a week.
Please send your completed application form to amy.lenderyou@refugeeactionkingston.org.uk