# European Portuguese Instructor

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Vienna, VA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $92,300.00 - $166,850.00
**Category**: Language Services

**Apply**: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Vienna-VA/Portuguese-Language-Instructor_R-00180094?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

Leidos is seeking a skilled European/Continental Portuguese Instructor to support a high-priority customer mission. This is a full-time in-person position requiring both teaching and language assessment responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about language instruction, experienced in adult education, and capable of adapting materials to meet customized learning needs. The role involves providing 3–5 hours of language instruction per day across proficiency levels ILR 0–3, developing tailored instructional materials, and conducting 3–4 language proficiency assessments per week.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Provide language instruction across various proficiency levels.

- Develop tailored instructional materials and training aids.

- Undergo sponsor-provided training to become a certified language tester.

- Conduct language proficiency assessments.

- Teach language through cultural immersion.

- Collaborate with senior instructors to maintain instructional standards and curriculum quality.

**Minimum Qualifications:**

- Bachelor’s degree from a U.S. institution or from the country where the target language is spoken.

- A minimum of 3+ years of direct adult teaching experience, or 8–12 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 6–10 years of relevant experience.

- Team Teaching experience a plus.

- Must score Senior level.

- Proficiency in developing instructional materials customized for adult learners.

- Familiarity with ILR Scale and current events and cultural developments in the foreign language.

- Travel 0-10%.

**Language Testing Requirements:**

- Must pass a Leidos-administered or approved commercial translation test.

- Minimum passing test scores: Translation Test: 4 or higher, Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI): 4/4/4 (Speaking/Listening/Reading).

**Security Clearance:**

- An active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is preferred; however, candidates with an existing security clearance may be eligible for sponsorship to obtain the required clearance upgrade.

**Pay Range:** $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

## Skills

### Required
- European Portuguese
- adult education
- language instruction
- language assessment
- cultural immersion
- Portuguese

### Nice to have
- Team Teaching
- ILR Scale
- instructional materials development

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