TEACHER ASSISTANT-BILINGUAL (SPANISH)

Work Location: Indian Ridge Middle School, Davie

About the Role

Provide bilingual instructional assistance in the classroom by supporting a variety of activities, including preparation of instructional materials, presenting classroom instruction, performing clerical duties, and assisting and supervising students to enrich educational delivery. Assignments align with state statutes, regulations, and the educational practices of The School Board of Broward County, Florida. May assist with the effective implementation of specific grants as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic assistance and support for individual and/or small groups of students in their home language, as directed by and under the supervision of the teacher.
• Confer with teachers concerning programs and materials to meet student needs.
• Assist the teacher with evaluating student progress on a regular basis and provide feedback to students and parents in a mode of communication understandable to parents.
• Assist with ELL folders and record-keeping, including placement files and achievement data.
• Assist with the administration of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) eligibility testing and/or appropriate assessments designed to measure and observe student progress.
• Provide translation for non-English speaking parents, including phone calls, notes, and letters between home and school.
• Serve as a member of the school’s ELL committee and assist with meetings and ESOL Parent Advisory Councils as an interpreter/translator.
• Under the supervision of certified personnel/administrators, perform other non-instructional duties as assigned on a limited basis.
• Participate in training programs to enhance individual skills and proficiency related to job responsibilities.
• Review current developments, literature, and technical sources of information related to job responsibilities.
• Ensure adherence to safety rules and procedures, and follow federal, state, and School Board policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or designee.

Requirements

• Standard high school diploma or satisfactory completion of an approved General Educational Development (GED) Testing Program.
• Successful completion of the Teacher Assisting Curriculum at a designated technical college in the Broward County School District and achieve a passing score on the ParaPro Test or other officially sanctioned standard tests to demonstrate the ability to assist in instructing reading/language arts, writing, and mathematics (or readiness areas, as appropriate).
• Ability to speak, read, and write English and the language representative of the targeted English Language Learners (ELLs) population(s).
• Sensitivity to other cultures.
• Ability to work with students.
• Computer skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• An earned associate’s degree from an accredited institution or at least 60 semester hours of earned college credit from an accredited institution.
• A minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience, within the last five (5) years, in working with children.
• Six (6) semester hours in the area of human growth and development.

Physical Requirements

Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.

Pay

Hourly Rate: $16.89 per hour (new hires start at the minimum of the assigned salary range).

Schedule

189-day work calendar.