Community Interpreter
Medway CouncilChatham, South East
Overview
This is a local council role (full time) with Medway Council based in Chatham. The advertised salary is £18.36 to £18.36 per hour. Applications close on 30 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Are you a qualified interpreter?
The Community Interpreting Service (CIS) is an internal council department that provides:
- Solutions to the linguistic needs of public services and their clients
- A reliable, confidential and impartial service
- Trained and accredited interpreters and translators in more than 60 languages
- BSL (British Sign Language) Interpreting
We are looking for a range of qualified interpreters (minimum Community Interpreting Level 3) to join our excellent team providing interpreting and translation services to public services in Medway and across Kent via face-to-face meetings, or remotely via phone or video link.
The role incurs an hourly rate for interpreting and travel, accrued holiday pay, opportunity for continued professional development and access to local government pension and benefit schemes.
If you have a passion to support your local community whose first language is not English, CIS look forward to welcoming you to our team.
The successful post holder will be subject to a Standard DBS check.
If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please call Michelle Hayes on 01634 331286.
Important Information-
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate all criteria at level A which are essential for appointment to the role.
- Medway Council is not able to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship, so candidates must already possess the right to work in the UK.
- For further information, and for details of the benefits of working for Medway Council, please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.
- Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.
- We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.
Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.
How this role compares
There are 4,945 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 332 of them in South East.
You have 31 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 26 days, so this is a longer window than usual.
Medway Council has 40 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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How to apply
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