English Language Learner Paraprofessional

Qualifications

• 60 college credit hours, Bachelor's degree preferred
• Must be fluent in English and Spanish, particularly in the areas of Speaking, Reading, and Writing
• Strong communication and public speaking skills
• Ability to work with students and district personnel

Job Functions And Responsibilities

• Outreach to mostly non-English speaking parents regarding student performance including attendance, behavior, academic achievement, health, and medical problems after regular school procedures have been exhausted
• Participate in SST and Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings
• Communicate information about conferences and upcoming meetings in Spanish (when general fund translator is unavailable)
• Avoid the identification of new English Language Learners in the district
• Perform other position-related duties as assigned by the Teaching and Learning Department

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to receive and execute instructions, assignments or directions from superiors
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, position statement, meeting summaries, etc., using prescribed formats
• Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control, and confidence
• Thorough knowledge of grammatical rules, spelling, punctuation and formats required
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs and all other statistical measurement tools
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed and involved written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
• Ability to utilize courtesy and tact when communicating with others to deliver clear and concise messages

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.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Terms Of Employment

• One hundred and Ninety (180) day work year
• Salary based on education and experience pursuant to the Benton Harbor Area School District policies

Evaluation

• Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Teaching and Learning Department

Building/Campus

• District-Wide

Endorsements

• FF - Spanish
• NS - English as a Second Language

Salary Rate Range

• Salary based on education and experience pursuant to the Benton Harbor Area School District policies