Freelance Telugu Interpreter and Translator

About the role

Telugu is spoken in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and many UK Telugu speakers work in IT, engineering and healthcare or study at UK universities. Requests often involve family members, such as parents visiting from India or spouses, who are more comfortable in Telugu, and regional differences between coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema and Telangana speech can matter.

Assignments include GP and hospital appointments, maternity care, immigration matters and family proceedings. Translators work on certificates, educational records and legal documents in Telugu script.

What you will do

• Interpret for Telugu speakers in health and family settings, including relatives with limited English.
• Translate Telugu certificates and records for immigration and education purposes.
• Keep everything you hear and read on assignments strictly confidential, and remain impartial throughout.
• Build and maintain your own glossaries for the sectors you work in.
• Deliver written translations that are accurate, complete and proofread, on or before the agreed deadline.
• Work remotely by video or telephone, or on site at the client's premises, arriving prepared and on time.
• Produce accurate transcripts and English translations of recorded Telugu speech, for example police interviews or research recordings.

What we are looking for

• Excellent spoken and written Telugu and English, with the ability to switch register for different clients.
• The DPSI (Diploma in Public Service Interpreting), DPI (Diploma in Police Interpreting) or an equivalent qualification is an advantage; CIOL or ITI membership is welcome.
• Reading and writing in Telugu script.
• Willingness to complete a DBS check for assignments in healthcare, education or with vulnerable people.
• Right to work in the UK if you will take on-site assignments in the UK.
• A reliable internet connection, headset and quiet, private workspace for remote assignments.

What we offer

• Remote work by video and telephone, plus on-site bookings.
• Fair compensation for your skills and time.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Help from our operations team before and after assignments.
• Varied assignments across healthcare, legal, government, finance and more.
• Flexible working: choose the assignments that suit your availability.

Telugu work with SILA Linguists®

SILA Linguists® is a language services company providing interpreting, translation and transcription across the UK, North America, Australia, New Zealand and beyond, in more than 350 languages and dialects. As a Telugu linguist with us, you can take on the full range of work we offer in Telugu:

• Telugu interpreting of every type: face-to-face, telephone (OPI) 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, video (VRI) through the SILA Linguists® app or the client's platform, consecutive, simultaneous, conference and remote simultaneous (RSI), community and escort interpreting.
• Telugu translation of documents into and out of English, from letters, medical reports and school records to contracts, research and websites.
• Certified Telugu translation with a signed statement of accuracy, accepted by UK authorities such as courts, the Home Office, universities and employers.
• Telugu transcription of audio and video recordings, with time stamps, translation of the transcript and subtitling.

Our vetted, trained and qualified linguists work in legal, police and court settings, immigration and asylum matters, NHS and private healthcare, social care, schools and universities, charities and business. Every assignment is covered by confidentiality agreements and UK GDPR.

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