Bilingual Assistant in Hebrew (Summer 2024)

The Middlebury College Summer Hebrew School is pleased to announce an opening for a temporary Bilingual Assistant in Hebrew for the summer 2024 session, located on the Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont. Bilingual Assistant arrival day will be Sunday, June 23rd and departure day is Saturday, August 17, 2024.  

Our unique 7-week program combines a cultural immersion environment with rigorous daily classroom instruction. Essential to the functioning of each Language School, the Bilingual 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 Assistant Director and Summer 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 the following areas, beginning with the most essential. An “*” next to a responsibility means that all summer staff will be involved in this task.  

Requirements

Essential Functions:

(1) Program ambassador 

• 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 the 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.* 

(2) Student life 

• 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.* 

(3) Co-curricular activities and events 

• 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 activities with other Schools. 
• Attends program events as crowd managers and “animators” (enthusiastic leaders).* 

(4) Tutoring and pedagogical support 

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

(5) Technology 

• Provides general IT support for faculty, guests, and students (on both 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 technical support, as requested by faculty. 

(6) Communications 

• Communicates with students and faculty on a variety of platforms: email, website, social media, print media, announcements.* 

• Designs and edits web content, especially on instructional in-language sites. 
• Develops media content and disseminates publications, including calendars, newspaper, posters, event programs, etc. 
• Manages photography and videography. Edits photo and video content. Prepares slideshows, photo exhibits, event videos, etc. 
• Translates School of Hebrew and other official Middlebury documents.* 

(7) School office 

• Administers School office. 
• Serves as in-language point of contact for students, faculty, and guests needing drop-in assistance. 
• Scheduling of events and activities. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred. Advanced degree a plus. 
• Native or near-native proficiency in Modern Hebrew 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 (students, professionals, and colleagues). 
• Must be willing to take initiative and assume responsibility, but also work collaboratively as part of a team. 

Application Instructions 

Candidates should submit: 

1. Cover Letter 

1. Resume 

Other:

Benefits

As an employee of Middlebury College, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community.

Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:

• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the College store, library privileges, and discounts at cultural and sporting events. In addition, the card allows door access to certain campus buildings. Spouses or domestic partners of benefits-eligible employees are eligible to receive a Spouse/Partner card with the same privileges as the employee card (except door access).

Last updated on Nov 10, 2023