Spanish Academic Year Cultural and Language Specialist 2024-2025

Posting Information

Posting Information

Position Title Spanish Academic Year Cultural and Language Specialist 2024-2025

Position Type CLV Seasonal - Academic Year

Employment Status Seasonal

Number of Months 12

General Employment Period

periods of 4-12 months, starting months vary

General Work Schedule (days of week)

seven days per week

General shift hours

14 – 16 hours per day, plus overnight residential supervision responsibilities

Minimum Salary $190-$325 per one week, plus room and board

Job Summary/Basic Function

Specialists are experts in a field of specialized knowledge or skills who provide opportunities to increase the exchange of ideas with American counterparts.

• Be experts in a field of specialized knowledge or skill;
• Seek to travel to the United States for the interchange of knowledge and skills among foreign and American specialists by observing, consulting, or demonstrating their special knowledge or skills; and
• Not fill a permanent or long-term position of employment while in the United States.
  
  

Educational enrichment: Participants experience an interchange of knowledge and skills among foreign and American specialists who are defined as experts in a field of specialized knowledge.

• Program Coordination
• Assist in communicating with set-up and custodial staff before/during/after programs and rentals as instructed
• Assist in interface with the Culinary Arts department for all food service needs/concerns as instructed
• Assist in working with retail management to ensure efficient operation of the Village store for each program
• Assist in coordination with Health and Risk Management to ensure adherence to American Camping Association standards
• Notify caretaker and facilities departments of any maintenance issues in a timely manner and through the appropriate channels
• Outreach to the community
• Play an active role in CLV’s recruitment and retention efforts through teaching language and culture to school children in the regions, presenting to various groups and organizations, and/or participating in service organization endeavors
• Contribute to other programs, such as Teacher Workshops, etc.
• Prepare and present cultural presentations for other organizations, as needed
• Program Development, implementation and coordination
• Assist in developing the program themes related to program curricula
• Assist in pre-program preparation
• Assist in preparing program-related resources for teachers and group leaders
• Administer participant surveys and gather feedback. Fine-tune the program based on input from others to ensure continuous improvement.
• Suggest materials to support the theme and related curriculum
• Lead activities in line with the mission of Concordia Language Villages
• Supervise the Village store and/or bank
• Assist with teacher/group leader communication
• Lead parts of the program as assigned by the program leader/ dean
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

General Responsibilities of All Positions

• Be familiar with & abide by specific policies outlined in CLV “Personnel Policies”
• Read & become familiar with responsibilities for specific areas of assignment
• Read Staff Handbook & other materials information carefully & thoroughly before arriving
• Be advised entire staff of each Village is under the direction of & is responsible to the dean. While some positions are supervised by other staff, the dean retains ultimate authority & responsibility for the Village
• All positions involve teaching language and culture
• Assist with setting up Village, preparing for the next session, & maintaining Village throughout the session
• Speak the target language with villagers & staff members as much as possible
• Be able to appropriately interact with parent and teacher chaperones and participants of the program
• Model standards for behavior & be sensitive to the health & welfare of villagers
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Effective verbal and written communication in Spanish
• Effective verbal and written communication in English
• Previous Concordia Language Villages leadership experience
• Previous curriculum development experience preferred
• Completion of post-secondary education required/undergraduate degree equivalent
• Must be able to adjust to new situation quickly, work independently with limited direct supervision while also leading a team and giving direction to others to achieve a common goal
• Must be able to work with and relate positively to people from a variety of diverse backgrounds
• Strong personnel and program management skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Skills in public relations
• Language teaching experience
• Work experience with children and adults
• Skills in cultural/recreational activity areas
• Skills in working with numbers in a variety of settings
• Ability to plan several months ahead while remaining flexible to deal with last-minute changes
  
  

Essential Functions

• . . of all positions
• Emotional resiliency and cognitive abilities to carry out job responsibilities, ability to establish and maintain appropriate professional relationships, interpersonal skills to interact effectively with individuals and groups respecting social and cultural diversity and to maintain appropriate boundaries.
• Ability to assist villagers in an emergency (fire, evacuation, illness, injury); possess strength, physical ability, and endurance to maintain constant supervision of villagers; observe villager behavior, assess its appropriateness and apply appropriate behavior-management techniques; possess visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards related to the cabin group.
• Ability to train staff; observe staff and villager behavior; see and respond to hazards; work with different age and skill levels; plan, conduct and evaluate designated activities; observe, assess, and coach the work efforts of staff being supervised; use a telephone.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Concordia Language Villages or camping experience
  
  

Position Opening Date 06/04/2024

Position Closing Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Screening Begins

EEO

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Special Instructions to Applicants

As part of our application process, you must arrange for the submission of TWO reference forms, if any of the following conditions apply to you; 1. you have not previously worked for Concordia Language Villages; 2. you have not worked for Concordia Language Villages in the past 12 months; You must provide names and email addresses for at least two reference writers, who know you in a professional capacity. If you have worked for CLV with a break of fewer than 12 months between the first day of employment this upcoming summer and last date of employment, you do not need new references, BUT you must fill in “NA” in the mandatory fields in the reference section. NEW REQUIREMENT FOR ALL EXCHANGE VISITORS : ALL new and returning Exchange Visitors who potentially will work on our J-1 Specialist visa, will need to submit two references from an employer and/or university professor ANNUALLY to be in compliance with the code of Federal Regulations of the United States government. You MUST provide an e-mail address for each reference writer. The application system will automatically e-mail your reference writers. Your reference writers will be able to download the reference form and then upload the completed form directly onto our system. You will be able to track whether we have received the reference form. The process is quick, simple, and confidential. Note, if you are applying for many positions, you may wish to let your writers know they will receive a request for each position; they may upload the same reference form for each position. If you cannot provide an e-mail address for your reference writers or provide an incorrect e-address, contact [email protected]. Log back into this application system to assure that your reference providers have submitted the reference form.

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