Language Center Spanish Conversation Partner Work Study

LM Wind Power / GE; City of Schenectady (NY); On-site; USD 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Union College is seeking a Spanish Conversation Partner for the Language Center in Schenectady, NY. The role combines conversational practice with students and front-desk reception duties, with training provided.

The position is work-study eligible, requires native or advanced Spanish, and uses Google Docs/Calendar for scheduling and record-keeping. It offers part-time hours with a pay rate of $9.70 per hour and is located at Old Chapel, 3rd Floor.

Qualifications

• This position requires native or advanced proficiency in spoken Spanish.
• Knowledge of Google Docs and Google Calendar preferred.
• Willingness to learn how to perform the tasks and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Hold conversations in Spanish with students.
• Appointments are 15 minutes long (up to four per hour).
• Record attendance in Google form.
• Sign users in at front desk using Google form.
• Distribute and track materials.
• Set up Lab for classes and lab sessions.
• Photocopy/scan documents.
• Research information on the web.
• Create simple documents.
• Assist students and faculty and answer questions.

Skills

Spanish language

Tools

Google Docs

Google Calendar

Job description

This job is only available to students who qualify for Work-Study.

As a Spanish Conversation Partner you will work about half your hours as a Conversation Partner (meeting one on one with students to practice speaking in Spanish) and the remainder at the front desk as a receptionist.

Department: Language Center

Location: Old Chapel 3rd Floor

Supervisor: Audrey Sartiaux

Work available: Days

Rate of pay: $9.70/hr

Number of openings: 1

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conversation Partners responsibilities: Hold conversations in Spanish for students of intermediate/advanced Spanish courses.
• Appointments are 15 minutes long (up to four appointments per hour).
• Record students attendance in provided Google form.
• Front desk responsibilities: Sign users in using Google form
• Hand out and keep track of material
• Set up the Lab for incoming classes and lab sessions
• Photocopy/Scan documents
• Research the web for information
• Create simple documents
• Answer questions and provide assistance to students and faculty
• Prepare simple tutorials on how to do things in the center
• Type or read information in a foreign language if applicable
• We provide training on all special tasks mentioned above.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• This position requires native or advanced proficiency in spoken Spanish.
• Knowledge of Google Docs and Google Calendar preferred.
• Willingness to learn how to perform the aforementioned tasks.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Location: Schenectady, NY.

E-Verify Participation: Union College participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify and your Right to Work (Derecho a Trabajar).

Union College Officially chartered in 1795, Union College is the fifth-oldest liberal arts college in the country. Located in the Capital District of New York State, Union is a highly selective residential and undergraduate college, home to 2,200 students and 220 faculty, and offering 44 majors. Union was the first liberal arts college to rethink the traditional liberal arts education and adopt an engineering curriculum. That pioneering approach continues today with an education that encourages students to work beyond the limits of disciplinary boundaries, allowing them to think globally and lead innovatively in a world where problem-solving requires breadth across humanities, arts, social sciences, science, and engineering.

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