Careers - Teaching Assistant - Secret Clearance

Overview

Global Language Center (GLC) is currently seeking candidates for TWO full-time Teaching Assistant positions in the Public Diplomacy Division of the National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC) in Arlington, Virginia.

The Teaching Assistant supports course delivery duties to include preparing course materials administratively (i.e., photocopying, posting article links to FSiLearn, etc.), preparing name tents, door signs, classroom preparation and clean up, audio-visual requests, GSO requests, coordination with program analyst on logistical arrangements (bus, field trips).

Job Type: Full-time
Benefits: 401(k); Health insurance; Dental insurance; Vision insurance; Paid time off
Schedule: Monday to Friday
Ability to Relocate: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC), Arlington, Virginia

IN YOUR APPLICATION MATERIALS, PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A SECRET CLEARANCE.

Posted 12/16/2025

Responsibilities

• • Reserves rooms for all courses; takes initiative to change room reservations to fit the needs of the course/students; negotiates room needs with other program offices, updates course chair on any changes.
• • Tracks registration/enrollment data daily as courses draw near; prepares enrollment reports and sends them to course coordinators and program chair; contacts students, as needed, to verify correct enrollment.
• • Schedules speakers and confirms routine speakers as needed; notifies course chair of any changes in speakers’ schedules and proposes schedule modifications as necessary.
• • Researches and recommends new speakers or replacement speakers.
• • Ensures all guests and speakers are on the visitor’s list and escorted to the appropriate classroom if necessary.
• • Liaises with students, instructors, and speakers, during class to provide guidance and support to the chairs and coordinators, to include in-class support; advises students on proper course enrollment, FSI policies, required course materials, or supplemental learning materials needed.
• • Tracks and assigns Zoom for Government accounts and supports virtual classes as required.
• • Prepares, disseminates, and collects surveys, evaluations, and needs assessment questionnaires.
• • Sets up and maintains various program websites including FSiLearn.
• • Collects data related to evaluations, needs assessments, or other similar activities.
• • Notifies other FSI offices (Registrar; Acquisition, Budget) of policy changes or new procedures within a component.
• • Prepares written guidance on new or updated programs or SOPs for the offices. Substantive Content Creation (in coordination with course chair).
• • Researches potential course topics.
• • Prepares professional materials to include slides and presentations, literature reviews, briefing papers, and analysis.
• • Proficiency with research software, ProQuest databases, and reference materials, in order to research and produce course materials.
• • Contributes substantively to the design, development, and evaluation of courses, creates and implements polling applications, such as Survey Monkey and/or Qualtrics, analyzing data, and drafting reports on the findings.
• • Facilitates classroom activities as appropriate, runs short course sections based on expertise, or serves as class facilitator when chair is temporarily unavailable.
• • Attends local events to increase program-related knowledge to support chair and program development.
• • Event coordination (i.e., Global Issues speaker series) – assists with the planning, logistics, and delivery of special events. These may include roundtables, panels, or exercises held offsite but led by our staff.
• • Assists in drafting briefing books or special, one-time reports for external offices; researches information for these reports; format and edit these reports.
• • Writes and drafts payment at post cables, Department Notices, and Weekly Highlights for components.
• • Event planning may include schedule planning, research, logistics (Audio/Visual and room set-up), and outreach efforts.

Qualifications

• • Must be a U.S. citizen and currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• • Must be able to obtain a secret clearance.
• • Must have a High School diploma; Bachelor’s degree a plus.
• • Minimum of (2) years of experience working in an office environment.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will meet all of the qualifications listed above and have experience performing duties similar to the ones listed in the responsibilities section.