Resettlement Translator
| Posting date: | 21 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £14.84 to £16.10 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 July 2025 |
| Location: | Barry, The Vale of Glamorgan |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Vale of Glamorgan Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | EHS00718 |
Summary
About us: The Resettlement Team supports refugees and asylum seekers as they transition into life within their local community. We provide a wide range of support and services aimed at facilitating integration and ensuring the well-being of individuals and families.
Ambitious - Forward thinking, embracing new ways of working and investing in our future.
Open - Open to different ideas and being accountable for the decisions we take.
Together - Working together as a team that engages with our customers and partners, respects diversity and is committed to quality services.
Proud - Proud of the Vale of Glamorgan; proud to serve our communities and to be part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council.
About the role:
Pay Details: Grade 6, Spinal Point 14-19. £28,624-£31,067 FTE
Hours of Work / Working Pattern: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Main Place of Work: Various
Temporary Reason: Grant Funded
Description: The Resettlement Translator plays a vital role in assisting individuals and families—often refugees or asylum seekers—as they transition into stable housing and integrate into their new communities. This role involves providing language support, coordinating access to services, and empowering clients to achieve independence and long-term stability.
About you: To be able to read, write, listen and speak with clear and concise grammar and pronunciation in either Pashu or Dari and English. You will need to provide idiomatic (particular language or dialect) translations of material using correct structure of sentences in Pashtu or Dari and English. You will need to conduct consecutive, accurate translations and interpretations of on-going conversations and activities.
Ambitious - Forward thinking, embracing new ways of working and investing in our future.
Open - Open to different ideas and being accountable for the decisions we take.
Together - Working together as a team that engages with our customers and partners, respects diversity and is committed to quality services.
Proud - Proud of the Vale of Glamorgan; proud to serve our communities and to be part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council.
About the role:
Pay Details: Grade 6, Spinal Point 14-19. £28,624-£31,067 FTE
Hours of Work / Working Pattern: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Main Place of Work: Various
Temporary Reason: Grant Funded
Description: The Resettlement Translator plays a vital role in assisting individuals and families—often refugees or asylum seekers—as they transition into stable housing and integrate into their new communities. This role involves providing language support, coordinating access to services, and empowering clients to achieve independence and long-term stability.
About you: To be able to read, write, listen and speak with clear and concise grammar and pronunciation in either Pashu or Dari and English. You will need to provide idiomatic (particular language or dialect) translations of material using correct structure of sentences in Pashtu or Dari and English. You will need to conduct consecutive, accurate translations and interpretations of on-going conversations and activities.
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