Language teacher assistants

 Are you studying to become a teacher or are you dedicated to the learning of Spanish, French, German or English?

Viken County Council connects students with upper secondary schools who wish to host a language teacher assistant. In Viken the following foreign languages are taught:  English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian and Chinese. We primarily search for students who will be assisting the teachers in the teaching of  the following foreign languages:

• Spanish
• French
• German
• English
   

We search for students who are native speakers. In certain situations, we can consider applications from non-native speakers. Combining teaching a foreign language with other subjects in the Norwegian curriculum may be a possibility.

We are mainly looking for assistants who are studying to become teachers or have recently finished their teacher education. We also accept applications from students who do not have formal teacher education.

Activities and tasks:

• Assistance to teachers in the preparation of the courses, the teaching and the evaluation of the students.
• Diverse administrative tasks linked to teaching in upper secondary school.
• Tasks will be according to the assistants knowledge and interests
• The tasks will be outlined in the Erasmus + learning agreement which will be signed by your university and your host school

Viken county

Viken County Council is the name of a new region in Norway as a result of a regional reform from 01.01.2020. A map of the upper seconday schools in the region can be found here. The placements will be in schools in all parts of the Viken region, both rural and urban areas. You will not be able to choose your host school or the geographical region. 

Viken County Council offer from  5 to 10 month traineeships in secondary schools for newly graduates or students within the Erasmus + traiineeships program.  We run 58 upper secondary schools in the region of Viken. The schools vary in size from around 300 – 1200 pupils. The age of the pupils is between 15-19.
Learn more about upper secondary education in Norway (vilbli.no). 
A list of upper secondary schools in Viken can be found here

Dates and duration:

We now accept applicants for the period: 

• spring semester 2022 (January - June 2022).  

Please note that due to the covid situation, there may be changes in the program. 

Calendar for Viken schools

Conditions

This is a non-paid traineeship for students/newly graduated students who will be eligible for an Erasmus + internship grant from their home university.
However, the following costs will be covered by Viken County Council:

• accommodation
• local transportation
• Norwegian language course

The housing is provided in one of our accommodations, either alone or with other students. 

To apply, complete the application form and send the following to [email protected]: 

• CV in English
• ​motivation letter 

We use the following criteria in our selection process: 

• Academic background in pedagogics/ teaching/languages 
• Native speaker of Spanish, French, German or English
• Flexible, positive, independent and like to take initiatives

 Viken has a set of human views and attitudes within education, and all candidates must be loyal to these.  

We will contact relevant candidates for a digital interview.

For more information, please contact Guri Gjerde in Viken County Council:

E-mail: gu[email protected]

Telephone: +47 97612720

Erasmus + traineeships: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/opportunities/traineeships-students_en