Bilingual Assistant in German

Bilingual Assistant in German

Location: Middlebury College Campus, Middlebury, VT

Open Date: Feb 15, 2021

Deadline:

The Middlebury College Summer German School is pleased to announcea vacancy for an appointment as a temporary Bilingual Assistant in German. The position is available during the summer 2021 session (June 17th - August 14th), located on Middlebury College's campus in Vermont. Designated as an AATG German Center of Excellence in2013, Middlebury's German School and its unique 7-week program combine a cultural immersion environment with rigorous daily classroom instruction.

Essential to the functioning of each Language School, the Bilingual Summer Staff member organizes and implements multiple facets of the academic and non-academic operations of the School; provides language, co-curricular, and residential support to students; works alongside the School Coordinator and Director in the management of School operations; and collaborates with Faculty in support of students' language acquisition.

In addition to the salary, lodging and a complete meal plan will be provided.

Responsibilities are grouped into 7 broad areas, beginning with the most essential. An "*" next to a responsibility means that all Summer Staff will be involved in this task.

• Serves as primary in-language point of contact for students and faculty. Knowledgeable about the program as well as campus resources and policies.*
• Actively engages with students, providing linguistic practice, encouragement, and support outside of class, during meals and activities and in the dorms, offices, and social spaces.*
• Designs and implements team-building exercises for classes or program as a whole.
• Supports students' commitment to the Language Pledge and the rigorous learning environment.*
• Serves as official representative of the School, the Language Schools administration, and the Middlebury community.*

• Represents the School administration in the dorms and social spaces, especially on evenings and weekends.*
• Resides in dorms. Provides guidance and non-academic support. Monitors adherence to the Language Pledge. Organizes social activities in the dorms.*
• Responds to student emergencies and urgent situations. Directs students to appropriate offices and resources, academic and non-academic.*

• Facilitates the School's cultural program, an integral part of the immersion-based academic experience. Liaises with campus offices including but not limited to public safety, dining services, events management, media services, print shop, theater, and facilities services.*
• Designs, plans, and implements complex school-wide cultural events. Designs and leads regular co-curricular activities.
• Represents director by acting as host to official guests, including lecturers, performers, visiting artists, etc.*
• Assists faculty, guests, and the director at/with lectures, performances, and other events.*
• Coordinates inter-school activities.
• Attends program events as crowd managers and "animators"(enthusiastic leaders).*

• Provides regular tutoring hours to assist students with homework, grammar, stylistics, pronunciation, etc.
• Engages in conversation practice outside of class.*
• Lecture series: gives presentation on an area of personal expertise.
• Assists with student testing.

• Provides general IT support for faculty, guests, and students (on School and personal devices).*
• Provides curricular technology training and support for faculty.
• Manages circulation of School technology, equipment, and film archive.
• Provides technical support at events, from basic a/v at lectures to sound and light design at staged performances.
• Provides classroom…