French Language Dual Credit Teacher at summer language camp
About The Position
Under the direction of the Program Director of Dual Credit, you will plan, teach, and assess language classes in the target language. This opportunity is for you if you love being in a semi-urban environment, making friends from all over the world, and working with adolescents. Join us this summer! About Concordia Language Villages: Named one of Minnesota’s Best Summer Camps by Star Tribune readers for three years in a row, we bring language alive at Concordia Language Villages! In the beautiful North Woods of Minnesota, we create a place that is both culturally authentic and uniquely our own. At the Language Villages, everything from the music played to the dishes used in the dining hall reflects the culture each was designed to represent. That’s where you come in! Our dedicated staff is essential to creating the unique, immersive experience our participants have come to love. Share your passion for language and culture with the next generation and beyond by joining us at one (or more) of 14 Language Villages.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent
- Experience teaching the target language and culture
- Hands-on experience working with adolescents aged 14-18
- Conversational and written proficiency in target language
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to model those for younger children
- Demonstrates maturity & good judgment
- Enjoy interacting with and managing children
- Demonstrated flexibility in adapting to changing situations
Nice To Haves
- Previous Concordia Language Villages or summer camp experience preferred
- Teaching licensure
- Experience as a teacher in the target language
Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate grade records, complete mid-session progress reports, and final evaluations.
- Maintain communication with the Program Director on the progress of all credit participants in their classes and elective courses.
- Live in a dorm with older adolescents (“villagers”), as part of a counseling team, to provide supervision.
- Assist with light cleaning of the Village site (including bathrooms, setup and takedown of activity areas, etc.) with villagers and counseling team to ensure a safe, hygienic space for everyone.
- Lead games, Cabin Council and other activities to create a cabin community.
- Supervise and interact with students during meals.
- Assist with other aspects of Village life, including cultural presentations and activity periods.
- Complete other tasks as assigned by the program director and alongside leadership staff.
- Be familiar with and abide by specific policies set forth in the “Personnel Policies,” which are designated by Concordia Language Villages administration and individual Village deans.
- Read and become familiar with the responsibilities for your specific area of assignment.
- After receiving your Staff Handbook and other material, read all the information carefully and thoroughly before arriving at the Village.
- Report to orientation prior to your first session as designated by your staff agreement.
- Assist with setting up the Village, preparing for the next session, and maintaining the Village throughout the session.
- Speak the target language with villagers and staff members as much as possible.
- Live in community living arrangements, assigned according to gender; nearly all positions include living and sleeping in a cabin or other housing unit with villagers (participants) of the same gender; positions that do not include living with villagers do include living with other staff members of the same gender.
- Be prepared to use shared bathroom facilities assigned according to gender; shower and toilet stalls are private but situated within common bathroom areas shared with other staff and villagers.
- Model standards for behavior and be sensitive to the health and welfare of the villagers.
- Remain one day after your final session for cleanup, inventory, and evaluation of the program.
- Be at least 16 years of age to be considered for a staff position.
- Be at least 18 years of age to be considered for a staff position if you are not a United States citizen.
- Emotional resiliency and cognitive abilities to carry out job responsibilities specifically in the busy, noisy, communal environment that is the Village.
- Ability to establish and maintain appropriate professional relationships.
- Ability to exercise good judgment and manage your own needs in order to maintain a youth-centered program.
- Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with individuals and groups in respecting social and cultural diversity and to maintain appropriate boundaries.
- Provision of essential functions helps assure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Benefits
- Free Meals
- Free Lodging
- Paid, on-the-job training
- Tuition Discount for your child at camp
- J-1 Exchange Visitor visa sponsorship for international applicants (Must be at least 18 years old)
