Interpreter - Spanish

 

WellPower envisions a community where every person’s mental health is fostered through strength, resilience and hope. We empower people to overcome barriers and achieve lasting well-being through collaborative behavioral health care and comprehensive support. 

Our Guiding Principles:

• Person Centered. We honor people’s identities, lived experience and journeys and treat every person with the dignity we all deserve.  
• Exceptional Care. We offer compassionate, innovative services that meet people where they are, from immediate support to long-term recovery.
• Integrity. We operate from a deep foundation of ethical, accountable practices in all we do.
• Organizational Resilience. We meet the moment and adapt to changing contexts with collaborative creativity, agile business processes, and financial stewardship.

Position Summary:

​​Support equitable access to mental health and community based services by providing accurate, culturally responsive interpretation and translation for Spanish speaking individuals and families. This role partners closely with Clinical & Community Services teams to ensure clear, trauma informed communication across assessments, treatment, crisis response, and care coordination. ​ 

Compensation & Benefits:

• $64,000 - $90,000 per year 
• For complete overview of our robust Benefits: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/ 

The posted range represents the full hiring range. Offers will not exceed this range, the majority of candidates are placed near the midpoint based on experience and qualifications. 

Job Duties & Functions: 

• Provide accurate and culturally responsive interpretation between Spanish and English-speaking people we serve, families, and staff during mental health assessments, therapy sessions, crisis interventions, and care coordination activities.​
• ​​Facilitate effective communication by conveying meaning, tone, and intent faithfully while maintaining neutrality, confidentiality, and professional boundaries in accordance with interpreting standards and organizational policies.​
• Support equitable access to services by helping ensure the people we serve with limited English proficiency fully understand diagnoses, treatment options, consent forms, and care plans. 
• ​​Translate written materials from English to Spanish and Spanish to English, including consent forms, treatment plans, client communications, educational materials, and outreach documents, ensuring accuracy and cultural relevance.​
• ​​Ensure translated materials are clear, accessible, and trauma informed, using plain language appropriate for diverse literacy levels within the communities served.​ 
• ​​Maintain confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA, language access standards, and organizational policies when translating sensitive or protected health information.​
• ​​Collaborate with Clinical & Community Services teams to identify communication barriers, share insights related to language access needs, and support culturally and linguistically appropriate service delivery.​

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2-5 year of interpreting experience. In a clinical setting preferred.
• ​​National Board of Certification of Medical Interpreters (NBCMI) or equivalent​

Work Location: This is a hybrid opportunity open to folks residing in the Greater Denver Metro area located at 4455 E 12th Ave.

Shift/Hours:  This is a Monday-Friday opportunity observing standard business hours.

Physical Requirements: Requires sitting, standing, bending and reaching. May require lifting up to 40 pounds. Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office machines such as computers, fax machines, the telephone and other office and/or clinical equipment. 

Applications will be reviewed an on ongoing basis. 

Learn more about WellPower:

WellPower is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range. 

WellPower is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, transfer, or promotion opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. 

For a complete overview of our robust benefits, visit: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice 

 

Client-provided location(s): Denver, CO

Job ID: 7644894003

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-03-10T18:52:05