Telephone interpreter wanted

We are looking for committed people who would like to volunteer as telephone interpreters for our psychology consultation hours, especially for the languages Arabic, Turkish and Persian. Your support is crucial to providing people with accessible psychological counseling in their native language.

If you have language skills in one or more of these languages and are interested in this volunteer role, we would love to have you join us.
Please contact us to discuss further details and work together to help promote mental health in our community.

Your Tasks

Telephone interpreting for our psychology consultation hours

What's needed

1. Language skills: Fluency in the required languages (Arabic, Turkish, Persian) and a good knowledge of German to ensure effective communication in the psychology consultation.

2. Empathy and sensitivity: An empathetic understanding of the psychological needs and cultural backgrounds of those seeking advice in order to create a supportive atmosphere.

3. Confidentiality: An understanding of the importance of confidentiality in psychological counseling sessions and a willingness to keep personal information strictly confidential.

4. Communication skills: Clear and understandable communication, both verbal and non-verbal, to build the bridge between counselors and psychologists.

5. Reliability: Willingness to volunteer regularly and reliably attend the agreed appointments.

6. Intercultural competence: An understanding of intercultural dynamics and the ability to respectfully accommodate cultural differences.

By meeting these requirements, volunteers help to provide supportive and accessible mental health counseling to diverse communities.

Time required

Important notice

As the volunteer work takes place in accommodation for refugees, we require proof of your measles vaccination and an extended certificate of good conduct from the fourth assignment at the latest.

You can request the extended certificate of good conduct free of charge as part of the volunteer work.

This project is location independent.

"Berliner Stadtmission" is an independent institution under the guardianship of the protestant church Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz.