Spanish Academic Year Cultural and Language Specialist 2025-2026 - Concordia Language Villages

Spanish Academic Year Cultural And Language Specialist  - Concordia Language Villages

Position Type:
Seasonal

Location:

Bemidji

Employment Type:

Seasonal Recreation Exempt 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: $500 per one week, plus room and board

Job Summary:

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

Responsibilities:

• 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.

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

Qualifications:

• Effective verbal and written communication in Spanish or French
• 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

• Previous Concordia Language Villages or camping experience