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Jessica Claire
  • , , 609 Johnson Ave., 49204, Tulsa, OK 100 Montgomery St. 10th Floor
  • Home: (555) 432-1000
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Summary

Professional Interpreter with 10 years of experience helping diverse individuals. Moves easily between Pashto and English without missing details. Focused on advancing vocabulary, idiomatic and cultural understanding with up-to-date knowledge.

Skills
  • Bilingual Proficiency:
  • Interpretation Mastery:
  • Cultural Competence:
  • Translation Excellence:
  • Problem-Solving Skills:
  • Interpersonal and Communication Skills:
Experience
Interpreter Volunteer, 01/2018 to 06/2023
Allied UniversalWilsonville, OR,
  • I have been providing invaluable assistance to numerous newly arrived Afghan immigrants and parolees in our community, since last 5 years, I have been in communication with various government institutions, including hospitals, lawyers, non-profit organizations, social services agencies, insurance companies, and public schools. In the majority of these cases, these individuals faced language barriers and required an interpreter to help them comprehend their situations. I have willingly volunteered my services by accompanying them in person or assisting them over the phone, ensuring effective interpretation and facilitating their understanding during interactions with the aforementioned institutions.
Correctional Services Assistant-Pashto Billingual, 01/2022 to 09/2022
Orange County Sheriff's DepartmentCity, STATE,

Assisting Sworn Personnel: Providing support to sworn personnel within the Sheriff-Coroner maximum, medium, and/or minimum security jail facilities by monitoring inmate movement, maintaining order, and controlling entry and exit to jail facilities.

Offering bilingual and linguist services to inmates when required. This includes facilitating communication between inmates and correctional staff, and ensuring an accurate understanding of their needs, concerns, and instructions.

Conducting interpretation services between the source language (Pashto) and the target language (usually English). This involves accurately conveying spoken messages between English-speaking staff and Pashto-speaking inmates, ensuring clear and effective communication.

Providing translation services by accurately converting written documents or materials from Pashto into English and vice versa. This may include translating forms, reports, notices, or other written materials relevant to inmate communication and facility operations.

Transcribing spoken Pashto communications or recordings into written English, capturing the content and meaning accurately. This may involve transcribing conversations, interviews, or any other recorded Pashto language material that requires documentation or further analysis.

Correctional Services Technician-Pashto Billingual, 07/2018 to 12/2021
Orange County Sheriff's DepartmentCity, STATE,

Assisting Sworn Personnel: Providing support to sworn personnel within the Sheriff-Coroner maximum, medium, and/or minimum security jail facilities by monitoring inmate movement, maintaining order, and controlling entry and exit to jail facilities.

Offering bilingual and linguist services to inmates when required. This includes facilitating communication between inmates and correctional staff, and ensuring an accurate understanding of their needs, concerns, and instructions.

Conducting interpretation services between the source language (Pashto) and the target language (usually English). This involves accurately conveying spoken messages between English-speaking staff and Pashto-speaking inmates, ensuring clear and effective communication.

Providing translation services by accurately converting written documents or materials from Pashto into English and vice versa. This may include translating forms, reports, notices, or other written materials relevant to inmate communication and facility operations.

Transcribing spoken Pashto communications or recordings into written English, capturing the content and meaning accurately. This may involve transcribing conversations, interviews, or any other recorded Pashto language material that requires documentation or further analysis.

Private Security Officer, 01/2018 to 07/2018
All American Statewide Security Inc.City, STATE,
  • Provide exceptional customer service to clients, associates, and facilities personnel.
  • Conduct regular foot/vehicle patrols to maintain visibility and promptly identify any unusual activities.
  • Thoroughly investigate and report incidents, maintenance issues, and safety concerns that could potentially endanger the client, associates, or public safety.
  • Offer assistance to client personnel whenever necessary.
  • Respond promptly to requests for assistance received from supervisors or clients, completing assigned tasks and submitting reports to a superior officer.
  • Ensure that all individuals on company property possess proper company-issued identification.
  • Maintain concise and complete daily administrative documentation and keep assigned equipment in functional and presentable condition.
  • Fulfill any other duties as required in accordance with job responsibilities.
Education and Training
Advance High-ESL Certificate: English-as-a-Second-Language Education, Expected in 06/2023 to Santa Ana College - Santa Ana, CA
GPA:
Immigration And Customs Enforcement: Criminal Justice, Expected in 01/2019 to Santa Ana College - Santa Ana, CA
GPA:
: Criminal Justice, Expected in 09/2018 to Santa Ana College - Santa Ana, CA
GPA:
High School Diploma: , Expected in 06/2016 to Sayed Pacha High School - Kandahar, Afghanistan,
GPA:
Languages
English:
Full Professional
Negotiated:
Pashto:
Native/ Bilingual
Negotiated:
Dari:
Full Professional
Negotiated:
Urdu:
Full Professional
Negotiated:
Websites, Portfolios, Profiles
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/Jessica-Claire-871a7848/
Additional Information

I have provided Pashto language interpretation services to law enforcement agencies, including the Sheriff Department-Crime Investigation Unit, FBI, and local police. This involved tasks such as listening to recorded telephone calls made by inmates/criminals and translating them from Pashto to English and vice versa. Additionally, I have delivered customer service to the relatives of inmates by assisting them in scheduling visits. Moreover, I have facilitated face-to-face or on-call interpretation between law enforcement personnel and suspects or their relatives during investigations.

I have provided invaluable assistance to numerous newly arrived Afghan immigrants and parolees in their communication with various government institutions, including hospitals, lawyers, non-profit organizations, social services agencies, insurance companies, and public schools. In the majority of these cases, these individuals faced language barriers and required an interpreter to help them comprehend their situations. I have willingly volunteered my services by accompanying them in person or assisting them over the phone, ensuring effective interpretation and facilitating their understanding during interactions with the aforementioned institutions.

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Resume Overview

School Attended

  • Santa Ana College
  • Santa Ana College
  • Santa Ana College
  • Sayed Pacha High School

Job Titles Held:

  • Interpreter Volunteer
  • Correctional Services Assistant-Pashto Billingual
  • Correctional Services Technician-Pashto Billingual
  • Private Security Officer

Degrees

  • Advance High-ESL Certificate
  • Immigration And Customs Enforcement
  • Some College (No Degree)
  • High School Diploma

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