Paraprofessional - English as Second Language (ESL)

Jefferson Parish Schools•Metairie, LA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bilingual Paraeducator provides instruction and tutoring in all subject areas to limited English proficient students. This role serves as a liaison between the department, parents, and school staff, and assists in coordinating Parent Advisory Council activities. The paraeducator will interpret communications within the school and with parents, translate notes, forms, and letters, and assist students in developing proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in their first and/or second language. They will tutor and reinforce content area concepts in the native language, coordinate with ELAD and/or content teachers for tutoring schedules, and assist the teacher in maintaining discipline and a positive classroom climate. The role also involves attending workshops and meetings, assisting with record keeping, coordinating parent volunteer activities, and performing assigned non-instructional duties such as lunchroom, playground, or bus supervision, provided it does not interfere with instructional time. Itinerant Bilingual Paraeducators are not required to perform these non-instructional duties. The position requires the ability to communicate effectively in English and one of the student population's major languages, both orally and in writing, and to interact positively with parents, students, and school personnel, while being sensitive to the cultures of all students.

Requirements

Oral and written proficiency in English and in one of the major languages of the population to be served.
An Associate Degree (in any language) OR Forty-eight (48) hours of approved colleges courses (in any language) OR Pass ParaPro Praxis and have high school diploma and/or equivalency.
Furnish proof of education from native country.
Eighteen (18) years of age or older.
Twenty-one (21) years of age or older for employment in high school.

Nice To Haves

College preferred.

Responsibilities

Functions as a liaison between the school administration, the counselors, teachers, and the bilingual students by interpreting communications within the school and with the parents.
Translates notes, forms, and letters to the home language.
Assists students in the development of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in their first and/or second language.
Tutors/ reinforces the content area concepts in the native language in small groups or individually.
Coordinates with ELAD and/or content teachers in arranging a schedule of native language content area tutoring.
Assists the teacher in maintaining discipline and a classroom climate conducive to learning.
Attends appropriate workshops, conferences, and/or meetings as requested by supervisor/ ELAD Coordinator.
Assists in the necessary record keeping required by the school and the Bilingual/ ELAD Department.
Assists the teacher in coordinating parent volunteer activities.
Performs assigned limited non-instructional duties such as lunchroom supervision, playground supervision, bus duty and other tasks assigned by the principal, as long as it does not interfere with instructional time. Itinerant Bilingual Paraeducators are not required to perform these duties.
Performs all other duties assigned by the principal and/or El-AD Coordinator.