SLIFE Specialist - Prairie Middle School

Cherry Creek Schools•CO, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Collaborates with school and district administration to ensure students with Significantly Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) and their families and/or caregivers are welcomed, engaged, and successful in the educational environment. Promotes the District LSAS vision: To provide culturally and linguistically diverse learners with equitable access to grade level content and increase their overall academic achievement. Provides targeted support and services to multilingual learners with limited or interrupted formal education through the lenses of transition to the educational setting and system, a sense of belonging and whole well-being, language acquisition, and academic growth and achievement.

Requirements

Criminal background check and fingerprinting required
Bachelor's degree
Three (3) years of professional work experience
Colorado Department of Education (CDE) teaching license
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Endorsement

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the public sector
Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
Racially conscious and culturally humble with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement
Ability to effectively communicate with students, teachers, parents, and other professionals
Academic and linguistic modeling and coaching experience through an asset focused framework
Understanding of students with SLIFE experiences social, emotional, academic, and language strengths and needs
Understanding of how students learn a new language and how to effectively support their language and academic development
Understanding typical development patterns and how to address individual differences. Knowledge of appropriate interventions for adolescent literacy and math
Ability to manage their own workload while collaborating with others
Ability to appreciate and respect the diverse backgrounds and experiences of students
Ability to work with students who may be experiencing a range of challenges and to remain patient and understanding
Ability to keep track of students' progress, manage paperwork, and organize materials

Responsibilities

Provide direct language instruction and support to students, either individually or in small groups, focusing on building language and literacy skills, mathematics and literacy concepts and skills, and social-emotional well-being.
Provide student, family/caregiver support in collaboration with educators to provide access to educational and community resources. Serves as a school level consultant for staff and families.
Collaborate with and advise educators and caregivers to ensure that students receive consistent support and their individual needs are met. This includes coordinating and attending meetings and conversations, providing progress monitoring updates, and offering strategies for supporting students at home.
Advocate for student needs within the school system and ensure access to necessary resources, opportunities, and support.
Understand and apply current best, research-based practices in SLIFE education and participate in professional learning opportunities related to this role.
Assess MLs with SLIFE to identify their strengths, needs, and areas in which they require additional academic, elective, and social emotional supports and services. Monitor progress and adjust programming according to strengths and needs.
Develop individualized plans in mathematics and literacy that address the specific strengths and needs of each student. Plans may include differentiated instruction in English Language Development, academic core subjects, and/or social-emotional well-being.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.