Spanish Academic Year Cultural and Language Specialist 2025-2026 - Concordia Language Villages

Specialists are experts in a field of specialized knowledge or skills who provide opportunities to increase the exchange of ideas with American counterparts. Be experts in a field of specialized knowledge or skill; Seek to travel to the United States for the interchange of knowledge and skills among foreign and American specialists by observing, consulting, or demonstrating their special knowledge or skills; and Not fill a permanent or long-term position of employment while in the United States. Educational enrichment: Participants experience an interchange of knowledge and skills among foreign and American specialists who are defined as experts in a field of specialized knowledge. Program Coordination Assist in communicating with set-up and custodial staff before/during/after programs and rentals as instructed Assist in interface with the Culinary Arts department for all food service needs/concerns as instructed Assist in working with retail management to ensure efficient operation of the Village store for each program Assist in coordination with Health and Risk Management to ensure adherence to American Camping Association standards Notify caretaker and facilities departments of any maintenance issues in a timely manner and through the appropriate channels Outreach to the community Play an active role in CLV’s recruitment and retention efforts through teaching language and culture to school children in the regions, presenting to various groups and organizations, and/or participating in service organization endeavors Contribute to other programs, such as Teacher Workshops, etc. Prepare and present cultural presentations for other organizations, as needed Program Development, implementation and coordination Assist in developing the program themes related to program curricula Assist in pre-program preparation Assist in preparing program-related resources for teachers and group leaders Administer participant surveys and gather feedback. Fine-tune the program based on input from others to ensure continuous improvement. Suggest materials to support the theme and related curriculum Lead activities in line with the mission of Concordia Language Villages Supervise the Village store and/or bank Assist with teacher/group leader communication Lead parts of the program as assigned by the program leader/ dean Other duties as assigned General Responsibilities of All Positions: Be familiar with abide by specific policies outlined in CLV “Personnel Policies” Read become familiar with responsibilities for specific areas of assignment Read Staff Handbook other materials information carefully thoroughly before arriving Be advised entire staff of each Village is under the direction of is responsible to the dean. While some positions are supervised by other staff, the dean retains ultimate authority responsibility for the Village All positions involve teaching language and culture Assist with setting up Village, preparing for the next session, maintaining Village throughout the session Speak the target language with villagers staff members as much as possible Be able to appropriately interact with parent and teacher chaperones and participants of the program Model standards for behavior be sensitive to the health welfare of villagers