Translator Volunteer Roles
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Role Description
Come join our team working to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society. Ranked 2023 Q4 by Best Companies as the 8th best charity to work for in the UK, Medaille Trust is one of the UK’s leading charities in the fight against modern slavery. Our innovative model is based on three principles: Prevent, Protect and Pursue. We are one of the UK’s largest providers of survivor services, with ten safehouses and six outreach hubs, staffed round the clock by specialist staff, working with more than 600 men, women and dependent children each year. We work to raise awareness in the UK and to provide preventive work in source countries. Our Pursue work helps survivors to engage with police and within the legal system to seek justice and to secure convictions against their perpetrators.
Our volunteers come from all walks of life and have a wide range of experience and motivations. Whatever your reason for deciding to volunteer, we want to make sure you enjoy your time with us and know just how much we value your support.
Many of our service users don’t use English as their first language and rely on high quality translation to understand information. Therefore, we are looking for volunteers who can accurately translate English text into any of the languages below:
Mandarin, Bengali, Arabic, Amharic, French, Albanian, Vietnamese, Romanian, Polish, Tigrinya, Punjabi, Urdu and Hindi.
Volunteers need to:
•Be at least 18 years old
•Hold a translating or interpreting qualification or to hold a degree (in any subject) and be fluent in speaking and writing in English, and one or more of the languages above
•Have excellent command of English and other language(s)
•Have grammatical accuracy
•Have excellent proof-reading skills including IT skills
•Have use of own computer
•Be willing to have a basic DBS check
•Have the willingness to learn about human trafficking issues
•Have the ability to maintain confidentiality
To apply please complete an application form on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Do you speak Romanian?
It’s fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. Would you like to provide vital support to vulnerable adults who need help translating important documents for whom English is not their first language? As a Language Translation Microvolunteer, you will be providing an extremely valuable service to our clients and staff; helping to translate important documents to increase the accessibility of our resources, as well as providing – if you are available when asked, language translation support via the phone. You will be helping people who have experienced homelessness, who may be experiencing addiction, mental health issues, physical or mental disabilities or who may be refugees, asylum seekers or have no recourse to public funds.
Please see all locations and the time commitments we are currently recruiting for in this role:
- Remote – We will be contacting you as and when we receive translation support requests from our clients and our local services.
Do I need to have any specific skills?
- Be fluent in a language other than English (both written and verbal communication)
- An understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact.
- Genuine interest in and commitment to St Mungo’s work and client group.
- An understanding of and commitment to diversity & equality.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Do you speak Bulgarian?
It’s fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. Would you like to provide vital support to vulnerable adults who need help translating important documents for whom English is not their first language? As a Language Translation Microvolunteer, you will be providing an extremely valuable service to our clients and staff; helping to translate important documents to increase the accessibility of our resources, as well as providing – if you are available when asked, language translation support via the phone. You will be helping people who have experienced homelessness, who may be experiencing addiction, mental health issues, physical or mental disabilities or who may be refugees, asylum seekers or have no recourse to public funds.
Please see all locations and the time commitments we are currently recruiting for in this role:
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Remote – We will be contacting you as and when we receive translation support requests from our clients and our local services.
Do I need to have any specific skills?
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Be fluent in a language other than English (both written and verbal communication)
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An understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact.
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Genuine interest in and commitment to St Mungo’s work and client group.
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An understanding of and commitment to diversity & equality.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Do you speak Amharic?
It’s fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. Would you like to provide vital support to vulnerable adults who need help translating important documents for whom English is not their first language? As a Language Translation Microvolunteer, you will be providing an extremely valuable service to our clients and staff; helping to translate important documents to increase the accessibility of our resources, as well as providing – if you are available when asked, language translation support via the phone. You will be helping people who have experienced homelessness, who may be experiencing addiction, mental health issues, physical or mental disabilities or who may be refugees, asylum seekers or have no recourse to public funds.
Please see all locations and the time commitments we are currently recruiting for in this role:
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Remote – We will be contacting you as and when we receive translation support requests from our clients and our local services.
Do I need to have any specific skills?
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Be fluent in a language other than English (both written and verbal communication)
-
An understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact.
-
Genuine interest in and commitment to St Mungo’s work and client group.
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An understanding of and commitment to diversity & equality.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Do you speak Tigrinya?
It’s fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. Would you like to provide vital support to vulnerable adults who need help translating important documents for whom English is not their first language? As a Language Translation Microvolunteer, you will be providing an extremely valuable service to our clients and staff; helping to translate important documents to increase the accessibility of our resources, as well as providing – if you are available when asked, language translation support via the phone. You will be helping people who have experienced homelessness, who may be experiencing addiction, mental health issues, physical or mental disabilities or who may be refugees, asylum seekers or have no recourse to public funds.
Please see all locations and the time commitments we are currently recruiting for in this role:
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Remote – We will be contacting you as and when we receive translation support requests from our clients and our local services.
Do I need to have any specific skills?
-
Be fluent in a language other than English (both written and verbal communication)
-
An understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact.
-
Genuine interest in and commitment to St Mungo’s work and client group.
-
An understanding of and commitment to diversity & equality.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Salusbury World advice team have been successfully helping clients to navigate welfare benefits, immigration problems, housing support and to find work for 20 years. 70% of our clients require an interpreter.
We particularly need interpreters to support our Farsi-speaking clients.
Some appointments take place virtually and some are face-to-face appointments, usually in the London borough of Brent.
Your main tasks will be to:
*offer clear independent interpreting of the client’s issue and responses from the advice worker to the client.
*support clients from a variety of Farsi-speaking countries, many with almost no English.
Experience of interpreting is desirable but not essential. You need a warm personality and an ability to build a rapport with people quickly, a high standard of English, and a non-judgemental and supportive approach.
Commitment: this is an irregular commitment, as and when needed. It is likely to be 2 or 3 hours per month but may be less.
We offer induction training, support and reimburse travel costs.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Do you speak Sudanese Arabic?
It’s fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. Would you like to provide vital support to vulnerable adults who need help translating important documents for whom English is not their first language? As a Language Translation Microvolunteer, you will be providing an extremely valuable service to our clients and staff; helping to translate important documents to increase the accessibility of our resources, as well as providing – if you are available when asked, language translation support via the phone. You will be helping people who have experienced homelessness, who may be experiencing addiction, mental health issues, physical or mental disabilities or who may be refugees, asylum seekers or have no recourse to public funds.
Please see all locations and the time commitments we are currently recruiting for in this role:
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Remote – We will be contacting you as and when we receive translation support requests from our clients and our local services.
Do I need to have any specific skills?
-
Be fluent in a language other than English (both written and verbal communication)
-
An understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact.
-
Genuine interest in and commitment to St Mungo’s work and client group.
-
An understanding of and commitment to diversity & equality.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Do you speak Polish?
It’s fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. Would you like to provide vital support to vulnerable adults who need help translating important documents for whom English is not their first language? As a Language Translation Microvolunteer, you will be providing an extremely valuable service to our clients and staff; helping to translate important documents to increase the accessibility of our resources, as well as providing – if you are available when asked, language translation support via the phone. You will be helping people who have experienced homelessness, who may be experiencing addiction, mental health issues, physical or mental disabilities or who may be refugees, asylum seekers or have no recourse to public funds.
Please see all locations and the time commitments we are currently recruiting for in this role:
-
Remote – We will be contacting you as and when we receive translation support requests from our clients and our local services.
Do I need to have any specific skills?
-
Be fluent in a language other than English (both written and verbal communication)
-
An understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact.
-
Genuine interest in and commitment to St Mungo’s work and client group.
-
An understanding of and commitment to diversity & equality.
Do you speak Portugese?
It’s fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. Would you like to provide vital support to vulnerable adults who need help translating important documents for whom English is not their first language? As a Language Translation Microvolunteer, you will be providing an extremely valuable service to our clients and staff; helping to translate important documents to increase the accessibility of our resources, as well as providing – if you are available when asked, language translation support via the phone. You will be helping people who have experienced homelessness, who may be experiencing addiction, mental health issues, physical or mental disabilities or who may be refugees, asylum seekers or have no recourse to public funds.
Please see all locations and the time commitments we are currently recruiting for in this role:
-
Remote – We will be contacting you as and when we receive translation support requests from our clients and our local services.
Do I need to have any specific skills?
-
Be fluent in a language other than English (both written and verbal communication)
-
An understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact.
-
Genuine interest in and commitment to St Mungo’s work and client group.
-
An understanding of and commitment to diversity & equality.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Do you speak Arabic?
It’s fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. Would you like to provide vital support to vulnerable adults who need help translating important documents for whom English is not their first language? As a Language Translation Microvolunteer, you will be providing an extremely valuable service to our clients and staff; helping to translate important documents to increase the accessibility of our resources, as well as providing – if you are available when asked, language translation support via the phone. You will be helping people who have experienced homelessness, who may be experiencing addiction, mental health issues, physical or mental disabilities or who may be refugees, asylum seekers or have no recourse to public funds.
Please see all locations and the time commitments we are currently recruiting for in this role:
- Remote – We will be contacting you as and when we receive translation support requests from our clients and our local services.
Do I need to have any specific skills?
- Be fluent in a language other than English (both written and verbal communication)
- An understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact.
- Genuine interest in and commitment to St Mungo’s work and client group.
- An understanding of and commitment to diversity & equality.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Do you speak French?
It’s fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. Would you like to provide vital support to vulnerable adults who need help translating important documents for whom English is not their first language? As a Language Translation Microvolunteer, you will be providing an extremely valuable service to our clients and staff; helping to translate important documents to increase the accessibility of our resources, as well as providing – if you are available when asked, language translation support via the phone. You will be helping people who have experienced homelessness, who may be experiencing addiction, mental health issues, physical or mental disabilities or who may be refugees, asylum seekers or have no recourse to public funds.
Please see all locations and the time commitments we are currently recruiting for in this role:
-
Remote – We will be contacting you as and when we receive translation support requests from our clients and our local services.
Do I need to have any specific skills?
-
Be fluent in a language other than English (both written and verbal communication)
-
An understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact.
-
Genuine interest in and commitment to St Mungo’s work and client group.
-
An understanding of and commitment to diversity & equality.
It is fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. As an Outreach volunteer you will be assisting outreach workers to support Romanes or Romanian speaking clients face-to-face or over the phone. Other tasks involved in this role will include helping clients access support around immigration, employment, reconnections, and accommodation, to have a good understanding of the Roma communities and have knowledge of the UK EUSS requirements while understanding the rights clients have with pre settled statues and settled statues. For this role it is required that you can speak Romanes or Romanian fluently or to a high level.
In this role, you will be supporting us with some or all of the following tasks:
• Assisting outreach workers to support Romanes or Romanian speaking clients face to-face or over the phone.
• Engaging with rough sleepers who have been referred via StreetLink and those known to the team, supporting the key worker with general assessments
• Helping clients access support around immigration, employment and reconnections and accommodation.
• Working together with the outreach worker and divide tasks where appropriate, such as accompanying clients to appointments
• Supporting outreach workers with navigation and note taking.
• Engaging with rough sleeping clients with sensitivity and respect.
• Adhering to St Mungo’s Policies and Procedures at all times.
• Promoting St Mungo’s work in an appropriate manner.
• Actively promoting equality, diversity and inclusion among staff, fellow volunteers and clients.
Please see all locations and the time commitments we are currently recruiting for in this role:
- London- Mondays-Friday, between 9:30am-5pm, 4-15 hours per week/ 1-2 days per week.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Do you speak Hindi/Punjabi/any Indian dialect?
It’s fantastic that you would like to find out more about volunteering at St Mungo’s. Would you like to provide vital support to vulnerable adults who need help translating important documents for whom English is not their first language? As a Language Translation Microvolunteer, you will be providing an extremely valuable service to our clients and staff; helping to translate important documents to increase the accessibility of our resources, as well as providing – if you are available when asked, language translation support via the phone. You will be helping people who have experienced homelessness, who may be experiencing addiction, mental health issues, physical or mental disabilities or who may be refugees, asylum seekers or have no recourse to public funds.
Please see all locations and the time commitments we are currently recruiting for in this role:
- Remote – We will be contacting you as and when we receive translation support requests from our clients and our local services.
Do I need to have any specific skills?
- Be fluent in a language other than English (both written and verbal communication)
- An understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact.
- Genuine interest in and commitment to St Mungo’s work and client group.
- An understanding of and commitment to diversity & equality.