Paraprofessional - English as Second Language (ESL)

Jefferson Parish Schools•Metairie, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bilingual Paraeducator provides instruction/ 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 functions as a liaison between school administration, counselors, teachers, and bilingual students by interpreting communications within the school and with parents. They translate notes, forms, and letters into the students' home language and assist students in developing proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in their first and/or second language. The role involves tutoring and reinforcing content area concepts in the native language, either individually or in small groups, and coordinating with ELAD and/or content teachers to schedule this tutoring. The paraeducator also assists the teacher in maintaining discipline and a positive classroom climate, attends relevant workshops and meetings, and helps with necessary record-keeping for the school and the Bilingual/ELAD Department. Additionally, they assist in coordinating parent volunteer activities and perform assigned limited non-instructional duties such as lunchroom, playground, or bus duty, provided it does not interfere with instructional time. Itinerant Bilingual Paraeducators are exempt from these non-instructional duties. The role also includes performing other duties assigned by the principal and/or El-AD Coordinator.

Requirements

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.
Oral and written proficiency in English and in one of the major languages of the population to be served.

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.
Performs all other duties assigned by the principal and/or El-AD Coordinator.