Family Services Pashto Interpreter - Contract Employee

Family Services Interpreter reports to the Homeownership Success Manager. This position is responsible for interpreting for the homeownership program, home repair program, outreach, homeownership success, and any other programs within Habitat for Humanity Omaha. The hours of this position are as needed depending on shifting client needs.

Language: Pashto

Hours: Hours vary based on need 

Location: On-site position in Omaha, Ne 

Position type: Contract Employee 

Requirements

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Provide professional and accurate interpretation. 
• Promptness to ensure clients will be able to communicate with staff upon arrival.
• Ability to act as a liaison between clients and Habitat staff to remove cultural or linguistic barriers.

Qualifications: 

• Fluent in Pashto as well as English.
• Access to transportation to attend meetings at various locations.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required. 
• Outstanding customer services skills with diverse, multilingual populations and organizational partners. 
• Self-motivated and organized towards team success, organizational goals, and individual professional development.

Equal Opportunity Policy: 

Habitat for Humanity of Omaha (Habitat Omaha) actively recruits, employs, trains, and compensates employees regardless of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender, national origin, age, disability, genetics or veteran status.  In addition to federal law requirements, Habitat Omaha complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including workplace harassment.

At Habitat Omaha, we have a clear vision to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay, and to do their best work.  Our vision is to see a world where everyone has a safe, affordable place to live, and we know our company runs on the hard work and dedication of our passionate and creative employees.  Our dedication to promoting diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion is clearly reflected in the work that we do externally in the community, as well as internally with our employment practices.