Job Title: Telephone Interpreter (Freelance) – Remote / Work from Home (UK)

Job Type: Freelance / Self-employed

Location: Remote (UK-based applicants only)

Salary: Competitive rates (per assignment/call)

Overview

We’re recruiting UK-based freelance Telephone Interpreters who are fluent in English + another language to provide remote telephone interpreting via a dedicated app. You’ll support clients across a range of sectors including NHS and Public Sector services, helping customers with limited English proficiency access vital support.

What you’ll do

• Provide real-time, two-way telephone interpreting (English ↔ second language)
• Answer interpreting requests via an app and interpret live conversations over audio calls
• Deliver accurate, complete interpretation while maintaining a professional tone
• Follow confidentiality, safeguarding, and data protection expectations (role requires DBS)

What we’re looking for

• Professional spoken interpreting experience (essential)
• Fluent English + a second language (native/near-native)
• Based in the UK and eligible to work self-employed/freelance
• Strong understanding of cultural context and terminology
• Community Interpreting Level 3+ desirable (not essential)
• Enhanced DBS with child barring check: must hold or be willing to obtain

What’s on offer

• Competitive freelance rates
• 100% remote / work from home
• Flexible schedule – choose when you log in and accept calls
• Suitable as a main income or additional earnings
• Orientation and interpreter app training provided

Languages in demand (and more)

Bahdini, Bajuni, Bosnian, Burmese, Croatian, Fulani, Georgian, German, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Karen, Kinyarwanda, Kurmanji, Latvian, Maay, Mandinka, Mirpuri, Mongolian, Moroccan Arabic/Darija, Nuer, Oromo, Polish, Portuguese, Romany, Samoan, Serbian, Slovak, Somali, Soninke, Sorani, Swahili, Sylheti, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Tetun, Thai, Vietnamese, Yemeni, plus many more.

Apply now with your CV and we’ll be in touch to discuss next steps.