Description

Our language immersion programs are all different, and so the description of the position that the candidate will be required to cover may change significantly.

In few locations we need assistants for a research study on cognitive aspects of bilingual education, and so the candidate may need to devise experiments, collect and process data, and help writing scientific publications.

In most of the locations, the candidates with passion of working with children from 2 to 5 years old would plan and follow day-by-day teaching activities, being responsible for overseeing the children's progress toward their goals, and participating in all of pre-school activities, such that the hours-agreement requirement with the school will be covered.

Moreover, the candidate will also have the opportunity to help the organization with some complementary activities, such as planning teaching material, define marketing strategies, or collect and or analyze data for a research on cognitive aspect of early child education.

In other locations teachers would need to be able to lead a small group of other teachers, or, when fluency in Italian is required, write reports of any sort, and finally, in some other locations, the candidate would just need to have fun playing with children or teenagers.

Highlights

The Golden Teaspoon will provide you the unique opportunity to live abroad in a beautiful country, gain vital international career experience and interpersonal skills, be a part of interesting research, and, most importantly, to be around kids all day!

Qualifications

Our schools offer teaching assistant, research assistant on bilingual education, training programs and a cross-cultural experience to native speakers of English. Our programs around Italy are open to individuals who are currently completing or have recently completed (within the last 18 months) a college-level degree. Students enrolled in an M.A. or Ph.D. program of Italian language and culture or Education at a North-American university are also encouraged to apply.

While the program is intended for students or recent graduates of Education or Italian, it is also open to those enrolled in other disciplines who would like to have an intercultural experience of work, study or training in one of our Italian language programs.

We have volunteers, internship and long term job opportunities. Fluency in Italian and TESL or TEFL certification are helpful but not required. To apply, please fill out the form on our website. We ask our candidates to write an essay.

If you have experience working with children (2-5), teenagers, with teaching English as a second language or if you have done research on bilingual and child education you are the perfect candidate.

Languages

• English

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• English

Salary/Pay

We accept a wide range of candidates for our volunteering, intern and job position, and the salary is highly variable.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of from 2 to 20

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone/Video Interview
• Resume

Typically The Application Process Time is

1-2 weeks

Year Founded

2009