Language Training Supervisor, DLI-W
Apply NowCompany: The Unconventional
Location: Washington, DC 20011
Description:
EEO STATEMENT Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, are an Equal Opportunity Employer. No employee or applicant for employment is denied equal opportunity because of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, any other non-merit-based factor, or other characteristics protected by law. As part of the company's equal employment opportunity policy, Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries, will also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities. The Unconventional, LLC. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yorktown Systems Group, Inc.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, are a committed team of dedicated former military and civilian professionals who believe in providing ethical and quality services to Government customers. Our leadership team is composed primarily of Veterans who are now serving in a corporate environment rather than in uniform. Our customer's missions become our own and we are committed to working as a team to achieve success. Because of the depth and experiences of our corporate leadership, we can assure all our customers that "we will do what we say we can do" and will focus on our customer's missions rather than corporate goals. Our business model is based on a personal commitment from our leaders to maintain contact with our customers to continually and consistently gauge our performance. Yorktown Systems Group was founded on the idea that providing quality and ethical services with a laser focus on our customer's goals is an effective long-term business model. Our mission, therefore, is to help our customers meet their requirements and goals. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This provision shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of such employee's essential job functions discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless such disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or is consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. The Unconventional, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yorktown Systems Group, Inc.
Job Title
Language Training Supervisor, DLI-W
Location
Arlington, VA - Arlington, VA 22201 US
National Capital Region (NCR) - Washington, DC 20540 US (Primary)
Washington, DC - Washington, DC US
Category
Contractors
Job Description
Summary:
The Unconventional is seeking a highly skilled Language Training Supervisor to join our team to support the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC). DLIFLC is responsible for ensuring that our Nation's effort to understand the languages and cultures of our friends and foes alike are met. The DLIFLC provides culturally based foreign language education, training, evaluation, and sustainment to enhance the security of the nation here and abroad. DLIFLC plays a critical role in the preparation of service members for their missions whether as Foreign Area Officers, foreign affairs or liaison officers, military attaches, or simply as the language "go-to" soldier in a platoon on a patrol in a far-off province where the need for a language and cultural expertise can mean the difference between key national security mission success and failure, or simply life and death. . In this role you will oversee instruction, language training support projects, guide the development and execution of curricula, and ensure the integration of technology into the curricula. The LTS will provide oversight and supervision of ongoing work, coordinating with the Defense Language Institute - Washington (DLI-W) Academic Advisor in coordination with the COR to ensure quality control of the process.
Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:
Job Requirements
Required Qualifications:
Clearance: Must be able to pass a background check.
Location: National Capital Region
Travel: Some travel may be required
Job Type
Full-Time
Exemption Type
Exempt
Travel
Some travel may be required
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, are a committed team of dedicated former military and civilian professionals who believe in providing ethical and quality services to Government customers. Our leadership team is composed primarily of Veterans who are now serving in a corporate environment rather than in uniform. Our customer's missions become our own and we are committed to working as a team to achieve success. Because of the depth and experiences of our corporate leadership, we can assure all our customers that "we will do what we say we can do" and will focus on our customer's missions rather than corporate goals. Our business model is based on a personal commitment from our leaders to maintain contact with our customers to continually and consistently gauge our performance. Yorktown Systems Group was founded on the idea that providing quality and ethical services with a laser focus on our customer's goals is an effective long-term business model. Our mission, therefore, is to help our customers meet their requirements and goals. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This provision shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of such employee's essential job functions discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless such disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or is consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. The Unconventional, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yorktown Systems Group, Inc.
Job Title
Language Training Supervisor, DLI-W
Location
Arlington, VA - Arlington, VA 22201 US
National Capital Region (NCR) - Washington, DC 20540 US (Primary)
Washington, DC - Washington, DC US
Category
Contractors
Job Description
Summary:
The Unconventional is seeking a highly skilled Language Training Supervisor to join our team to support the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC). DLIFLC is responsible for ensuring that our Nation's effort to understand the languages and cultures of our friends and foes alike are met. The DLIFLC provides culturally based foreign language education, training, evaluation, and sustainment to enhance the security of the nation here and abroad. DLIFLC plays a critical role in the preparation of service members for their missions whether as Foreign Area Officers, foreign affairs or liaison officers, military attaches, or simply as the language "go-to" soldier in a platoon on a patrol in a far-off province where the need for a language and cultural expertise can mean the difference between key national security mission success and failure, or simply life and death. . In this role you will oversee instruction, language training support projects, guide the development and execution of curricula, and ensure the integration of technology into the curricula. The LTS will provide oversight and supervision of ongoing work, coordinating with the Defense Language Institute - Washington (DLI-W) Academic Advisor in coordination with the COR to ensure quality control of the process.
Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Will conduct (and document) at least one monthly classroom visit for each class trained under this contract. Observations will serve a dual purpose: to evaluate teacher effectiveness and to assess student progress. More frequent observations should be conducted where warranted by student progress or instructor experience, or as requested by the COR.
- Will notify in writing of any issues pertaining to instructors' changes, schedule changes, academic or behavioral issues with the students.
- Will oversee instruction, language training support projects, guide the development and execution of curricula, and ensure the integration of technology into the curricula.
- Will evaluate and mentor instructors and ensure pre- and in-service teacher training as required, oversee the administration of student assessment and feedback sessions, in-processes, and counsel students.
- Conduct teacher mentoring, student academic support, and classroom observations.
- Serve as language experts responsible for leading instructional teams in high-demand language programs, which includes but not limited to maintaining instructor schedules, planning rotations, coordinating immersions and cultural events, and gathering and reviewing course documentation, and serving as substitute instructors for instructor absences or other urgent staffing needs.
Job Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- Should be available during work hours and be immediately accessible to both, students and the Government as required.
- Must have at least five years of experience in foreign language teaching and/or proficiency testing.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree
Clearance: Must be able to pass a background check.
Location: National Capital Region
Travel: Some travel may be required
Job Type
Full-Time
Exemption Type
Exempt
Travel
Some travel may be required