Summer Academies - Chinese Language Director - Middlebury Interactive Languages - Burlington, VT

Language Directors are part of a community that creates an intensive four-week immersion program for middle and high school students each summer. Located on two campuses in Vermont, Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy: offers students the opportunity to study Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, or Spanish with skilled language educators. The Language Director is a senior administrator that works in close consultation with full-time MIL staff and Summer Site Manager to implement the Summer Residential Academy Immersion Curriculum, guidelines, and policies. The Language Director leads a team of experienced educators and residential advisors to create a unique immersion academic program. The Language Director will report to the Director of Summer Academies in the pre-season and to the Summer Site Manager during the program.
At the Academy, students of five languages learn via a specially designed Summer Residential Academy Immersion Curriculum. All instructional staff are required to participate in pre-season curriculum training to understand the educational mission and vision and to master and implement the immersion curriculum by adopting and practicing the Middlebury Immersion Methodology. All staff and students adopt the Middlebury Language Pledge™, modified as needed for the student age group and language level so that a full immersion environment is created.
The Language Director is responsible for coaching his/her team of teachers pre- and during-season to implement the Immersion Curriculum and to monitor both teacher and student performance. He/she is proactive and is able to solve problems professionally, with the goal of maintaining a successful summer academy. The Language Director ensures that their language team is following all Academy policies and guidelines.
The Language Director is responsible for all aspects of programming in his/her Academy. He/she works closely with MIL staff and staff on-site to create a comprehensive co-curricular experience for students and to ensure that staff and students are engaged and focused.

Required Experience:
RESPONSIBILITIES:Pre-Season Responsibilities:
Act as the master teacher to coach teachers on the Summer Residential Academy Immersion Curriculum
Provide coaching to newly hired/returning teachers/ALD on the curriculum.
Monitor/ensure teacher’s/ALD’s completion of pre-season curriculum training sessions.
Ensure high-quality Cultural Exploration classes are developed.
Work with teachers and residential staff to create comprehensive co-curricular program.
Assist in interviewing
Provide timely interviews for language teachers and language checks for residential staff hiring utilizing methods and tools provided and working collaboratively with full-time staff.
Plan academy events
Coordinate all plans for academy field trips and guest performers aligning with budget.
Provide input to and oversight of residential staff in coordination of activity program.
Participate in planning orientation training sessions and delivering training in those sessions as appropriate.
Training
Attend one weekend in-person training session in Vermont: dates to be determined.

Program Administration Responsibilities:
Work in close cooperation with Assistant Language Director and other site administrators to ensure success of all aspects of the academy
Accept leadership position in addressing academic violations utilizing appropriate interventions and strategies in a timely and effective manner.
Communicate with parents concerning academic matters and Language Pledge violations.
Work in collaboration with site administrators to solve problems.

Provide hands-on coaching to teaching staff to implement the Immersion Curriculum
Demonstrate refined leadership and management skills in leading daily faculty meetings and planning sessions ensuring open and participative communication is consistently present in daily meetings and with other administrators.
Conduct frequent class observations and provide effective, meaningful feedback to faculty.

Solidify plans for and execute Academy events and co-curricular programming
Use excellent project management skills to plan for and execute Academy events and co-curricular programming.

Professional Responsibilities:
Participate in Academy programming.
Work to continually maintain a high-quality summer Academy through interaction, participation and visibility throughout the program.
Support the Language Pledge.
Communicate professionally and effectively to parents, students and other staff.
Provide meaningful feedback to students.
Work with other faculty, staff, and site administrators to create a successful Academy.
Complete evaluations, reports and other documentation in a timely manner.
Maintain comprehensive knowledge and utilization of the Academy policies and procedures to create a safe, supportive, rewarding environment for students and staff.

POSITION SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Oversees Assistant Language Director and Teachers

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:Minimum Qualifications:
Current language educators and/or administrators with experience with middle/high school level students
A minimum of five years of world language teaching experience required
Native or near-native mastery of the target language and culture

Additional Qualifications:
Well-versed in current world language pedagogy.
Teacher training and professional development experience strongly preferred.

ADDITIONAL JOB INFORMATION:
This is a residential position. All employees will be provided room and board. They will have two full days off during the 4-week session. All employees pay for their travel to and from program locations. Transportation from local airport and train station is provided at both the beginning and the end of the program by MIL. Housing is not provided for family members.

Preseason work is required for this position.

JOB LOCATIONS:
This position is available at St. Michael's College, Burlington, Vermont
Keyword: Language Director, Chinese
From: Middlebury Interactive Languages

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