Bilingual Assistant in Hebrew (Summer 2026 LSH004)

Responsibilities

• Program ambassador
• Serves as a 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 tutoring, encouragement, and support outside of class, during meals and activities and in the dorms, offices, and social spaces.
• Encourage 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.
• Student life
• Represents the School administration in the dorms and social spaces, especially on evenings and weekends.
• 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.
• 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. Assists in regular co-curricular activities, driving students in College van as needed.
• Represents director by acting as host to official guests, including lecturers, performers, visiting artists, etc.
• Aids faculty, guests, and the director at/with lectures, performances, and other events.
• Coordinates inter-school activities.
• Tutoring and pedagogical support
• May be asked to provide tutoring hours to assist students with homework, grammar, pronunciation, etc.
• Engages in conversation practice with students outside of class.
• Technology
• Provides general IT support for faculty, guests, and students (on 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.
• Communication
• 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 and other official Middlebury documents.
• School office
• Runs the School office. Serves as in-language point of contact for students, faculty, and guests needing drop-in assistance.
• Scheduling of events and activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred. Advanced degree a plus.
• Native or near-native proficiency in 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.
• Current driver's license required.