Volunteering / Internship
Alliance Française Dublin is a non-profit Registered Irish Charity that can always use a bit of help!
Every year we accommodate Internships as part of agreed work experience with Universities. Students currently enrolled in a Master may apply in the following areas: pedagogy (Français Langue Étrangères), culture (Sciences Politiques, Management culturel), library (Métiers du livre), marketing (Information & communication). We also host Transition Year internships.
AFD is a language school, an exams center, a training center for teachers, a cultural and intercultural institution with a library, a community of francophones and francophiles in Ireland. More than 50 people work in Alliance Francaise Dublin.
Our teaching team is composed of approximately 30 teachers and we offer a wide variety of courses: different level (A1 to C2), different types (group classes, private classes, field trips, corporate courses), different formats (online, onsite, off-site, hy-flex).
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Course Director, the intern will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Participate in the definition of course offerings, and be involved in pedagogical projects alongside the Course Director
- Plan course offerings (in-house, external and private courses; adult and children’s courses) and help create brochures
- Teaching FLE courses to children, teenagers and adults, at all levels
- Lead monthly French corners (our conversation workshops)
- Contribute to the development of new courses, course materials and teaching tools
- Support the day-to-day running of courses and be a key point of contact for teachers and students (timetables, replacements, opening and closing of classes),
- Ensure a logistic support to our teachers (create links for courses, IT support, install rooms…)
- Help with the organisation of exam sessions.
Skills:
- Degree in FLE (Master 1 minimum)
- Passion for teaching and promoting the French language
- Habilitation DELF DALF appreciated
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a team as well as independently.
- Flexibility and adaptability in a changing educational environment.
- Organization, rigor, initiative, adaptability and stress resistance
- English & French proficiency
Conditions:
Full time position from May-June 2024
6 months minimum
Availabilities from Monday to Saturday (2 days off)
Onsite at 1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Send your CV and cover letter to : careers@alliance-francaise.ie
In addition, Volunteers are always welcome to help us with cultural events and at The French Library.
The Library needs a helping hand!
Join the team as a volunteer on Saturday mornings and take part in the life of the multimedia library: Managing loans/returns, shelving books, and organizing the space.
Do you love the smell of books and putting things in alphabetical order? Don’t hesitate—contact the media library to apply!
Job opportunities may be found here
All inquiries should be directed to: careers@alliance-francaise.ie
