Multilingual Language Specialist

📢 USCIS job opportunity for linguists in the New York City area! If you are interested, note that this opportunity CLOSES THIS FRIDAY, 01/16/26! ✨ Link: [Upgrade to PRO to see link] ✨ Information about the posting: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has a public job notice for intermittent language specialists on usajobs.gov, open now through 01/16/2026. We are looking for linguists with strong Arabic, Korean, Russian, Spanish or Vietnamese into English translation and interpretation experience in the fields of immigration, criminal law, and transnational crimes, to join our pool of linguists. ✨ Intermittent Schedule Intermittent employees provide language services on an as-needed basis, meaning there is no set schedule or guaranteed workload, and earn an hourly rate by assignment. ✨ Location This is not a remote job. Candidates must reside in the New York City area. ✨ Pay Scale & Grade The job is listed at the GS-9/11/12 level. ✨ At the GS-9 level, the language specialist’s main job duty is to provide telephonic interpretation services to government officials during a variety of immigration-related interviews and administrative proceedings. ✨ At the GS-11/12 level, in addition to interpreting, language specialists translate documents or transcribe and translate audio material dealing with a wide variety of subject matters. The translations and transcriptions are used by USCIS and ICE officials and attorneys to make final determinations in administrative immigration proceedings and as evidence for the U.S. Government to investigate and prosecute immigration and customs-related crimes. ✨ Your resume, qualifying experience, and education will be used to determine your qualifications for the position and the appropriate GS level. ✨ How to apply: Announcement Number: 12854080-CAIS-DHA-25 Position: Language Specialist GS-1040-9/11/12 Appointment Type: Intermittent Area of Consideration: Open to the Public, Career transition ✨ Salary: Hourly ([Upgrade to PRO to see link] ✨ Location: New York City ✨ Close Date: 01/16/2026 ✨ Direct Link: [Upgrade to PRO to see link] ✨ Please read the entire announcement carefully to check if you meet all requirements before applying. Make sure your resume meets the new two-page resume requirement.