Spanish Language Short-term Academic Year Counselor

Concordia College (Moorhead, MN)•Bakersfield, CA

73d•$100 - $400•Onsite

About The Position

COUNSELOR: Work under direction of dean and designated leadership staff members as part of counseling team Assume counseling duties for individual house/cabin and other appropriate groups; assume leadership as appropriate Participate in large-group and small-group formats; assume leadership as appropriate Lead and assist with activities as assigned; participate in all Village programs Create a safe environment in which participants feel accepted by staff and peers Be attentive to supervising villagers at all times; assume leadership as appropriate Motivate villagers to participate actively in the target language and culture (in the community setting) Manage villager groups to promote safety, minimize injury/illness and meet developmental needs Compensation: Room and board General Expectations and Responsibilities of All Positions: Be familiar with and abide by specific policies set forth in the policy statement. Be advised that the entire staff of each Village is under direction of and is responsible to the dean. Assist with setting up village and/or preparing for the program. Speak the target language with villagers and staff members as much as possible. Model standards for behavior and be sensitive to the health and welfare of the villagers. Live in community living arrangements, assigned according to sex; nearly all positions include living and sleeping in a cabin or other housing unit with villagers (participants) of the same sex; positions that do not include living with villagers do include living with other staff members of the same sex. Be prepared to use communal showers and bathrooms, assigned according to sex.

Requirements

Spanish language proficiency
Experience with young people
Skills in related cultural/recreational areas
Emotional resiliency and cognitive abilities to carry out job responsibilities, ability to establish and maintain appropriate professional relationships, interpersonal skills to interact effectively with individuals and groups respecting social and cultural diversity and to maintain appropriate boundaries.
Ability to assist villagers in an emergency (fire, evacuation, illness, injury); possess strength, physical ability, and endurance to maintain constant supervision of villagers; observe villager behavior, assess its appropriateness and apply appropriate behavior-management techniques; possess visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards related to the cabin group; sex that matches the sex of villagers living in the cabin.

Nice To Haves

Age 18
High school diploma (enrolled in college)

Responsibilities

Work under direction of dean and designated leadership staff members as part of counseling team
Assume counseling duties for individual house/cabin and other appropriate groups; assume leadership as appropriate
Participate in large-group and small-group formats; assume leadership as appropriate
Lead and assist with activities as assigned; participate in all Village programs
Create a safe environment in which participants feel accepted by staff and peers
Be attentive to supervising villagers at all times; assume leadership as appropriate
Motivate villagers to participate actively in the target language and culture (in the community setting)
Manage villager groups to promote safety, minimize injury/illness and meet developmental needs
Assist with setting up village and/or preparing for the program.
Speak the target language with villagers and staff members as much as possible.
Model standards for behavior and be sensitive to the health and welfare of the villagers.