English Language Learner Paraprofessional

BENTON HARBOR AREA SCHOOLS

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE:                    English Language Learner Paraprofessional

LOCATION:             District-Wide

SUPERVISOR:         Building Principal

JOB SUMMARY:      Provide classroom suports to English as a Second language students 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 60 college credit hours, Bachelor's degree preferred

• Must be fluent in English and Spanish, particularly in the areas of Speaking, Reading, and Writing

• Strong communication and public speaking skills

• Ability to work with studnets  and district personnel

JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Outreach to mostly non-English speaking parents regarding student performance including attendance, behavior, academic achievement, health, and medical problems after regular school procedures have been exhausted; participate in SST and Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings.

• Communicate information about conferences and upcoming meetings in Spanish (when general fund translator is unavailable).

• Assist with the identification of new English Language Learners in the district.

• Perform other position-related duties as assigned by the Teaching and Learning Department.
  
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to receive and execute instructions, assignments or directions from superiors.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, position statement, meeting summaries, etc., using prescribed formats. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control, and confidence. Thorough knowledge of grammatical rules, spelling, punctuation and formats required.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs and all other statistical measurement tools.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed and involved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to utilize courtesy and tact when communicating with others to deliver clear and concise messages.
  
  
  

Physical Demands:    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Terms of Employment:

One hundred and Ninety (180) day work year.  Salary based on education and experience pursuant to the Benton Harbor Area School District policies.

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Teaching and Learning Department.

Physical Demands:    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.