Facilitator: Family & Community Outreach Bilingual (.50 FTE)

Anne Arundel County Public Schools • Annapolis, MD

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About The Position

AACPS is currently looking for part-time bilingual staff for the following languages: Urdu, Arabic. The Facilitator: Family & Community Outreach Bilingual assists with implementation of the county's programs for language minority families with the goal of developing and maintaining connections between home, school, and community. Must possess native or near-native fluency in English and a second language, including both written and oral communications skills.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in related field of education from a regionally accredited college or university required.
• Bachelor's Degree in education, social work, interpretation/translation, or other related field from a regionally accredited college or university preferred.
• One (1) year experience in an educational setting and/or interpreting for language minority families required.
• Bilingual/Biliterate in English and a second language (all skills) native or near native required.
• Ability to stay current with the latest information and research on the involvement of language minority families in the education of their children.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g. Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite -Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or PowerPoint preferred).

Nice To Haves

• Willingness to learn and implement instructional methods, strategies, and techniques to assist teachers in the education of English language learners.
• Ability to understand and appreciate cultural diversity.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Assists schools with creating a welcoming environment for language minority families and communicating with them in a meaningful way about academic programs, services, and their children's progress.
• Interprets for school events and conferences, e.g. back to school nights, parent-teacher conferences, reinstatement conferences.
• Assists language minority families in helping their children improve their academic achievement and becoming active participants in the education of their children through meetings and workshops with parents.
• Explains to families about state and local assessments including Maryland School Assessment Program, High School Assessment Program, content area Benchmark Assessments as well as school programs, policies and procedures.
• Maintains connections with community stakeholders and provides information to language minority families about the availability and use of these community resources.
• Facilitates communication between school staff and families during periodic home-visits regarding attendance, emergency family needs and crisis situations.
• Attends and actively participates in staff development activities in Central Office and assigned schools when required.
• Translates school-based documents for language minority families.
• Facilitates school registrations in assigned schools, as well as registration for transfer students.
• Works with Office of School & Family Partnerships to provide support of their programs and initiatives.
• Assists the ELL Manager with providing professional development to AACPS staff on language support and services.

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities.
• Flexible scheduling based on assignment needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Associate degree