Multilingual Student Support Specialist

About the role

Edmonds School District is committed to workplace diversity and aims to attract and retain employees with the right skills, knowledge, and life experiences to meet the needs of each vacancy. We encourage individuals of different cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives to apply and seek those who actively embrace our equity-focused direction for the future. Whether you're working in a classroom, driving a school bus, preparing lunches, or supporting one of the many operational and administrative functions, our goal is to create socially, emotionally and intellectually safe learning environments for each student, every day! The Multilingual (ML) Student Success Specialist supports culturally and linguistically diverse students and families to ensure student success. The position works independently to maintain caseloads of students/families by coordinating resources, collaborating with staff, and building positive professional relationships. One of the key outcomes for this role is increased graduation rates for ML students in the school district. Additionally, this position uses bilingual/multilingual and English proficiency with students/families as needed to perform essential duties and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Support culturally and linguistically diverse students and families to ensure student success.
• Maintain caseloads of students/families by coordinating resources.
• Collaborate with staff and build positive professional relationships.
• Work toward increased graduation rates for multilingual (ML) students.
• Use bilingual/multilingual and English proficiency with students/families as needed to perform essential duties.

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher from an accredited college or university in education, human services or other related fields.
• At least one (1) year of work experience with mentoring students.
• Bilingual/multilingual proficiency required.
• All certificates, transcripts, or degrees completed outside the U.S.A or Canada must be evaluated by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES); the final evaluation must confirm education equivalent to a minimum two years of college‑level credit or a degree (AA, BA, MA) from an accredited U.S. college.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working with students in an educational setting and/or evidence of an interest in supporting learning experiences.
• Training with cultural, ethnic and language diversity.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• HSAs/FSAs
• Life & AD+D Insurance
• Long‑term Disability
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Personal Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plans (DRS)
• Deferred Compensation Plans
• 403(b) Plans

Eligibility for SEBB state health insurance coverage is determined by working