Interpreter/Translator

Interpreter/Translator

Salary – Grade: GBP£40,005 to £41,286 - SO2

Contract Type: Fixed Term/Secondment

Contract Length: 6 months

Contracted Hours: Part Time - 21.6 hours per week

DBS Required: Yes

Hackney has a longstanding reputation of being open and welcoming to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers - both as a Council and a community. The London Borough of Hackney is committed to ensuring people arriving in Hackney feel welcome and safe and can access the support that is available.

This role sits within the Refugee, Migrant and Asylum Seeker Service (RMAS). There are around 400 Ukranians in the borough. LB Hackney work with Ukrainian guests to support them during the settling in period, as well as supported with integration issues ranging from education and skills, employment support, welfare, wellbeing services, English language provision, housing advice etc. This role will work directly with the Support Workers who offer one-to-one advice, guidance and advocacy for Ukrainian guests, to support the meeting with both in person interpreting as well as written translations.

Skills & experience:

• Must be fluent, verbal and in writing, in English and Ukrainian.
• A good understanding of confidentiality.
• Good interpersonal skills, required for building good rapport with people in a short space of time.
• Good organisational skills.
• Deliver one-to-one and/or group sessions to support access to services.
• Established experience of working with refugees, asylum seekers or migrants (people with lived experience are particularly welcome).
• Solutions focused with a can-do approach. Proactively and independently finding solutions to barriers.

About us:

There is no better place to work in London than Hackney; we have great pride in our borough, our communities, and our services. Hackney is one of London’s most vibrant and diverse boroughs. It’s one of the most sought-after areas to live in London with good schools, parks and local amenities, as well as great transport links and vibrant and diverse communities.

We are passionate about diversity and want our workforce to reflect our community and encourage all those who possess the essential criteria to apply to work for Hackney.

If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values, so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply link below.

The recruitment process is anonymous. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CVs.

When applying, there will be a number of questions relating to the post on the application form. It is essential that you complete the application questions, responding to each using examples of your skills, knowledge and experience.

We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions or any part of the application form.

This application process replaces a supporting statement.

Closing date for applications: 4 March 2024 (22:59 pm).

Interviews Date:  W/C 11 March 2024.

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.

The Council has a dedicated employment support service (Hackney Works), which offers Hackney residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you are thinking about applying for a job, please contact the Hackney Works team to find out what support is available hackneyworksjobs@hackney.gov.uk

Documents

• Translator JD/PS