Bilingual Assistant in Korean; Summer LSK

Description

Position Title:

Bilingual Assistant in Korean

Position

Description:

The School of Korean at Middlebury College is pleased to announce vacancies for temporary

Bilingual Assistant in Korean. The positions are available duringthe summer 2027 session, located on beautiful Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont, Our unique 8-week (between June
13-August 15, 2027) program combines 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 ofnon-academic and minor academic operations of the School; provideslanguage, co-curricular, and residential support to students; works alongside the School Assistant Director and Director in the management of School operations; and collaborates with Faculty insupport of students' language acquisition.

In addition to the salary (will be determined based on experiences and academic credentials), lodging and a complete meal plan will be provided.

Responsibilities are the following areas, beginning with the mostessential. Some tasks would not be required upon discussion withthe director.

• -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.
• -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 socialspaces (on evenings and weekends if needed).
• -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. Directsstudents to appropriate offices and resources, academic andnon-academic.

• -Assists Director in facilitating 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, printshop, theater, and facilities services.
• -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, co-curricular activities, and other events such asschool-wide cultural events.
• -Coordinates inter-school activities.
• -Attends program events as crowd managers and "animators"(enthusiastic leaders)

• -Assists with student testing if needed.
• -Practice Korean with students if needed.

• -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 filmarchive.
• -Provides technical support at events, from basic a/v at lecturesto sound and light design at staged performances.
• -Provides classroom technical support, as requested byfaculty.

• -Communicates with students and faculty on a variety of platforms:email, website, social media, print media, announcements.
• -Designs and edits web content, especially on instructionalin-language sites.
• -Develops media content and disseminates publications, includingcalendars, newspaper, posters, event programs, etc.
• -Manages photography and videography. Edits photo and video content. Prepares slideshows, photo exhibits, event videos,etc.
• -Translates School and other official Middlebury documents.

• -Administers School office.
• -Serves as in-language point of contact for students, faculty, andguests needing drop-in assistance.

This is a part-time temporary non-benefitsposition.

Bilingual Assistant - $17.57 per hour

Lead Bilingual Assistant - 20.68 per hour

• -Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred. Advanced degree aplus.
• -Native or near-native proficiency in Korean and English, oral and written.
• -Demonstrated organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (both oral and written).
• -Ability to work with people of all ages and levels…