Afrikaan Language Classroom Instructor (Part - Time)

About the Role

Culmen International is looking for Afrikaan Language Instructors to support a future Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center effort in the Washington Metro area.  This work is part-time.

The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) mission is to provide culturally based foreign language education, training, evaluation, and sustainment to enhance the nation's security here and abroad. DLIFLC plays a critical role in preparing service members for their missions, where the need for language and cultural expertise can mean the difference between key national security mission success and failure, or simply life and death. U.S. forces will continue to play important roles advising, training, and supporting partners and allied forces.

The instructor will be responsible for developing the speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills required to interact effectively with foreign nationals and members of the diplomatic community to conduct the USG’s business abroad.

Please note: Courses will be assigned by various task orders and will range in duration from 10 to 64+ weeks. During each course, instructors can generally expect to spend 6 - 8 hours per day instructing and creating lesson plans etc.

What You’ll Do in Your New Role

• Instruct in a classroom or one-on-one setting.
• Load lesson plans, class schedules, and syllabi into the LMS.
• Prepare class materials, formal student evaluations, and record keeping of student progress.
• Provide a weekly schedule with an embedded lesson plan outlined for each day.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree AND 2+ years of successful relevant experience in intensive training, teaching adults using proficiency-oriented methods and materials aimed at ILR skill levels 2 and 3.

• Successful, relevant experience of at least four (4) years in teaching the target language to adult learners in an intensive, proficiency-oriented environment may be substituted for education.

• Native/fluent speakers of the specific language or non-native speakers who possess ILR Level 3
• Strong English Skills, both written and verbal
• Must live or be willing to relocate to work within the National Capital Region (Washington, DC) area.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience successfully using educational technology tools to enhance student learning is preferred.

• Experience teaching remotely is a plus.

About the Company

Culmen International is committed to enhancing international safety and security, strengthening homeland defense, advancing humanitarian missions, and optimizing government operations. With experience in over 150 countries, Culmen supports our clients to accomplish critical missions in challenging environments.

To learn more about Culmen International, please visit www.culmen.com.

At Culmen International, we are committed to creating and sustaining a workplace that upholds the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We believe in the importance of fair treatment and equal access to opportunities for all employees and applicants.  Our commitment to these principles is unwavering across all our operations worldwide.

TALENT PIPELINE - Qualified applicants will be contacted as soon as funding for this position is secured!