Vacancies

Polis Institute is hiring an Administrative Assistant to work in the Front Office. He/she will be in charge of the reception in addition to assisting in the different departments of the institute.

Tasks

The tasks of the Administrative Assistant can be divided into four main categories:

Reception and Administration

• Reception of students
• Helping the teachers and students obtain the needed information for conducting the courses
• Receiving payments, issuing receipt vouchers and handling refunds.
• Overseeing small purchases
• Selling books and other merchandize
• Handling students requests and inquiries.

Assistant to the Registrar            

• Data entry to the student’s database and registrations system/ Language courses registrations.
• Contact and follow-up on potential and current students
• Update the website with information about the programs and courses
• Private lessons coordination.
• Preparing and sending students certificates.
• Following up on the attendance of the students and their grades.

Facility management and overview

• Oversee the maintenance and cleaning of the facilities
• Make sure all classrooms have the necessary stationery and IT material
• Oversee the garden and the external facilities including the lights and the garden furniture
• Oversee the kitchen and cleaning supplies
• Fill the vending machine
• Classify and tag all the movable assets and control access to them

Assistance to the other departments of the Institute

• In addition, the Administrative Assistant assists all the departments of the Institute:
  • Sales, Marketing and communication: relay client-side information and feedback and help with the animation of the social media of the Institute
  • Act as Personal Assistant to the Dean and the Secretary General
  • Help the different departments in organizing events like lectures, conferences, meals, open days, End of Year graduation ceremony, etc.

Additional tasks

• The Administrative Assistant may be required to perform other tasks occasionally like reviewing and Translation of marketing material.
• IMPORTANT: given the rapid growth of the institute, the tasks can evolve and increase within the capacities of the Administrative Assistant.

Requirements

• The Administrative Assistant position is a challenging position that requires a motivated, organized and multi-tasking person.
• Ability and openness to work in a multi-cultural and multi-linguistic environment .
• Professional proficiency in English and either Hebrew or Arabic. French or Spanish is a plus.
• Familiarity with web development or social media is a plus.

• Apply by sending a CV and a cover letter in English to [email protected] adding "Administrative Assistant position" in the subject of the email before December 10, 2021.

The Polis Institute is offering opportunities for candidates interested in being trained in teaching Arabic (Spoken and Standard) following The Polis Method. At the end of the training period the Polis Institute can offer to the candidate the possibility to join the Polis teaching staff for the languages he/she has been trained in.

Profile

• Native Arabic speaker or bilingual.
• Background in Arabic Linguistics or similar, and/or in teaching pedagogy and education.
• Open to learn language teaching methodology and, especially, innovative and immersive methodologies.
• Able to work in a multicultural environment.

Requisites

• Legally permitted to work in the country
• A. in a relevant field
• Passive knowledge of English
  • Some of the courses in the training will be in English, so the candidate is requested to provide proof of a language level high enough to understand and participate in the courses.
• Teaching experience is a plus, but not required.

Offer

• Training opportunity to learn how to teach Arabic (Standard and Spoken) in a live and immersive way, following The Polis Method.
• The training will be personalized according to the needs of the candidates.
  • The training period will involve both theoretical and practical aspects, as well as observation of classes.
  • The final duration of the training will be decided according to the candidate’s background.
• Polis will cover the training expenses. However, if a position is finally offered to the candidate after the training period and he/she declines the offer, compensation fees must be paid.
• At the end of the training period, Polis keeps the right to offer the trainee a teaching position.

Contact*

*Only relevant applicants will be contacted.

If you think you qualify for this training opportunity, please send you CV and your motivation letter before September 22 to the following email: [email protected]

Note: only the applications sent to the email above will be taken into consideration.

مُدَرِّسو اللغة العَربية- فُرَص تدريبيّة

يُقدّم معهد ﭘولِس فُرصاً للمُرشّحين المُهتمّين بِالتدريب على تَدريس اللّغة العربيّة ( المحكيّة والفُصحى) باتّباع طَريقة ﭘولِس.
في نهاية فترة التدريب، يُمكِن لِمعهد ﭘولِس أن يَعرِض على المُرَشّح إمكانية الانضمام إلى أعضاء هيئة التدريس في ﭘولِس وِفقاً للّغات الّتي تَدَرّب عليها.

المَلف الشَّخصي:

• ناطِق/ة أصلي/ة باللغة العربية ( لغة الأُم) أو ثنائي اللغة.
• خلفية في اللغويات العربية أو ما شابهها، و/أو في أُصول التَدريس والتعليم.
• الإنفتاح على تعلّم منهجية تدريس اللغة، ولا سيما المنهجيات المُبتكرة والإنغماس اللغوي.
• القُدرة على العمل في بيئة مُتعددة الثقافات.

المُتطلّبات:

• مَسموح لَه/لَها بالعمل قانونياً في البلاد.
• شهادة بكالوريوس في مجال ذي صلة.
• معرفة أساسيّة باللغة الإنجليزيّة: سَتكون بعض الدورات التدريبية باللغة الإنجليزية، لِذلك يُطلب من المُرَشّح تَقديم دليل على مُستوى لغوي عالٍ بما يكفي لِفهم الدورات واالمشاركة فيها.
• الخبرة في التدريس ميزة إضافيّة ولكنها ليست مطلوبة.

للعَرض:

-فُرصة تَدريبية لتعلّم كيفية تَدريس اللغة العربية( المحكية والفُصحى) بَطريقة حيّة مع إنغماس لغوي باتّباع طريقة ﭘولِس.

-سيتم تخصيص التدريب وفقاً لاحتياجات المُرشّحين.

-ستشمل فترة التدريب كُلّاً من الجوانب النظرية والعملية، بالإضافة إلى مُراقبة الفُصول الدراسيّة.

-سيتم تحديد المدة النهائية للتدريب وفقاً لخلفية المرشّح.

-سوف يقوم المعهد بتغطية نفقات التدريب. ومع ذلك، إذا تمّ في النهاية عرض منصب على المُرشّح بعد فترة التدريب ورفض العَرض، فيجب عليه دفع رسوم التعويض.

- في نهاية فترة التدريب، يحتفظ ﭘولِس بالحقّ في أن يعرض على المتدرب منصباً تدريسيّاً.

* الاتصال:

• سيتم الاتصال بالمتقدّمين المعنيين فقط.

إذا كنت تعتقد أنك مؤهل/ة لهذه الفرصة التدريبية، فيرجى منك إرسال سيرتك الذاتية ورسالة التحفيز قبل 22 أيلول 2021 إلى البريد الإلكتروني التالي:

[email protected]

ملاحظة: سيتم أخذ الطلبات المرسلة إلى البريد الإلكتروني أعلاه فقط في عين الاعتبار.

The Polis Institute is offering opportunities for candidates interested in being trained in teaching Ancient Greek or Latin following The Polis Method. At the end of the training period The Polis Institute can offer to the candidate the possibility to join the Polis teaching staff for the languages he/she has been trained in.

Profile

Background in Humanities and/or Classics, or similar.

Interest in teaching languages.

Open to learn language teaching methodology and, especially, innovative methodologies.

Able to work in a multicultural environment.

Requisites

• Israeli nationality or permanent residency.
• B.A. in Classics, Humanities, or equivalent.
• If the candidate has a B.A. in Classics, he/she will be requested to reach a M.A. level by the end of the training (it can be an M.A. in Classics from another institution or the program in Ancient Philology at Polis Institute), plus the Emphasis in Teaching Ancient Languages at Polis Institute.
• If the candidate has a B.A. in Humanities or equivalent, he/she will be requested to take the program in Ancient Philology at Polis Institute with the Emphasis in Teaching Ancient Languages.
• Passive knowledge of English
• Some of the courses in the training will be in English, so the candidate is requested to provide proof of a language level high enough to understand and participate in the courses.
• Teaching experience desired, but not required.

Offer

• Training opportunity to learn how to teach Ancient Greek or Latin in a live and immersive way, following The Polis Method.
• The training will be personalized according to the needs of the candidates.
• It will involve both theoretical and practical aspects, observation of classes and leading some of the activities and lessons.
• The duration of the training will be decided according to the candidate’s background, ranging from one to two academic years.
• Polis will cover the training expenses. However, if a position is finally offered to the candidate after the training period and he/she declines the offer, a penalty must be paid.
• At the end of the training period, Polis keeps the right to offer the trainee a teaching position.

Contact

If you think you qualify for this training opportunity, please send you CV and your application letter to the following email by December 1st 2020: [email protected]

The Polis Institute is looking for a Finance Officer to reinforce the HR/Finance/Accounting Department.

Reports to the Secretary General.

Number of hours: 30 hours a week.

Remuneration: according to experience

Tasks and responsibilities

The incumbent can be asked to participate in all tasks related to the department:

• Preparing the monthly profit and loss, and balance sheet reports
• Tax reporting and inventory processing
• Collecting and analyzing data, which is then used in the preparation of weekly and monthly estimates
• Advising on estimates for project funding
• Creating KPI reports
• Preparing weekly cash flow statements, and controlling expenditure and cash flow
• Assisting with the preparation of year-end accounts and statutory accounts
• Responding to financial inquiries by gathering and interpreting data
• Conducting internal audits such as wage reviews
• Examining financial records to check for accuracy
• Managing and training staff when necessary
• Assist in the preparation of the yearly audit
• Other tasks may be added

Qualifications:

• A degree in accounting or related field
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in similar positions. Experience in financial analysis is a plus.
• Self-starter, motivated and independent worker
• Proficient in English and Hebrew. Arabic is an advantage.
• Open to work in a culturally diverse environment

Time: Full time job.

Compensation: according to qualifications and experience.

Other conditions: the contract will be a one-year contract which includes a three-month trial period with the possibility of contract renewal based on results.

Application: Please send your CV and motivation letter by July 1st, 2021 to [email protected] with “Finance Officer” in subject of the email.