Cross-Cultural Adaptation Technician
Job-Type: Part Time (30 hours/week)
Provide orientation services to US servicemembers, civilians and their families through the ACS Relocation Program to include Host Nation Orientation, Cultural Adaptation walking tours, translations, German and English as a Second Language classes for the USAG Ansbach Community.
Fluent in English and German
Knowledge of German customs, culture, and language
Minimum of one year recent work or volunteer experience in Family Service Programs or German tourism
Minimum of one year experience in in conducting briefings, trainings, preparing formal and informal correspondence, memorandum, reports, and data collection, and creating lesson plans for classes.
Familiar with MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, Access, Internet and e-mail
During the Permanent Change of Station (PCS) months of June, July and August, the conduct Host Nation Orientation briefings twice a week from June to August,as agreed upon with the In-processing Transition Center.
During the tour, and if no restrictions are in place from the host nation regarding patronage of restaurants, coordinate lunch at a local German restaurant where tour participants will learn differences between restaurant culture, menu reading, ordering and tipping.
focusing on methods to purchase train and bus tickets, coordination of day trips within the local surrounding area (maximum 50 kilometer radius), to increase comfort and ease with German transportation (train/bus), increase knowledge of how to read the schedules, and payment of appropriate fees, going to local restaurants and ways to access public recreational and leisure activity centers. Confirm with participants and participating agencies the dates, times,and location of each class, training, briefing and orientation offered. In inclement weather, when the walking tour is not possible, the Contractor shall provide an inhouse presentation i.e. virtual walking tour that will be similar to the agenda of the walking tour using Government approved virtual communication platforms, or provide an alternative date to attend.
Basic Conversational German Class: Provide basic conversational German (Deutsch) language class: one and half hour (1.5 hrs) class between the hours of 1100 to 1400hrs; second class during the evening between the hours of 1900 to 2030 (the days shall be coordinated with the Relocation Program Manager).
Classes shall not be scheduled on Training Holidays, US Federal Holidays, or during DoDDS Spring Break. If necessary, and with the Relocation Program Manager agreement, the summer course may be of fewer sessions.
English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) Courses: Provide basic conversational English as a Second Language (ESL) classes: a eight (8) week Beginner ESL class twice a week; Host Nation Support:
Provide unofficial German to English, and vice-versa, translation services on subjects such as rental housing information, reading newspaper advertisements, transportation schedules, including contacting agencies via phone or email, as needed
This position is not eligible for support under the NATO Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) supplemental agreement articles 72 or 73.
French Consulting is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.