About this role
- Summary – The individual serves to enhance communication and understanding between Multilingual families and school; clarifying and expanding information regarding school and/or district expectations to Multilingual families; assisting with families' requests and/or concerns; and referrals to other agencies. The individual will also work with English Learners at Greenwood Elementary School as a paraprofessional in small groups as well as pushing into classrooms to assist students with English Language Development.
- Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: Other duties may be assigned by the Chief Academic Officer, school principal or Instructional Supervisor.
- Assists Multilingual families in locating community resources for the purpose of promoting parent effectiveness and student achievement.
- Collaborate closely with the English Language Development (ELD) teacher
- Assists with the organization and implementation of events and activities for the purpose of enhancing Multilingual family engagement.
- Convey parents; questions and concerns to appropriate school/district staff for the purpose of supporting student success and further facilitating communications with parents.
- Conducts home visits to assist with communication and success of Multilingual students.
- Publishes parent newsletters and other communications as required.
- Attends conferences at the state and national levels if needed
- Assists with collection support information from parents in an effort to meet the educational objectives for Title I and III programs.
- Collaborates with other personnel to identify issues and concerns of Multilingual families.
- Maintains a log of parent contacts.
- Participates in required in-service activities for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing work related skills.
- Instructionally assists Multilingual students in the classroom (about 50% of work day.)
- Assist migratory families with family engagement, need and student achievement of migratory students (about 5% of the work day)
- Provides interpretation services as a bridge between school personnel and Multilingual families.
- Translates school documents for Multilingual families as requested.
III. Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Education and/or Experience
High School Diploma. An Associate's degree or higher is preferred.
Five years of experience working with and communicating effectively with parents, schools, community and district personnel both orally and in writing.
- Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
A valid driver's license is required.
- Language Skills
Must be able to communicate orally and in writing effectively to a diverse general public. Must be bilingual.
- Mathematical Skills
Must have general math skills.
- Reasoning Ability
Ability to work effectively with others in all situations as well as must exhibit independent decision making skills. Must be able to work independently with ability to make recommendations to supervisors on improvement opportunities for minority language families to be more involved in the home/school compact.
- Computer Skills
Excellent computer skills in all Microsoft Office software products. Must be able to operate all office machinery.
- Other Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of the school system and the demographics of the County. Fluency in multiple languages preferred.
- Other Qualifications
Position requires exceptional confidentiality skills with ability to determine what information is confidential in nature.
- Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and /or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.