Summary:

Language Rater I for The School of Language Studies (SLS) at the U.S. Department of State's (DOS) Foreign Service Institute (FSI) provides language training and testing to DOS employees and other government agencies in over 70 foreign languages. Enrollments in the School surpass 2000 students annually including up to 1000 distance learning enrollments.

General duties may include but are not limited to:

• A Rater is a certified Tester and a certified Examiner. Duties of the Rater are defined by

documentation in the LTU's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on Testers and Examiners.

• Serves as a Rater for language proficiency examinations, performing flexibly in the role of

either a Tester or Examiner as needed due to the testing schedule. Proficiency tests may be

face-to-face or by digital video conference or another technology-based medium (such as

telephone, recorded audio, recorded video). The FSI language proficiency test rates the

examinee's skills in reading and speaking.

• May participate in the creation and piloting of new reading kits to be used in language

proficiency testing.

• May participate in the production of audio or video materials for use in conjunction with LTU

testing training.

• May conduct test reviews following procedures defined by documentation in the LTU's

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

• May conduct Quality Control on language proficiency tests assigned by LTU representative

following procedures defined by documentation in the LTU's Standard Operating Procedures

(SOPs).

• May be requested to conduct End-of-Training (EOT) tests at one of FSI's overseas field schools

and/or regional programs.

• Collaborate with COR, ACOR, GTM and/or others, to participate in the reviewing and editing of

foreign language and/or English testing materials.

• Adhere to all copyright guidelines and restrictions and follow FSI and SLS

procedures regarding copyright.

• Adhere to all guidelines and follow all procedures regarding testing material security and

safeguarding test score data.

• Employee will also perform such other duties as are customarily performed by other persons

in similar such positions, as well as such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by

the Employer.

Required Qualifications:

1. Current FSI Tester and Examiner certification.

2. English proficiency of 3 or higher (ILR scale) in speaking, documented and certified through an

approved third party vendor listed on documentation provided by FSI/SLS/LTU. Contractor

companies will be required to provide this verification document from the third-party vendor

prior to an in-person screening.

3. Native language proficiency of 4 or higher (ILR scale) in speaking and reading documented and

certified through an approved third-party vendor listed on documentation provided by

FSI/SLS/LTU. Contractor companies will be required to provide this verification document from

the third-party vendor prior to an in-person screening.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience conducting proficiency-based tests (e.g., DLAB, ACTFL OPI) in one or more foreign

languages.

2. BA/BS, MA/MS or PhD in language testing, evaluation and measurement, educational

assessment, applied linguistics, second language acquisition or related field.

3. Experience in designing and/or selecting testing materials.

4. Experience with online delivery systems used to administer proficiency-based exams.

Clearance: National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI), background check

Location: The School of Language Studies (SLS) at the U.S. Department of State's (DOS) Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Arlington, Virginia

Travel: No