Youth Language Instructor

Description

Department:
Experience

Reports to:

Language and Cultural Programs Manager

Compensation: $35.04/hour

Educational Requirement:
None

Status:
Non-Exempt

Hourly or Salaried:
Hourly

Hours Per Week: 3-5

Hybrid or On Site:
On-site

Language Proficiency:
Fluent in English and Swedish;

Schedule:

Saturday mornings 9 am‑Noon Svenska Skolan runs during the school year with two terms running from September‑November (fall term) and February‑May (spring term).

The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment, and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden. The American Swedish Institute and the historic Turnblad Mansion have been mainstays for cultural education and engagement in Minneapolis since 1929.

The American Swedish Institute’s mission is to inspire curiosity, embrace creativity, and grow community by exploring the past, present, and future of Swedish culture.

Relationships: The relationships we cultivate, both locally and globally, are at the core of our work. We build bridges across cultures and generations as we foster community and sustain lasting relationships over time.

Curiosity: We believe that being open to reflection, collaboration, and the exchange of ideas can lead to innovation and transformation. We offer unique, varied experiences that pique curiosity, invite participation, encourage new ways of thinking, and deepen learning.

Diversity: We believe that communities that hold and embrace diversity and change are vibrant, joyful, and resilient. We engage with the complexities, creativity, and impacts of the interconnections among cultures and histories.

Stewardship: We value our individual and shared histories, honoring what has come before while remaining open to what is to come. We preserve this historic site and cultural center as well as the heritage, practices, and artifacts of Swedish and Swedish American cultures so all generations may explore and be inspired by them.

The Youth Language Instructor is responsible for developing early childhood students’ Swedish language ability and cultural competency through play‑based, developmentally appropriate activities that engage students of all learning styles. The Youth Language Instructor will work in either our Lilla or Svenska Skolan program which meet on Saturday mornings throughout the academic year, depending on experience and interest from candidates. Lilla Skolan is a program for Swedish‑speaking children aged 3‑6 years old, accompanied by a Swedish‑speaking adult.

Svenska Skolan is a Swedish language and culture program for students aged 7‑14 to learn or practice their Swedish.

• Create a positive and welcoming learning environment for preschool children to learn Swedish.
• Develop students’ language abilities in listening and speaking through different group activities, play‑based curriculum, and preschool teaching methods.
• Develop students’ understanding and appreciation of the Swedish language, history and culture using interactive activities, sharing of personal experiences, and discussing current and historical events that is developmentally appropriate to
• Use a variety of preschool teaching methods and incorporate play to deliver course content that will satisfy the learning styles of all students in a supported environment.
• Partner with Language Programs Manager to develop course curriculum as well as identify and recommend opportunities to continually improve and expand ASI’s educational offerings.
• Design and develop lesson plans, supplemental instructional resources, and activities for each class session.
• Partner with Language Programs Manager to select and/or develop learning materials that will satisfy ASI’s course objectives.
• Perform administrative duties as assigned in a timely fashion, such as submitting bi‑weekly timesheets, distributing and collecting course evaluation forms, and other necessary paperwork as determined by the Language Programs Manager.
• Attend and contribute to planning sessions.
• Encourage on‑going participation and learning of the Swedish…