Maximus Is Hiring A Bilingual Admin III - Spanish Linguist

Join Maximus as a Bilingual Admin - Spanish Linguist! 🌎

Maximus is seeking a detail-oriented and culturally sensitive bilingual professional to join our remote EAOS team as an Admin - Spanish Linguist. This role involves facilitating cross-cultural communication through translation and interpretation, supporting various administrative tasks, and contributing to meaningful projects.

📝 Description & Requirements

Our interpreters and translators play a vital role in converting languages accurately and relaying ideas across cultures. Success in this position requires a solid understanding of subject matter, cultural awareness, and linguistic proficiency in English and Spanish.

🔹 Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work on moderately challenging assignments with sound judgment in resolving issues.
• Perform repetitive clerical tasks such as document verification, managing routine inbound and outbound calls, and greeting guests.
• Provide administrative support to project and operations management by identifying and meeting departmental needs.
• Differentiate between spoken (interpreters) and written (translators) language conversions.
• Convert spoken language into another language, ensuring clarity and accuracy.
• Maintain high attention to detail and ensure accurate communication in both languages.
• Express ideas clearly and effectively whether interpreting simultaneously or consecutively.
• Engage in simultaneous interpreting, listening and speaking/signing concurrently.
• Engage in consecutive interpreting, beginning after the speaker finishes and possibly taking notes during the process.

🎯 Minimum Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent with 2-4 years of relevant experience.
• Associate degree preferred.
• Additional training or education in translation or related fields is a plus.
• At least three (3) years of translation experience or a degree in translation studies.
• Fluency in both English and Spanish.
• Strong analytical and writing skills.
• Good editing skills and cultural knowledge of colloquialisms, slang, and expressions.
• Basic computer proficiency; English writing and comprehension skills preferred.
• Extensive reading in both English and Spanish is advantageous.
• Availability for a one-week training schedule from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm EST, Monday to Friday.
• Ability to work regularly within 8:00 am - 4:30 pm EST on weekdays.

Note: Maximus will provide necessary equipment for the role.

🏠 Home Office Requirements

• Internet speed of at least 20 Mbps; 50 Mbps recommended for shared connections (test at speedtest.net).
• Minimum upload speed of 5 Mbps.
• Internet connectivity via Wi-Fi or Category 5/6 Ethernet cable to the home router.
• A private workspace and reliable power source.
• Resident of the Continental US (permanent).

🌟 Equal Opportunity & Pay Transparency

Maximus is committed to equal employment opportunity. We evaluate all applicants fairly without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or other protected characteristics.

💵 Compensation

For this position, pay will be based on the prevailing wage in your location, as determined by the Department of Labor. Salaries range from $17.75 to $27.62 per hour, depending on the area. Salary history will not influence compensation decisions.