Bilingual Education Resource Specialist
About The Position
The Lansing School District serves over 10,000 PreK-12 students across 25 school buildings in the increasingly diverse urban community of Lansing, MI. We are unique compared to other districts because of the wide variety of exciting and innovative educational options from which families and staff members can choose. All of Lansing School Districtâ ms team members are dedicated to our mission to provide an excellent education to all students in a safe and nurturing environment. The Bilingual Education Resource Specialist assists with accelerating English language acquisition and proficiency in the academic content areas of Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies. This role provides additional instructional support to assist with second language acquisition, bridging cultural gaps and acculturation into the US educational system to Multilingual Learner students at low incidence schools district wide.
Requirements
- 60 college credits
- Associate's degree
- Written and verbal proficiency in English
- Written and verbal proficiency in an additional language such as Spanish, Arabic, Farsi, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, etc.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's Degree
- Previous experience with multilingual learners and multilingual families
- Basic understanding and working knowledge of WIDA standards and proficiency levels
- Ability to maintain standards of professional conduct including attendance and punctuality
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with classroom teachers and principals at schools with low incidence of Multilingual Learners to create small groups based on English proficiency levels and provide targeted supplemental curriculum-based pull-out support services
- Form relationships with students, families and teachers to create safe spaces for growth
- Consult with teachers and other school staff around intercultural communication to ensure protocols and processes are inclusive to newly arrived populations
- Facilitate and encourage a learning environment that fosters successful social and academic experiences related to language proficiency and acculturation processes
- Maintain accurate student records for communication purposes to provide wrap around support to enhance English Language acquisition and monitor student data to demonstrate needs, growth and success
- Work collaboratively with school staff to provide opportunities that support the cognitive, physical, emotional, social, and communication development needs of program participants
- Be knowledgeable of a variety of instructional practices and work with individual students to identify what services are necessary to promote their success at school
- Maintain professional and clear communications amongst all staff included in the education of students on caseload
- Utilize Ellevation and Synergy to manage student information
- Report to Director of Special Populations
- Other duties as assigned to best support the Lansing School District mission
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
