Asst Tour Guide Coordinator
- Employer
- Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
- Location
- Middlebury, VT
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- Administrative Jobs
- Academic Affairs, International Programs
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Primary purpose of the Asst Tour Guide Coordinator is to represent Middlebury College to visiting students and families by assisting the tour guide coordinator, learning about the tour guide coordinator position, and communicating with tour guides and potential tour guides. This position also requires serving as a liaison between Admissions and prospective students and families answering questions about Middlebury College and the application process and requirements. This position is training for the tour guide coordinator position and the student works with a trained tour guide coordinator to become efficient throughout one or two semesters. In addition, the intern will perform the duties of an Admissions Student Assistant.
•Must handle confidential materials with discretion.
•Learn how to maintain Tour Guide nametag board.
•Learn how to evaluate new tour guide applications and be present for group interviews
•Assist in responding to emails from tour guides
•Communicate with fellow TGCs, ASAs, and Admissions staff
•Give tours at the last minute if we are low in guide numbers
•Answer phone calls, emails, and welcome visitors to Middlebury College
•Share opening and closing responsibilities along with assistant with visitor registration and check-in
•Conduct yourself in a professional manner when in the office or serving in the capacity as TGC on campus
•Work well independently and show initiative to complete necessary work
•Demonstrate organizational and planning skills
•Must be prompt and reliable in email communications
•Must be able to stay for a week following the culmination of Spring exams or arrive a week prior to the start of the Fall semester.
•Perform general office tasks such as photocopying, filing, sorting mail, on-campus errands, and organizing office resources.
•Assist with additional duties as they arise
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * This posting is only open to students. Are you a current Middlebury College undergraduate student?
- Yes
- No
- Cover Letter
- Resume/C V
Organization
Working at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, a graduate school of Middlebury College, provides international professional education in areas of critical importance to a rapidly changing global community, including international policy and management, translation and interpretation, language teaching, sustainable development, and non-proliferation. We prepare students from all over the world to make a meaningful impact in their chosen fields through degree programs characterized by immersive and collaborative learning, and opportunities to acquire and apply practical professional skills. Our students are emerging leaders capable of bridging cultural, organizational, and language divides to produce sustainable, equitable solutions to a variety of global challenges.
In 2010, the Institute became a graduate school of Middlebury College. Middlebury is known worldwide for its leadership in undergraduate language instruction and international studies, and features both summer language immersion programs and Schools Abroad in 16 countries and 37 cities around the globe. Middlebury is also home to the oldest environmental studies program in the nation.
Monterey and Middlebury share much more than a common interest in cross-cultural communication and the environment, though—we share a commitment to making a difference in the world, and are building a truly global network of programs for future leaders in areas from translation and interpretation to environmental policy, economic development to language education, conflict resolution to sustainable business.
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey offers graduate programs that prepare innovative professionals to provide leadership in cross-cultural, multilingual environments. Practical skills, collaborative processes, and innovative approaches are defining features of a Monterey Institute education. The Institute’s unique "Monterey Way" learning model ensures that students are learning through firsthand experiences in more than one language. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey learners are problem solvers and process masters, building sustainable, equitable solutions for a global community through our interdisciplinary blend of business, policy, and language.
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