Language Lab Assistant 2627

This position is for the full academic year and to be filled by upperclassmen only.

FRESHMEN ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR DEPARTMENT POSITIONS.

Expected hours of work per week: 10-15

Work Location & Hours: Brock Hall 209 Lab is staffed between 8AM and 9PM Monday through Friday

Qualifications for Position:

• At least an advanced level in all four skills (speaking listening reading and writing) of the respective language (300 level)- native fluency preferred
• Organizational and interpersonal skills
• Technological skills
• Attentiveness to detail

Expected Duties and Responsibilities:

• Exhibit Christ-like behavior in all things
• Show up to the lab during your assigned hours
• Be available to tutor students
• Be available to assist the professors with tasks such as grading
• Host weekly conversation hours for language students
• Organize and host special events for language students
• Learn how to run the lab technology
• Work on long-term projects as instructed by professors
• Be creative about ways to use the language lab better

Resume skills development (NACE Competencies required by employers) to be developed

• Career & Self-Development curiosity; seek out opportunities to learn.
• Communication in the form of .... Frame communication with respect to the diversity of learning styles varied individual communication abilities and cultural differences.
• Critical Thinking in the form of .... Effectively communicate actions and rationale recognizing the diverse perspectives and lived experiences of stakeholders.
• Global Literacy displayed by .... Seek global cross-cultural interactions and experiences that enhance ones understanding of people from different demographic groups and that leads to personal growth.
• Leadership through .... Motivate and inspire others by encouraging them and by building mutual trust.
• Professionalism by .... Demonstrate dependability (e.g. report consistently for work or meetings).
• Teamwork including .... Be accountable for individual and team responsibilities and deliverables.
• Technology .... Manipulate information construct ideas and use technology to achieve strategic goals.

Work Habits (with alignment of Core Values)

The College asks its staff members the following fundamental work habits:

• Do good work. (Service Diligence Faithfulness)
• Take ownership of your job. (Selflessness Diligence Resourcefulness Enterprising Creative)
• Be punctual. (Service Diligence Integrity Faithfulness)
• Dress professionally and appropriately for your job. (Humility)
• Make suggestions when appropriate. (Resourcefulness Enterprising and Creative)
• Communicate openly and honestly. Seek to resolve differences in accordance with the scriptural patterns summarized in the Staff Manual policy on Fair Treatment as well as the Grievance and Appeals Procedure. (Integrity Faithfulness)
• Attend chapel services at least once per week on average. (Integrity Faithfulness)

Competencies

Must be a Covenant student.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.

Physical Demands

Sitting: Remaining in the seated position

Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) 25-50 lbs.

Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas using the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately loudly or quickly

Required Experience:

Junior IC