Instructional Assistant: Bilingual Spanish (Anticipated Openings) - Worcester Public Schools - Worcester, MA

POSITION: Instructional Assistant: Bilingual

REPORTS TO: Building Principal/Director of Bilingual Education

ACCOUNTABILITY OBJECTIVE:
This position is accountable for providing assistance to parents, office staff and faculty in the delivery of quality education and school-community relations by means of maturity and sound reasoning consistent with rules and regulations of the Worcester Public Schools.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. Responsible for assisting parents in the enrollment process, insuring that all proper forms are completed.

2. Responsible for assuring the completion of the Classroom Language Survey Form for every new enrollee in the school and for filing a completed Home Language Survey Form in the student’s cumulative record.

3. Responsible for forwarding to parents the Parental Notification letter indicating placement in the Bilingual Program and for securing principal’s signature on the Transitional Bilingual Education program card (salmon colored).

4. Responsible for affixing LAU sticker and securing principal’s signature to student’s cumulative record.

5. Responsible for insuring that cumulative records of students transferring within the Worcester Public Schools are complete and contain the following: ESL Checklist, IDEA pre-test booklet and two Santillana Progress Charts (Elementary level only). Workbooks should be forwarded when applicable.

6. Responsible for serving as an interpreter, when needed.

7. Responsible for assuring equal educational opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, gender, age, marital status, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, homelessness, or disability.

8. Performance of other job-related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
1. An Associate of Arts degree, or

2. 48 undergraduate college credits, or

4. Meeting or exceeding the State-determined score on the Para Professional Assessment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Demonstrated experience supporting students with special needs

2. Ability to speak Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Albanian, or an African Language.

3. Demonstrated experience with second language acquisition

TO APPLY: Any person interested in this position should apply on-line at www.worcesterschools.org. All information including a resume, cover letter and licensure must be submitted.