Bilingual Paraprofessional (Spanish) - Job Description

St. Anne Unit District #24

Title: Bilingual Paraprofessional Reports to: EL Coordinator Status: Full-Time

Position Goal

To provide support that focuses on the academic development of English language learner students.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Instructional Support: Under the supervision of a licensed teacher, prepares for classroom activities and works with small groups of students to reinforce material assigned by the teacher.
• Student Guidance: Helps students with instructional materials and guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Classroom Assistance: Assists teachers with non-instructional classroom duties, checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work.
• Communication & Interpretation: Completes interpretation and/or translations as needed by the district, including both verbal and written when time is allotted within the working day.
• Parental Liaison: Contacts parents as requested by classroom teachers and/or district staff members.
• Supervision: Assists with the supervision of students in all school-directed activities as assigned and maintains a safe learning environment by enforcing all school and classroom expectations.
• Assessment: Assists with district testing, including benchmark and state assessments.
• Professionalism: Maintains the same level of confidentiality of information about students as is expected of certified teachers.
• Support Services: Serves as a source of information/assistance for substitute teachers.
• Crisis Intervention: Obtains and maintains appropriate certification in crisis intervention and implements appropriate strategies when trained.
• Professional Development: Participates in professional development programs.
• Other Duties: Performs such tasks as may be assigned by a Principal and/or the EL Coordinator.

Qualifications

• Certification: Must hold a valid Illinois State Paraprofessional Certificate.
• Language Skills: Bilingual in Spanish/English with strong verbal and written skills in both languages.
• Physical Ability: Must be able to lift and carry up to 20 lbs and have the ability to push/pull up to 10 lbs.

Employment Terms

• Work Hours: During School Hours, to be set by the EL Coordinator.

Salary: Minimum starting salary of $17.00 per hour, negotiable based on experience.