Yoruba Over the Phone Interpreter
About this role
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
We are seeking Yoruba Over-the-Phone Interpreters (OPI) to support our USCIS contract. Yoruba, a major West African language spoken in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and diaspora communities worldwide, is a priority language for asylum, refugee, and immigration-related cases.
Responsibilities
- Provide real-time Yoruba ↔ English telephonic interpretation for USCIS interviews, hearings, and immigration proceedings.
- Ensure interpretations are accurate, impartial, and culturally appropriate.
- Maintain confidentiality in compliance with USCIS/DHS interpreter standards.
- Support both scheduled assignments and urgent/surge requests.
- Participate in compliance training, quality audits, and professional development.
- Native or near-native fluency in Yoruba and English.
- 2+ years of professional interpreting experience (immigration, legal, medical, NGO, or community preferred).
- Strong knowledge of interpreter ethics, confidentiality, and neutrality.
- Excellent telephone communication skills with ability to remain accurate under pressure.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident eligible for Tier 3/Tier 5 federal clearance.
- Competitive pay: $28–35/hour (rare-language premium).
- Remote work through secure USCIS-approved platforms.
- Paid training and compliance onboarding.
- Steady workload under a federal contract.
- Career advancement opportunities in quality assurance or linguist leadership.
Submit the following:
- Resume / CV highlighting Yoruba interpreting experience.
- Certifications (community, court, medical, NGO interpreting credentials preferred).
- Availability for full-time or contractor assignments.
Subject line: Yoruba OPI Interpreter Application – USCIS Contract
This is a remote position.
Company at a glance
Global Language System is a full range language service provider founded in 2014. Our business is a small minority and a CVE verified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned firm located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Our mission is to help organizations and individuals bridge communication gaps.
At Global Language System, we provide top-notch medical, technical, financial, scientific, and legal documents translation services; simultaneous and consecutive interpretation in-person, over the phone and through Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) services; Reading services and American Sign Language Interpretation Services onsite and via Video Remote to a range of federal, state and city-level agencies, organizations, and school systems.
Top Benefits
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training and development
- Paid training
- Compliance onboarding
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