Bilingual Assistant in Spanish

Middlebury College; Bread Loaf (VT); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Lodging provided

Meal plan provided

Job summary

Middlebury College is seeking a temporary Bilingual Assistant in Spanish for the 7-week Summer Spanish School on the Middlebury, Vermont campus. The role combines language support, student services, and event coordination within a culturally immersive setting.

Responsibilities include liaising with students and faculty, tutoring, translating documents, and supporting dorm life and program events. Lodging and a full meal plan are provided in addition to salary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred or higher.
• Native or near-native proficiency in Spanish and English, both written and spoken.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as in-language contact for students and faculty.
• Assist with housing, meals, and social activities in dorms.
• Design and lead language-related activities and events.
• Support faculty and students during lectures, performances, and outings.
• Provide tutoring and language practice outside of classroom sessions.
• Translate School documents and communications as needed.

Skills

Bilingual in Spanish & English

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Bilingual Assistant in Spanish

Middlebury: Middlebury Language Schools

Location: Middlebury, VT

Open Date: Dec 03, 2018

Deadline:

The Middlebury College Summer Spanish School is pleased to announcea vacancy for a temporary Bilingual Assistant in Spanish. Theposition is available during the summer 2019 session, located onMiddlebury College campus in Vermont. Our unique 7-week programcombines a cultural immersion environment with rigorous dailyclassroom instruction.

Essential to the functioning of each Language School, the BilingualSummer Staff member organizes and implements multiple facets of theacademic and non-academic operations of the School; provideslanguage, co-curricular, and residential support to students; worksalongside the School Coordinator and Director in the management ofSchool operations; and collaborates with Faculty in support ofstudents' language acquisition.

In addition to the salary, lodging and a complete meal plan will beprovided.

(1) Program ambassador

• Serves as primary in-language point of contact for students andfaculty. Knowledgeable about the program as well as campusresources and policies.*
• Actively engages with students, providing linguistic practice,encouragement, and support outside of class, during meals andactivities and in the dorms, offices, and social spaces.*
• Designs and implements team-building exercises for classes orprogram as a whole.
• Supports students' commitment to the Language Pledge and therigorous learning environment.*
• Serves as official representative of the School, the LanguageSchools administration, and the Middlebury community.*

(2) Student life

• Represents the School administration in the dorms and socialspaces, especially on evenings and weekends.*
• Resides in dorms. Provides guidance and non-academic support.Monitors adherence to the Language Pledge. Organizes socialactivities in the dorms.*
• Responds to student emergencies and urgent situations. Directsstudents to appropriate offices and resources, academic andnon-academic.*

(3) Co-curricular activities and events

• Facilitates the School's cultural program, an integral part of theimmersion-based academic experience. Liaises with campus officesincluding but not limited to public safety, dining services, eventsmanagement, media services, print shop, theater, and facilitiesservices.*
• Designs, plans, and implements complex school-wide cultural events.Designs and leads regular co-curricular activities.
• Represents director by acting as host to official guests, includinglecturers, performers, visiting artists, etc.*
• Assists faculty, guests, and the director at/with lectures,performances, and other events.*
• Coordinates inter-school activities.
• Attends program events as crowd managers and "animators"(enthusiastic leaders).*

(4) Tutoring and pedagogical support

• Provides regular tutoring hours to assist students with homework,grammar, stylistics, pronunciation, etc.
• Engages in conversation practice outside of class.*
• Lecture series: gives presentation on an area of personalexpertise.
• Assists with student testing.

(5) Technology

• Provides general IT support for faculty, guests, and students (onSchool and personal devices).*
• Provides curricular technology training and support forfaculty.
• Manages circulation of School technology, equipment, and filmarchive.
• Provides technical support at events, from basic a/v at lectures tosound and light design at staged performances.
• Provides classroom technical support, as requested byfaculty.

(6) Communications

• Communicates with students and faculty on a variety of platforms:email, website, social media, print media, announcements.*
• Designs and edits web content, especially on instructionalin-language sites.
• Develops media content and disseminates publications, includingcalendars, newspaper, posters, event programs, etc.
• Manages photography and videography. Edits photo and video content.Prepares slideshows, photo exhibits, event videos, etc.
• Translates School and other official Middlebury documents.*

(7) School office

• Administers School office.
• Serves as in-language point of contact for students, faculty, andguests needing drop-in assistance.
• Scheduling of events and activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred. Advanced degree a plus.
• Native or near-native proficiency in target language and English,oral and written.
• Demonstrated organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (both oral and written).
• Ability to work with people of all ages and levels (students,professionals, and colleagues).
• Must be willing to take initiative and assume responsibility, butalso work collaboratively as part of a team.

Middlebury College is a top-tier liberal arts college with an demonstrated commitment to excellence in faculty teaching and research. An Equal Opportunity Employer, the College is committed to hiring a diverse faculty as we work to foster innovation in our curriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our increasingly diverse student body.