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• American Councils for International Education:ACTR/ACCELS
  Program Assistant - Inbound Placement Position: Program Assistant
  
  Program/Dept: Inbound Placement Programs
  Hours: Full-time
  Location: Washington, DC
  Position Available: January 2007
  Programs: FLEX, YES-Afghanistan, A-SMYLE Washington, DC
  

SUMMARY:
American Councils’ Office of Secondary School Programs administers inbound exchange programs (FLEX, YES-Afghanistan, A-SMYLE) for secondary school students from the former Soviet Union, Afghanistan, Serbia, and Montenegro in the United States. The Program Assistant, an entry-level position, assists the Program Manager in administering placement for these programs. Within these programs, the Program Assistant helps in placing and monitoring approximately 80 students living with host families in the U.S. The Program Assistant also helps to train local coordinators and tracks and approves money allocated for enhancement activities and incidentals expenditures. The position responsibilities necessitate that some work be performed during non-business hours (e.g. evenings and weekends). The Program Assistant reports to the Program Manager. The Program Assistant will assist the Program Manager with her/his responsibilities for secondary school in-bound programs as needed.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Recruiting and training local coordinators to act as representatives of the FLEX, A-SMYLE and YES-Afghanistan program in their communities, and to facilitate coordinators placing students; maintaining contact and providing support during the students’ stay in the U.S.
• Collecting monthly reports from coordinators and students; assisting in preparing quarterly reports for funding organizations.
• Being responsible for handling administrative duties related to all inbound programs, such as keeping records and processing stipends and reimbursements; mailing documents; photocopying and faxing; file storage.
• Assisting the Program Manager with student on-program support issues.
• Assisting the Program Manager in organizing and executing coordinator training and re-entry cultural orientation programs and workshops.
• Assisting with program publicity.
• Making domestic travel arrangements and conference arrangements for inbound participants and coordinators.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with educational programs in the U.S.; experience in American education (teaching, coaching, etc.) and/or in foreign student placement desired.
• Native or near-native English, and low-intermediate-level or higher proficiency in spoken and written Russian; desired candidate will have high-intermediate-level + proficiency.
• Familiarity with a minimum of one culture of the former Soviet Union or Central Asia.
• Study abroad experience in Eastern Europe/Eurasia.
• Demonstrated communication, administrative, clerical and organizational skills;.
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (e.g. language, education, area studies etc.) required.
• Computer skills (e-mail, Microsoft Excel, Word, Access) also required.

TO APPLY:

• English Language Teaching for Berlitz Centers Moscow, Russia
  Exciting Teaching Position in Moscow Position Available:
  • Native fluency in English
  • Bachelor of Arts Degree or higher
  • TEFL Certificate or MA TESOL
  • Teaching or consulting experience
  • Must have lived or studied overseas (Russian experience preferred)
  • Should have good conversational fluency in a second language
    (Russian or Slavic Language preferred)
  • Professional appearance- professional dress and grooming required
  • Training in Berlitz Method(r) will be provided
  • Contract Terms:
    • 1 year contract minimum- commencing April 1 or July 1, 2007
    • Round trip economy ticket from US to Moscow
    • Housing in two bedroom apartment provided (with teacher co-habitant)
    • Local salary US $25, 000 equivalent
    • Contract completion bonus to be paid in US
    • 40 Contact hours per week (Primarily one-to-one teaching)
    • CV photocopies of degrees and certificates, photo and 3 references required

• Career Opportunity with Berlitz
  POSITION TITLE: Associate Instructor in Moscow (Russia)
  DESCRIPTION DATE: June 20, 2002
  REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Instructional Supervisor/Language Center Director
  SUMMARY OF POSITION
  The Associate Instructor is responsible for teaching assigned classes in accordance with Berlitz instruction principles; for fulfilling administrative duties as required by the LIS or LCD; and for participating in professional development activities as directed by the LIS and Instructor Coach.
  In fulfilling these objectives and functions, the Associate Instructor is supported by the LIS and the Instructor Coach
  ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
  • Deliver lessons in accordance with Berlitz teaching principles and focused on the interests and needs of the students, working with private students and groups of differing sizes at the LC and at off-site locations
  • Integrate learning technology into teaching programs, as required by the curriculum or requested by the student Keep student records up to date as required or requested.
  • Fulfill ongoing responsibilities to customers as required by the Berlitz Learning Cycle
  • Maintain an impeccable customer focus in the delivery of all duties
  • Refer non-academic and academic questions to the appropriate person at the LC
  • Actively participate in own professional self-development plan, directed and supported by the LIS and Instructor Coach
  • Actively participate in own performance evaluation plan, directed and supported by the LIS
  • Help promote LC activities to customers
  • Practice the Five Berlitz Operating Principles as a guide to professional behavior and professional relationships with LC staff and customers
  QUALIFICATIONS/RELATED EXPERIENCE
  • Educated native proficiency in the language they teach Cultural sensitivity
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Successful completion of the core modules of the Berlitz Instructor Training
  • College/University Degree and/or relevant work experience
  • Teaching experience and/or qualifications desired, but not essential