Senior Japanese Linguist-Language Instruction/Testing

Industry: Intelligence

Company: SOS International LLC

Overview

SOS International LLC (SOSi) is seeking a Senior Japanese Linguist-Language Instruction/Testing in Northern Virginia. In this role you will provide language instruction in a professional environment with responsibility for lesson planning, delivery, and assessment of learning. Strong inter-personal and communications skills are a must to supportively engage with adult students.

Essential Job Duties

• Deliver instruction to students ranging on a starting level from 0 to 3 to raise their proficiency level on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR).
• Execute the full cycle of lesson development/planning, instruction, and student assessment.
• Develop lesson plans for appropriate for beginners, intermediate, and advanced classes.
• Facilitate classes focused on real-world scenarios to develop student’s skills in speaking, listening, and reading for both social and professional situations.
• Provide students with constructive feedback. Consult and collaborate with customers on organization needs to further student success.
• Assess students’ learning and proficiency levels base in the ILR scale.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Language, or a related field.
• The federal government requires all linguists on this contract to obtain and maintain a security clearance. This security clearance requires U.S. citizenship.
• Prior to beginning work, candidates must complete the process for a fully adjudicated TS/SCI (with poly) security clearance. SOSi will sponsor qualified candidates for clearance.
• Minimum of five years of experience in the foreign language instruction, assessing student proficiency, developing instructional curricula, and integrating current technology and cultural understanding.
• Possess excellent English written and verbal communication skills. Competency will be determined by a standardized exam which must be completed as part of the application process.
• Possess native or near native competency in Japanese. Competency will be determined by standardized language exams which must be completed as part of the application process.
• Experience in using SharePoint and Microsoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active, in-scope TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• Master’s degree in Education, Language, or a related field.
• Overseas experience related to or utilizing Japanese language.
• Versed in multiple teaching methods to support students’ varied learning abilities and styles.
• Subject matter expertise in International Relations, Counter-terrorism, Economics, Legal/Law, Military, Narcotics, Science & Technology, Literature, and Cross-cultural studies are highly desirable.

Work Environment

• Office environment.
• Full-time onsite work. No possibility of remote work.