Intercultural Interpreters for Romanian (hourly wage)
Stiftung Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz (HEKS)
Aarau
Key information
- Publication date:23 January 2026
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Aarau
Job summary
HEKS employs over 1500 staff globally with 290 programs. Join our diverse team!
Tasks
- Interpret conversations in hospitals, schools, and social institutions.
- Facilitate communication between professionals and migrants from diverse backgrounds.
- Identify and explain social and cultural differences and institutions.
Skills
- Romanian is your native language; excellent German skills required.
- Experience in interpreting and understanding both cultures.
- Strong smartphone and internet skills are essential.
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HEKS employs over 1500 permanent staff members. At 24 locations in Switzerland and worldwide in 35 countries, HEKS operates with 290 programs and projects amounting to around 144 million Swiss francs. In 2024, HEKS reached around 16 million people with its work.
HEKS pursues the vision of a just world in which the dignity of all people is respected, peace prevails, and natural living conditions are preserved. The goal is a transformation on social, economic, and political levels. HEKS contributes to improving the living conditions of people in Switzerland and worldwide, asserts their rights, and raises awareness and mobilizes for this purpose.
Lived diversity - Inclusion is important to us:
We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation.
HEKS pursues the vision of a just world in which the dignity of all people is respected, peace prevails, and natural living conditions are preserved. The goal is a transformation on social, economic, and political levels. HEKS contributes to improving the living conditions of people in Switzerland and worldwide, asserts their rights, and raises awareness and mobilizes for this purpose.
Lived diversity - Inclusion is important to us:
We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, or sexual orientation.
Intercultural Interpreters for Romanian (hourly wage)
HEKS Linguadukt Interpreting Service is a placement agency for intercultural interpreting in over 70 languages and dialects. Linguadukt sees itself as a language bridge between professionals and their foreign-language clients. HEKS Linguadukt - intercultural interpreting service performs oral interpreting tasks in various institutions in the health, social, education, and asylum sectors.
We are looking to complement our team at the locations Aarau and Solothurn immediately or by arrangement for intercultural interpreters (hourly wage) for the language: Romanian
These are your main tasks:
- Interpreting in conversations in hospitals, schools, and social institutions
- Ensuring communication between professionals and migrants with different cultural backgrounds
- Recognizing, understanding, and explaining social and cultural differences as well as structures, institutions, and ways of life
- Commitment to ongoing training (wide variety of internal, free offers)
Ideally, you bring the following:
- Romanian is your mother tongue
- You have very good German skills (at least B2 with certificate)
- You have a good general education and diverse life experience
- Advantage: You have the INTERPRET certificate or are in training
- Advantage: First experience in interpreting
- You bring very good knowledge of both cultures
- You are a balanced and stable personality
- You are very skilled with your smartphone and mobile internet
- You have good technical equipment: PC/laptop with current firewalls and camera, stable internet connection
You can expect from us:
- A recognized activity in an exciting environment
- Good, free training opportunities
- An exciting part-time job (assignments by the hour on request)
- Regular exchange with colleagues
Would you like to join the HEKS team? Then we look forward to receiving your application via our application tool. Please understand that email or postal applications cannot be processed.
For further information, Tevfika Gökcinar is available at telephone 062 836 30 11.
More information about HEKS can be found at www.heks.ch.
For further information, Tevfika Gökcinar is available at telephone 062 836 30 11.
More information about HEKS can be found at www.heks.ch.
