Job Title: Italian Language Tutor
Location: North Scottsdale, AZ. Specifically in the Rio Verde area. 85262 zip code.
Salary: Depending on Experience
Employment Type: Part Time. 3 to 5 hours a week.
Position Overview:
Italian family seeking a private Italian Language Tutor to help them with their conversational Italian skills. Family consists of Mom, and four children ages 6, 9, 12, and 13. Family is from Italy and visits often as they have extended family in Sicily. They would like to be able to communicate with other Italians in Italy with conversational Italian. The emphasis will mostly be on conversational Italian, with less focus on reading or writing.
The family would like to dedicate 3 to 5 hours a week to learning conversational Italian. This could all be done in one sitting, or split up between two sittings. In-person training is ideal and preferred. If two sittings are done a week, one could be in-person and the second could be online.
Responsibilities:
- Plan and implement coherent, well sequenced teaching and learning programs that engage students and maximize learning of conversational Italian
- Use a range of creative teaching strategies to deliver quality language lessons that are responsive to the unique learning strengths, weaknesses, and needs of each individual student
- Prepare and deliver timely and targeted feedback to each individual student
- Be able and comfortable conversing with both children and adults
- Provide a safe, supportive, and stimulating learning environment
Qualifications:
- Fluent in spoken Italian is a must. Ability to read and write Italian is a plus
- Broad knowledge of Italian culture is helpful
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Ability to communicate positively and effectively with all students
- Patience and empathy for working with students
- Reliability, consistency, and punctuality in lesson delivery
- Stable internet connection
- Proficiency in using online meeting platforms such as Zoom
- Owns reliable transportation for in-person lessons
The Ideal Candidate:
- Will be professional and respectful in the workplace/home at all times and in all situations
- Will have advanced emotional awareness/emotional intelligence
- Will have a good sense of humor and a positive outlook on life
Job Type: Part-time
Work Location: In person