French Instructor

Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language and intelligence services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.

We are actively hiring a French Instructor to join our team working in the WMA. You will be responsible for supporting a government agency and your office with language instruction, translation, transcription, and/or interpretation services.

• Work 40 hours a week.
• Linguist/Instructor will provide French training from ILR 0 to ILR 4 level, using published curriculum approved by component. Teach French classes to officers, including beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, based on mission need.
• Develop lesson plans, homework requirements, progress checks and testing for classes to augment curriculum.
• Hold daily office hours for language consultations with customers.
• Provide limited one‑on‑one instruction monthly, when available.
• Work under the direction of experienced senior trained instructors.
• Instructors are required to complete specific sponsor training on teaching mission‑focused foreign language skills and conducting foreign language testing in order to become certified according to Sponsor standards.

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Education or Language preferred.
• Language Instruction/Facilitation.
• Language Testing.
• Interpretation, translation, and transcription.
• Summarizing/Gisting while drawing upon linguistic or cultural expertise.
• Must have 5 years of adult‑level instruction experience within the last 5 years.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) STATEMENT

ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable law. We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.