Job Opening - Supervisory Language Training Specialist (Language Training Supervisor)

[Doug Cooper]

Job Opening - Supervisory Language Training Specialist
(Language Training Supervisor)
U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, VA

Contact Information: Brian Springer, 703-302-6813
FSIJobApplications at state.gov.
	
Would you like to use your fluency in another language to help strengthen and 
improve the United States’ relationship with other countries? Would you like 
to work with the Foreign Service Officers who represent the United States 
abroad? Then this may be the job for you!

You could be a Language Training Supervisor (LTS) in the U.S. Department of 
State, at the Foreign Service Institute.The Foreign Service Institute is 
recruiting a Supervisory Language Training Specialist for Southeast Asian and 
possibly other East Asian and Pacific languages.

In your position as Language Training Supervisor you will:
--Manage and direct a portion of the Southeast Asian language training 
program, including courses which vary widely in length, frequency, and the 
number of Language and Culture Instructors (LCI's) and students supervised.
--Recruit, train and develop Language and Culture Instructors to teach the 
languages and cultures of the East Asian and Pacific region.
--Develop and monitor language training program(s) to bring students to high 
levels of language proficiency.
--Manage groups of instructors and students whose political, cultural and 
religious differences make coordination and counseling efforts interesting and 
challenging.
  --Design new courses and make extensive revisions in existing training courses.
--Become certified to administer and score official proficiency tests.

The Foreign Service Institute is the Federal Government's primary training 
institution for officers and support personnel of the U.S. foreign affairs 
community, preparing American diplomats and other professionals to advance 
U.S. foreign affairs interests overseas and in Washington.

Requirements:
--United States Citizenship
--Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance

--Professional Proficiency or higher in an East Asian and Pacific language 
(Burmese, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, 
Lao, Malay, Mongolian, Tagalog, Thai, Tibetan, or Vietnamese) preferred

Salary:  $74,872 - $115,742(starting salaries vary and may be based in part on 
superior academic achievement and/or previous work experience).This position 
is a 2 year appointment, renewable indefinitely, with benefits.

Location:  Arlington, VA.
Application Deadline:  Applications will be accepted 11/13/2012 - 11/27/2012.
Contact Information: Brian Springer, 703-302-6813FSIJobApplications at state.gov.
To Apply:  For the detailed vacancy announcement and information on how to 
apply, go to www.usajobs.opm.gov and search for announcement FSI-2013-0009in 
the “What” field.  In order to receive full consideration for the position, 
please read and follow the instructions carefully.

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