Sadaf Karim
Lansing,MI
Summary
Professional interpreter with several years of experience helping diverse individuals. Moves easily between languages without missing details. Focused on advancing vocabulary, idiomatic, and cultural understanding with up-to-date knowledge.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Bilingual Interpreter
Refugee Development Center
Lansing, MI
06.2023 - Current
- Translated written and spoken materials for non-English speaking individuals and organizations.
- Provided onsite interpreting services to community organizations such as hospitals, schools, courts, social service agencies.
- Edited translated materials to ensure that they are linguistically accurate and culturally appropriate for target audiences.
- Explained cultural nuances when translating conversations between two different languages.
- Interpreted conference calls and other workplace communications in real-time.
- Assisted with the translation of documents including birth certificates, driver's licenses, diplomas, marriage certificates and insurance policies.
Family Engagement Specialist
Refugee Development Center
Lansing, MI
06.2023 - Current
- Organized and implemented family resource fairs to connect families with community services.
- Facilitated communication between schools and families through various methods including email, phone calls, newsletters, text messages.
- Researched current trends in the area of family engagement and shared findings with colleagues.
- Collaborated with community organizations to develop partnerships that would enhance family engagement initiatives.
- Conducted home visits to assess family needs and provide resources, referrals, and support.
- Incorporated culturally relevant activities into programs designed to increase family engagement.
- Advised staff members on best practices when engaging families from different cultural backgrounds.
- Gathered feedback from parents about their experiences at school events or meetings via surveys or interviews.
- Evaluated existing programs and developed new strategies for increasing parental involvement in educational activities.
- Provided assistance to families with the completion of school forms and applications.
- Developed and facilitated family engagement workshops to promote parent involvement in their children's education.
- Organized community resources and coordinated referrals to give parents additional support.
- Conducted home visits and kept in contact with families by phone in accordance with agency policies.
- Offered individual counseling to individuals and family members to help work through depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.
- Supported needs of at-risk families with housing, food and other critical assistance.
- Discussed eligibility requirements for different services to help families gather required information and documentation.
- Completed intake assessments on families to determine service needs.
Education
High School Diploma -
Rahman Meena High School
AfghanistanSkills
- Subject matter expertise
- Accuracy and Precision
- Grammar knowledge
- Records Management
- Client Support
- Client Confidentiality
- [Language] Fluency
- Relationship Building
- Attention to Detail
- Microsoft Office
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Multitasking
- Information Interpretation
- Time Management
- Active Listening
- Live interpretations
- Audio translations
Languages
English
Professional
dari
Professional
Urdu
Limited
Hindi
Limited
Farsi
Professional
Timeline
Bilingual Interpreter
Refugee Development Center
06.2023 - Current
Family Engagement Specialist
Refugee Development Center
06.2023 - Current
High School Diploma -
Rahman Meena High School
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