American Paradigm Schools

8101 Castor Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19152

Discovering Excellence Through Cultivating Differences

American Paradigm Schools are dedicated to equity and excellence for all learners, while celebrating the uniqueness of our communities. Our values drive our dedication to providing a world class education.

Position: Bilingual Support Coordinator

Position type: Full Time

Position location (School): Memphis Street Academy

Department: Administrative Support

Reports to: Principal & Vice Principal

Employment status: Non-Exempt

Employment duration: 12 Month

Position Summary:

The Bilingual Support Coordinator manages incoming and outgoing phone calls to our ESL community. This role also makes calls to ESL families in order to maintain daily attendance and to keep the Attendance Liaison Student Contact Record up to date. The individual in this role is also responsible for assisting teachers and counselors in IEP meetings for ESL families/students and other daily check ins.

Major Responsibilities

• Welcoming families and all Staff
• Making calls to inform parents of scholars grades and absences and documenting it in Attendance Liaison.
• Attending and assisting in weekly check in meetings with ESL scholars.
• Attending and assisting in IEP meetings with teachers and counselors.
• Answer incoming calls and assist in any way possible especially for our ESL families.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Active Listening
• Customer and Personal Service
• Administration and Management
• Oral Comprehension
• English Language
• Clerical
• Reading Comprehension
• Oral Expression

Technology Skills

• Knowledge of Google Suites
• Office Suites
• Student attendance trackers
• Student information Systems

Education and certifications

■ Some higher education

Physical Requirements

• Sitting
• Walking
• Standing
• Talking
• Moving Up and Down from a seated position
• Walking up and down the steps

American Paradigm Schools are Caring School Communities.

Relationships are the foundation of classroom and school life and underpin teaching, learning, and prosocial development. Building relationships and fostering students' sense of community are a critical part of our work at APS and as such, we have partnered with the Collaborative Classroom to implement the Caring School Community Model in all of our schools.

Caring School Community model builds positive classroom and schoolwide communities while developing students' social and emotional learning (SEL) skills and competencies. It is designed to help students become caring, responsible members of their school communities and, ultimately, to grow into humane, principled, and skilled citizens of a democratic society. The lessons in the program help faculty and staff create a warm, safe, and disciplined school environment where all community members can develop the skills and dispositions they need to interact constructively with others.

All employees at American Paradigm Schools are expected to be true champions of the Caring School Community Program