Job Description
Company Description
oin Our Growing Team at Sign Solutions!
Are you passionate about making a difference? Due to our rapidly expanding client base, Sign Solutions is excited to grow our team!
Join Our Growing Team at Sign Solutions!
Are you passionate about making a difference? Due to our rapidly expanding client base, Sign Solutions is excited to grow our team
About Us: Sign Solutions, established in 1998, is the leading provider of services for Deaf and hard of hearing people, available 24/7/365. We are an ISO 9001, 27001, 22301, 14001 & 18841 accredited, Crown Commercial Service framework supplier, specializing in non-spoken interpretation and translation. Our experienced, NRCPD registered, DBS and BPSS checked interpreters provide services onsite, nationally and internationally, both face-to-face and remotely.
Our Innovative Services:
- InterpretersLive!: Our cutting-edge video relay interpreting service offers British Sign Language interpreters on demand, accessible via desktop or tablet. This service ensures D/deaf employees can participate in meetings and make phone calls with hearing customers and colleagues.
- Website Accessibility: Our InterpretersLive! service also helps organizations become accessible to D/deaf people through a link on their website allowing them to instantly connect , enhancing their accessibility rating and allowing D/deaf people to communicate via a real-time online BSL interpreter.
- Training and Qualifications: Our training centre offers qualifications in BSL and CPD for British Sign Language interpreters. We also provide Deaf awareness training, available onsite or via e-learning.
- Translation Services: We make videos and documents accessible to D/deaf people by translating them into BSL, offering a cost-effective and efficient translation service.
Our Mission: To provide access and combat inequality by enabling people of different languages, cultures and communities to talk to each other.
Sign Solutions is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants, and we welcome diversity in our workforce. We warmly encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and veteran status. If you require any adjustments during the application process, please do not hesitate to contact our recruitment team for assistance.
Job Description
We are looking for RSLI BSL Interpreters to join our video team on a contracted full time or part-time contracted basis.
Working with a broad range of corporate clients in the private and public sector, as well as individual Deaf clients, this role is to predominantly provide BSL video interpretation for pre-booked and on-demand remote video interpretation sessions.
You can learn more about our video service, InterpretersLive! and the clients we support via our website www.interpreterslive.co.uk
Responsibilities
· To undertake on-demand and pre-booked video interpreting assignments
· To deliver high quality BSL/English interpreting services to all clients
· To report to Head Interpreter and Operations Team
· To maintain CPD
· To abide by NRCPD code of conduct
· To work flexibly within the video interpreting team
Qualifications
Essential skills/qualifications/experience
- NRCPD registration
- RSLI status
- Enhanced DBS
Full 1:1 training will be provided.
Additional Information
Additional Information
What’s In It For You?
- All IT equipment
- 20-25 days holiday plus bank holidays (Full Time Equivalent)
- Pension scheme
- NRCPD registration fees
- Training and CPD
- DBS Renewal
- Relocation packages available
- Attendance bonus scheme
- Health and Wellbeing schemes
- Wellbeing Accreditations
- Policies to include Mental Health, Menopause and more
- Employee Assistance Programme / Cash Plan
- Access to discounts from hundreds of leading retailers
- Access to mental health specialist support
- Birthday celebrations/gifts
- Team events
- Occupational Sick Pay (OSP) and (SSP)
- Flexible contracts available
- Work for an established company with 25 years in the industry
- Supportive and flexible employer
- Disability Confident Leader
- Real Living Wage Employer
- Good Business Charter Accredited
- And more!