Senior Farsi Linguist – Language Instruction/Testing

SOSi
  • Location
    Reston, Virginia
  • Sector
    Commercial
  • Experience
    Mid Career
  • Posted
    Nov 13

Position description

SOS International LLC (SOSi) is seeking a Senior Farsi 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 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 Farsi. 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 Farsi 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. 

Application instructions

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