Paraprofessional - English as Second Language (ESL)
$15,000–$25,000 year
On-siteKenner, Louisiana, United States
Job Summary
Provide instruction and tutoring in all subject areas to limited English proficient students, acting as a liaison between administration, counselors, teachers, parents, and the Bilingual/ELAD Department. Translate communications, forms, and letters into the home language while assisting students in developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in their first or second language. Coordinate native language content area tutoring with ELAD and teachers, maintain classroom discipline, and manage record-keeping and parent volunteer activities. Perform assigned non-instructional duties such as lunchroom and playground supervision when required. Work in a climate-controlled school environment following a regular schedule, utilizing equipment including computers and projectors to support learning.
Required Qualifications
- Pass the language fluency assessment
- Associate Degree (in any language)
- Forty-eight (48) hours of approved colleges courses (in any language)
- Pass ParaPro Praxis
- High school diploma and/or equivalency
- Furnish proof of education from native country
- Eighteen (18) years of age or older
- Twenty-one (21) years of age or older for employment in high school
- Oral and written proficiency in English
- Oral and written proficiency in one of the major languages of the population to be served
- Mobility skills to access varied areas in the school setting
- Ability to lift, bend, climb and move materials and equipment as needed
- If itinerant, ability to provide own transportation to different job sites
- If itinerant, mobility skills necessary to access a variety of work locations
- Must understand and interpret written and verbal instruction from teachers and supervisors
- Must understand content to be tutored
- Must assist the teacher in diagnosing/evaluating and reporting on student achievement
- Must assist the teacher in planning and implementing appropriate learning environments in the classroom
- Must work compatibly with school-based personnel
- Must be able to respond positively to supervision and to accept suggestions for improvement
- Must interact positively with parents
- Must be sensitive to the cultures of all students
Desired Qualifications
- College preferred
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