Interpreter Cantonese/mandarin

**Title**:Interpreter Cantonese/Mandarin**:

- Location: Box Hill, VIC, AU, 3128- Job Posting Date: 16 Oct 2024Do you work for Eastern Health currently? If so, please log in to Eastern Health Careers Employee Login using your network login details to see the full range of jobs available to you

**Interpreter - Cantonese/Mandarin**
- Permanent Part Time | Experience work-life balance and flexibility
- Work across Eastern Health | Join an organisation with real purpose and values
- Work in a friendly and inclusive service that values employee satisfaction
- Are you looking to live and work in a world city like Melbourne?_
- Are you a qualified & passionate _Interpreter_ looking for a new challenge?_

**Eastern Health**
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community. Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan - which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

**About the role**

The Interpreter plays a vital role within the Allied Health team at Eastern Health, providing essential interpreting services for staff, patients, and their families. This position involves managing interpreter bookings efficiently and professionally, ensuring that Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) patients fully understand their healthcare information. The Interpreter also educates and collaborates with hospital staff to enhance their use of interpreting services and helps coordinate both internal and external interpreter bookings. Maintaining accurate records of service occasions and reporting these to the Director of Language Services is a key responsibility. Additionally, the Interpreter engages in regular reviews of service provision and development through supervision and the Achieve Framework, working closely with the Director of Language Services at Box Hill Hospital.

**About you**
To be successful in this role you will possess:

- NAATI Certified Interpreter certification
- Tertiary qualifications
- Ability to speak Mandarin and Cantonese
- Experience working as an interpreter in a healthcare environment
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise work
- Ability to work as a team and with mínimal supervision
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to a changing environment
- Current drivers' licence

**Desirable**
- Computer skills - Microsoft 365
- Experience using the Healthdirect telehealth/video call platform

Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.

**What we offer**

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals

**Next Steps**

**Good to know**:

- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability - within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.

Please click here for Position Description

Contact Person: Cynthia Zupan

Contact Number: 9981 2736

Job Posting End Date: 27/11/2024

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1)

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