Responsibilities

Daily office responsibilities

• Answers phone
• Evaluates sick or injured children
• Oversees late student time at lunch and community service after school
• Writes and/or translates notes home
• Organizes storeroom and finds materials for teachers
• Gives out appropriate information to visitors
• Sells MFS t-shirts and calendars
• Does reception work
• Finds substitute teachers when necessary
• Schedules parent-teacher conferences
• Gives tours to visitors or arranges for others to do so.
• Writes thank you letters to donors of (non-monetary) gifts to school

Foreign Student and Volunteer Coordinator

• Maintains contact with student’s home school and parents
• Maintains correspondence with potential volunteers
• Assists in finding home-stay families for volunteers
• Talks with teachers about needs for volunteers
• Checks in regularly with volunteers to assure their schedules are working

Classroom Aide

• Assists in preparing materials for classroom teachers
• Individual and small group instruction as designated by classroom teachers

Minimum Qualification	Preferred Qualification
Basic oral communication skills in Spanish Basic oral communication skills in English Cordial communication skills Ability to Multi-task Basic word processing and spreadsheet skills Knowledge of Community Flexibility	Bilingual Fluency Basic Computer Literacy (Word, Excel, E-mail)

Salary

Approximately $337.5 per month for 10.1 month contract

Benefits

• 2.5 vacation days per month
• Housing subsidy
• Approximately $450 annual travel bonus
• 8.33% of salary bonus for returning
• Work permit
• Registration for national health insurance

To apply, please send a letter of interest and a summary of your job experience (resume) to mfschool@racsa.co.cr. We will continue accepting applications until the position is filled.

Last Modified: 10 March 2008
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