Refugee Action is recruiting Arabic-speaking interpreters in Shrewsbury and Oswestry

News from our partners Refugee Action

Refugee Action were recently appointed to support the resettlement of Syrian refugees into Shropshire. Our national charity was chosen following a competitive procurement selection process to oversee the resettlement of Syrian refugees into the county.

The charity is working closely with Shropshire’s Syrian Refugee Cross-Party Working Group to resettle up to 10 families in the county.  

We are currently recruiting in Shrewsbury and Oswestry for Arabic interpreters, so if you are fluent in Arabic and English and would like to play an important role in assisting our support workers, this job could be for you.

The role includes telephone interpreting, but we are particularly interested in people offering face-to face interpreting services. You do not need to hold a qualification in interpreting, but we will invite you for an oral language test.

For this role you will need good listening skills and a clear speaking voice. You will also need to be able to concentrate and think quickly.

You would be working on a self-employed basis, and Refugee Action will provide you with an induction and training session on community interpreting.

If this sounds like something that you would be interested in, please email: CIS@refugee-action.org.uk.