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8 people are interested
Mentor with Found in Translation - Help Women Achieve Financial Stability
ORGANIZATION: FOUND IN TRANSLATION INC
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8 people are interested
Found in Translation offers a free medical interpreter training to low-income bilingual women who are homeless or have been homeless in the past. Each year the women represent a wide array of different cultures and languages. Our program participants must be fully bilingual in English and a target language.
Found in Translation is seeking a few mentors to work closely with program participants while they complete their medical interpreter training program. Mentors will meet with participants on a weekly basis, helping them to develop professional skills, learn to expand their network, and build their confidence in approaching real-life case scenarios pertaining to the work environment. Mentors should be energetic, culturally sensitive, responsible, compassionate, professional, and driven to assist and encourage our aspiring interpreters on their path to economic security.
Mentors have a time commitment of 2 hours of in person and 2-4 hours of remote support per week. The in-person commitment will be on Thursdays from 7:30-9:00 pm, every week, from September 3, 2019 - December 7, 2019. Classes take place at Boston Medical Center Yawkey Ambulatory Care Center. The remaining hours of remote support per week is flexible and consists mainly of follow up emails and phone calls with participants.
The essential component of this position is a strong commitment to being a constant, reliable, and stable presence throughout the entire medical interpreter training, both in-person and occasionally by phone or email. The ideal candidate will be responsible, creative, punctual, communicative, flexible, warm, culturally aware, and familiar with being in a mentorship position. Mentors should be energetic, committed people who are invested not only in providing a honest, nurturing learning environment for the participants, but also in the mission of the organization.
If you're interested in becoming a mentor or want to know more, please contact Karen Walker at ayolah@found-in-translation.org or at (857) 500-7804.
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About FOUND IN TRANSLATION INC
Location:
1532B DorchestesterAvenue, Dorchester, MA 02122, US
Mission Statement
To help homeless and low-income multilingual women to achieve economic security through the use of their language skills. To reduce ethnic, racial, and linguistic disparities in health care by unleashing bilingual talent into the workforce.
Description
Found in Translation is an award-winning nonprofit known for its innovation and effectiveness in turning social problems into opportunities. Our Medical Interpreter Certificate training and job placement program supports our two-fold mission.
Low-income communities are rich in bilingual talent. We identify promising candidates with limited economic resources and empower them to succeed in our program and in the interpreting profession. Our program is free of charge and includes common-sense supports such as on-site childcare, transportation assistance, mentoring, career coaching, financial education, job search assistance, and job placement.
Linguistic minority women may be at a double disadvantage, but Found in Translation helps them to capitalize on their existing strengths and use language as a unique competitive advantage to attain financial security and success.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Boston Medical CenterYawkey Ambulatory Care Center850 Harrison AvenueBoston, MA 02118
DATE POSTED
April 17, 2019
SKILLS
- Problem Solving
- People Skills
- Networking
- Cross-cultural Communication
- Relationship Building
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 24
- Orientation or Training
- 2 hours of in person and 2-4 hours of remote
- Fluent in English, not necessary to speak another language. Must pass background check.