Bilingual Tutor (Spanish)

Qualifications

• Fluent in Spanish
• Bachelor's Degree (teacher certification preferred but not required)

Required Job Functions

• Experience working with students individually and in small group situations.
• Ability to establish positive and meaningful relationships with students.
• Ability to work effectively with students, faculty, and parents from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
• Ability to take directions from professional staff and to perform assigned duties relating to tutoring students in all academic areas.
• Ability to work cooperatively with classroom teachers.
• To perform other duties as deemed required by the teacher and administrator
• May perform additional tasks and duties as requested.

Additional Job Functions

• Support bilingual program at Newington High School

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Effective communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• General knowledge of intervention practices.
• Ability to independently, effectively deal with student behaviors.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to develop and follow schedules.
• Ability to work independently.
• Effective interpersonal skills with staff, students, supervisors and the general public.

Required Physical And Mental Effort And Environmental Conditions

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, squat, stretch, kneel, push and pull.
• Ability to assist in physical management and personal hygiene of students.
• Ability to stand for extended period of time.
• Ability to hear normal sounds with some background noise and to communicate effectively.
• Ability to concentrate on fine detail with constant interruption.
• Ability to attend to task/function for more than 60 minutes at a time.
• Ability to remember multiple task/assignments given to self and others over long periods of time.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Valid Connecticut Teaching Certification Preferred but not Required