LANGUAGE SCHOOL LIBRARY ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR

Job Summary LANGUAGE SCHOOL LIBRARY ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR School Year Purpose of Role To take ownership of our small trilingual library, promoting literacy and the love of reading among our English, Spanish and Maya students.
To deliver library based ESL classes to children and young adults.
To develop and manage a schedule of extracurricular and intercultural activities in the library.
General Responsibilities and Duties.
Welcoming and orienting students to the library, its programs, and its resources Collaborating with English teachers to create a curriculum of accessible library-based English as a second language classes which complement the students regular classes.
Creating and promoting an extra-curricular program of activities in the library for English language students Promoting library programs for students and parents Managing volunteers from the local community and our Spanish and Maya language immersion (MaS) program Working with the English teachers and MaS program to create and promote intercultural activities amongst students Maintaining the library catalog and managing all aspects of circulation Promoting the borrowing of books, encouraging students to select level and interest appropriate reading materials Maintaining all library resources and materials Working with our Communications and Fundraising Manager as needed to promote the library to the local community and to maintain funding and in-kind donations Organizing and assisting with special events and field trips Teaching substitute English classes, when necessary APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to our English Program Manager, Erick Chuc Santos.
In your cover letter, please explain why you are interested in running the schools library at Naatik, why you would like to live and work off the beaten path in the Yucatan peninsula, and include a summary of your expectations for life and work here in Carrillo Puerto.
Please include all requested information or your application may not be considered.
Select applicants will be contacted by email.
Position will begin mid-end of August .
Exact start date will be determined at the time of hire.
There is also the possibility of extending your contract for a second year.
*For the safety of our community, we require all in-person staff and volunteers to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19.
Qualifications REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Native level English speaker Undergraduate degree from an accredited university TEFL/TOEFL/CELTA Certified One year teaching experience Strong organizational and time management skills Strong collaboration and social skills Ability to work independently Ability to design and implement activities Basic communicative Spanish PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Experience working with children Experiencing teaching literacy Experience working abroad Experience managing and developing library systems Experience creating and/or managing extracurricular activities programs Intermediate Spanish Salary and Benefits Benefits Local Salary ($ MXN monthly before deductions) Single occupancy apartment (our apartments cannot accept pets) Assistance with transitioning to local life with five days with a homestay family during orientation, including meals Guided tour of Carrillo Puerto and paid orientation Local cell phone SIMcard Four weeks of paid vacation (During Semana Santa/Easter and Christmas/New Year) Five hours of free, group classes or three hours of private Spanish or Maya classes with additional hours charged at cost Assistance with visa paperwork Reimbursement of visa costs upon completion of contract