ELL Paraprofessional- Foreign Language Academy

Salary Grade Z02S-Z06S starting at $17.59 per hour. Reports to Building Administrator, Language Services. Non-exempt position.

About the role

Work with classroom teachers to provide academic support for English Language Learners, helping students comprehend and demonstrate achievement.

Responsibilities

• Work with teachers in team teaching, team planning, and daily routines.
• Provide instructional and language support for ELL high school students.
• Understand, support, and assist in implementing and communicating ELL goals and objectives.
• Assist in preparing classroom materials for ELL students.
• Work cooperatively with teachers, students, parents, and school administration.
• Accompany teachers on home visits and assist in establishing support with families.
• Participate in program planning committees and parent involvement activities.
• Attend orientation and in-service training sessions, providing interpretation as able.
• Plan individual and group activities to stimulate language growth.
• Instruct children in personal cleanliness and self-care practices.
• Support staff with phone calls in the parents' home language regarding school concerns.
• Facilitate communication between school, students, teachers, and administration.
• Assist with ACCESS screening and testing of English Language Learners.

Requirements

• 60 college hours with a grade point average of at least 2.5.
• Fluent in English (reading, writing, listening, and speaking).
• Fluent in Spanish.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three years of successful experience working with students and their parents.
• Coursework in education.

Physical Demands

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands and fingers, and reach with hands and fingers.
• Ability to bend, stoop, and lift objects of at least ten pounds.
• Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Visual ability requiring mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Schedule

In person, 10 months per year, 5 days per week, 8.5 hours per day.

Benefits

• Health and Dental Insurance provided.
• KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan – mandatory 9% contribution required from employees, matched by KCPS.
• Voluntary retirement savings plans available.