Employment Opportunities at the Goethe
Business Manager
- approx. 20 hours per week (hours are flexible)
- employment is at will
Organization:
The mission of the Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta, a §501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is to foster cultural relationships between German-speaking people and people of the southeastern United States as well as to facilitate and present projects of national and international scope to promote a better understanding of German culture, language, and society within the larger context of European life.
Responsibilities and Tasks:
The primary role of the Business Manager is to support the Executive Director in tasks related to Accounting, Human Resources, and Donor/Membership Management for the organization. The Business Manager reports directly to the Executive Director and Board of Directors.
Tasks include but are not limited to:
Administrative and Accounting Duties
- Prepare and record bank deposits
- Process invoices and bill payments
- Record all incoming and outgoing financial transactions
- Perform monthly reconciliations
- Maintain vendor documentation, such as W9s
- Assist in preparation of budget(s) and forecasts
- Verify that transactions comply with policies and procedures
- Track compliance and other institutional deadlines
- Prepare month-end journal entries, financial statements, and reports
- Prepare and review balance sheet, profit/loss statements, and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected financial position of organization for the ED and the Board of Directors.
HR Management
- Maintain personnel files and other HR-related records
- Conduct onboarding of new hires
- Renew insurance policies
- Track PTO
Donor and Membership Management
- Organize Midyear and End-of-year Campaigns
- Issue donation receipts
- Process and track memberships
- Conduct end-of-year grant reporting
Team Effort
- Actively participate in team meetings
- Assist others on the team when needed
- Other duties as assigned by Executive Director
Qualifications and Experience:
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Finance or Business Management preferred
- 4-6 years of relevant work experience
- Accounting or bookkeeping experience with U.S. GAAP
- Experience with accounting software, ideally QuickBooks and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- Strong attention to detail
- High degree of confidentiality
- Ability to multitask, plan, organize, and prioritize work
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Understanding of a nonprofit work environment
- A strong interest in German culture
- Conversational German skills a plus
- Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds
How to apply:
Please send your cover letter and resume to Dr. Jennifer Gerndt at director@german-institute.org.
Only qualified candidates and candidates eligible to work in the U.S. for any employer will be considered.
Language Program Director
Language Program Director: approx. 20 hours per week (may include weekends and evenings); can supplement position with teaching hours to reach near full-time status; employment is at will
Organization:
The primary focus of the Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta, a nonprofit organization, is to foster cultural relationships between German-speaking and people of the Southeastern United States and to facilitate and present projects of national and international scope to promote a better understanding of German culture, language and society within the larger context of European life.
Responsibilities and Tasks:
Under the direction of the Executive Director and with the assistance of the Associate Language Program Director, the Language Program Director coordinates the activities related to the Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta’s language programs, including, but not limited to managing a team of 15+ teachers and ensuring that students’ needs are met. In addition, the Language Program Director plays a key role in proposing and implementing strategies for the continuing expansion of the language program.
Tasks include but are not limited to:
Management of Teacher Team
- Recruiting new teachers (together with executive director)
- Ensuring the quality of instruction in compliance with the Goethe-Institut standards
- Building communication between teachers and staff
- Coordinating Goethe-Institut exams and – if certified examiner – administering these exams
Client Management
- Evaluating proper level placement for students
- Ensuring the continued satisfaction of students
- Identifying potential new individual and corporate clients
Growth and Strategy
- Working with the executive director to propose educational programs and policies which will lead to increased revenue
- Increasing student enrollment by proposing classes, programs and policies
- Representing the Goethe-Zentrum within the larger foreign language education community
Administration
- Overseeing the curriculum and policies (under the direction of the executive director)
- Managing classroom technology
- Assisting with language program marketing
- Managing teachers’ schedules (at the center and with corporate or private accounts)
Team effort:
- Actively participating in team meetings
- Assisting others on the team when needed
- Participating in and assisting with Educational Outreach programs
- Participating at Goethe-Zentrum events (may include weekends and evening)
Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Fluent in German and English (native or near-native
- Master’s Degree or equivalent in German or Education preferred
- Extensive experience teaching German as a foreign language (Certificate of Teaching German as a Foreign Language and Goethe-Institut examiner’s certificate a plus)
- Strong interest in and knowledge of German culture
- Excellent customer service skills
- Understanding of a nonprofit work environment such as a Goethe Institut/Zentrum or similar organization
- Experience managing groups of people from diverse backgrounds
- The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic employee who values the importance of and recognizes challenges associated with learning a new language.
How to apply:
Send cover letter and resume to Dr. Jennifer Gerndt, via e-mail: director@german-institute.org.
Deutsch Lehrende
Wir suchen engagierte, dynamische und kompetente Lehrkräfte für unsere Deutschkurse am Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta. Unsere Kurse finden überwiegend abends und am Wochenende statt. Wir bieten vornehmlich Erwachsenenkurse (Einzel- und Gruppenunterricht), aber auch Kinder- und Jugendkurse an.
Einstellungsvoraussetzungen / Lehrerqualifikation
- Muttersprache Deutsch (oder gleichwertige deutsche Sprachkenntnisse)
- fachbezogener Hochschulabschluss, vorzugsweise DaF und/oder Germanistik, ggfs. andere fremdsprachliche Philologie
- mehrjährige DaF-Lehrerfahrung, vorzugsweise im Erwachsenenbereich
- US-Arbeitserlaubnis (per Green Card oder US-Staatsbürgerschaft)
- Bereitschaft zur regelmäßigen Teilnahme an den Lehrertreffen
Unter besonderen Umständen sind – nach Ermessen der Sprachleitung – Ausnahmen zu den oben genannten Anforderungen möglich.
Einarbeitung / Hospitationsphase und Lehrprobe
- Hospitation von mindestens sechs Kurstreffen auf zwei verschiedenen Kursstufen bei zwei verschiedenen Lehrkräften im Laufe eines Unterrichtsquartals (Winter, Frühjahr, Sommer oder Herbst)
- Durchführung und bestehen einer Probestunde (mit Vor- und Nachbesprechung)
- Neue Lehrkräfte werden zunächst vorzugsweise in allgemeinsprachlichen Standardkursen der Niveaus A 2 und B 1 eingesetzt.
Bitte senden Sie Ihre Bewerbungsunterlagen an: Dr. Jennifer Gerndt, Executive Director.
