SY 26-27 Bilingual Counseling Assistant- Arabic
About The Position
The Bilingual Counseling Assistant serves as a cultural broker and linguistic bridge between school staff, students, parents/guardians, and the community. The position provides ongoing communication between students’ parents/guardians, teachers, and other school staff; acts as a liaison for English Language Learners (ELLs) and their families; and helps ensure multilingual students and their parents/guardians have equitable access to services and opportunities. The assistant facilitates accurate, impartial, and complete interpretation between spoken languages and supports communication about academic performance, attendance, behavior, classroom activities, assignments, and projects. In collaboration with school counselors, teachers, and other staff, the assistant supports students and families in engaging with counseling services and developing post-secondary educational, vocational, and career plans. The role also promotes parent engagement, shares information about school expectations and policies, distributes translated District documents, and provides interpretation at school meetings and assessments.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- If educated outside the United States, have credentials verified through a PDE Evaluation service.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the social, cultural, and educational needs of students in the community where the foreign language is spoken.
- Basic computer knowledge, including Microsoft Suite.
- Fluent spoken, reading, and writing skills in English and the appropriate foreign language.
- Ability to interpret oral and written information.
- Ability to prepare and maintain records.
- Ability to coordinate outreach services to immigrant and refugee families and communities.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Responsibilities
- Provide accurate, impartial, and complete spoken-language interpretation between school staff, students, and parents/guardians.
- Collaborate with ESOL and other teachers to interpret rubrics and instructions for classroom activities, assignments, and projects, and assist in assessing students’ educational strengths and challenges.
- Communicate with parents/guardians and school staff about students’ academic performance, attendance, and behavior.
- Participate in individual and group discussions with school counselors, limited-English-proficient students, and parents/guardians to support post-secondary educational, vocational, and career planning.
- Promote parent engagement through culturally informed outreach, notices about school meetings, and information about District-wide events and opportunities.
- Inform multilingual students and limited-English-proficient parents/guardians about school expectations, rules, policies, and procedures.
- Distribute translated District-wide documents and ensure documents sent to parents/guardians are translated.
- Interpret at psychological evaluations, IEP meetings, parent/guardian/teacher conferences, and PSSA and Keystone tests.
- Meet with limited-English-proficient students and parents/guardians to encourage and support participation in the school counseling program.
- Enlist school personnel’s support and consult with counselors and other staff to assess students’ abilities and potential and determine and implement steps to support their interests and goals.
- Prepare and maintain records.
- Coordinate outreach services to immigrant and refugee families and communities.
- Build partnerships with immigrant- and refugee-serving organizations.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
