Language Teaching Fellow
Expired Job Description :
Position Purpose
The
Teaching Fellow is a Dartmouth College employee
immersed at New England Innovation Academy (NEIA) with school roles and responsibilities the same as NEIA faculty members. The Teaching Fellow will teach language programs for day and boarding students enrolled at NEIA.
This is an academic year position from mid-August through June,
located at the New England Innovation Academy in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
This is a TERM position, which may be renewed annually for subsequent academic terms based on programmatic needs and performance.
Full-time residency at NEIA as a “dorm parent” is required.
Description
Required Qualifications – Education and Yrs Exp
Bachelors degree
Required Qualifications – Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Fluency in language(s) of hire.
- Committed to understanding and working within the philosophy of NEIA, Dartmouth College, and the Rassias Center.
- Knowledge of the Rassias Method, awareness of the drill culture.
- Ability to learn Master Teacher Techniques and to incorporate them into lesson plans.
- Experience mentoring/teaching middle or high school age youth (e.g. camp counseling, trip leading, tutoring, volunteering).
- Ability and desire to work in an entrepreneurial academic environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work with professionalism, discretion, sound judgment, equity, honesty, and personal accountability at all times.
- Ability to efficiently and effectively manage the time of self and others.
- Willingness and ability to live in a dorm on the same floor with students and to serve as a dorm parent performing all associated duties.
- Proficiency or ability to develop proficiency in educational technology.
- Demonstrated ability to create a welcoming and supportive community for a diverse study body.
Preferred Qualifications
- Direct knowledge of the Rassias Method as a driller or drillee.
- Special talent(s) that will benefit the NEIA community.
Department Contact for Cover Letter and Title
Jim Citron, Language and Culture Specialist
Talent Acquisition Consultant
Rabia Gandhi
Equal Opportunity Employer
Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.
Background Check
Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to and successful completion of a pre-employment background check, which may include a criminal background check, reference checks, verification of work history, and verification of any required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications, with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
Special Instructions to Applicants
All Dartmouth College employees, whether working on-site or remotely, are required to be up to date with vaccination against COVID-19 (or to have received an approved exemption from vaccination through the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity). Please visit https://dartgo.org/vaxpolicy for details. Compliance with this requirement is a condition of employment. Failure to meet this condition of employment may result in Dartmouth in its sole discretion delaying your start date or rescinding its offer of employment.
Key Accountabilities
Description
Student Advising – Serves as a dorm parent, performs associated duties including leading afternoon activities each season, chaperoning school events, and supporting an advisory group.
Percentage Of Time
40%
Description
Classroom Teaching – Reporting to both Dartmouth College, Dartmouth/Rassias’ Language and Culture Specialist (LCS) and NEIA/Curriculum, Instruction, and Innovation Coordinator, works with LCS and Lead Spanish/Mandarin Teacher to incorporate Master Teacher Techniques into lesson plans ensures quality control of Rassias Method and adherence to Intellectual Property Agreement. Teaches four to five sections of language classes to students enrolled at the NEIA. Observes other NEIA staff in the classroom as a learning experience and is observed and mentored by the LCS.
Percentage Of Time
30%
Description
Institutional Collaboration with
NEIA
– Works collaboratively and creatively with colleagues in various curricular areas and divisions, investing in the life of the school by participating in the advisory program, social and emotional learning, weekly department meetings, and multidisciplinary team meetings, anti-bias training, residential life, and in support of the student experience. Attends Rassias Center and NEIA faculty orientation in August.
Percentage Of Time
15%
Description
Training – Works under Lead Mandarin/Spanish Teacher to continue expanding knowledge and expertise in incorporating the Rassias Method into classroom teaching.
Percentage Of Time
10%
Description
Other Duties as assigned by
NEIA in accordance with TF talents
Percentage Of Time
5%
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Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness through actions, interactions, and communications with others.
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Performs other duties as assigned.
