What are the responsibilities and job description for the Teranga Academy Cultural Liaison/Classroom Tutor position at Bowling Green Learning Center?
2026-2027 School Year
Days of Employment: 200 for full year
7 hours per day
Qualifications: High School Diploma, GED, or willing to pursue a high school equivalency diploma. Bilingual Skills in English and Spanish, Vietnamese, Karen, Albanian, Bosnian, Arabic, Kirundi or (preferred for this position) Pashto/Dari or Swahili
Reports To: Director of Instructional Programs
Performance Responsibilities:
- Assist with Teranga Academy programming through providing cultural liaison support and translation services to families and assisting with classroom programming as assigned.
- Within the classrooms as migrant tutors, provide translation and oral communication from English to native language and from native language to English in multiple settings.
- Assist classroom teachers with translations during classroom lessons and assist students to better understand the classroom teacher during instruction.
- Provide support to families through translation services to build community between the home and school.
- Demonstrate English language fluency in a way that promotes student achievement and clearly supports family/school connections.
- Attend required Migrant and Teranga Academy training.
- Make home visits accompanied by BGISD staff as requested to facilitate communication with parents.
- Maintain confidentiality regarding personally identifiable student information.
- Perform routine clerical duties as requested.
- Model and encourage respect and value for cultural diversity.
- Participate in professional development related to job responsibilities.
- Maintain appropriate professional appearance.
- Act as a consistent positive public relations agent for school and district programs and activities.
- Maintain confidentiality of information regarding individual students and their families.
- Implement and adhere to all rules and regulations, policies, administrative guidelines, and directives as adopted by the Board of Education, Principal, Administrative Staff, Superintendent and School Based Decision Making Council.
- Maintain acceptable personal attendance without repeated unexcused absences, tardiness, absences without notification, or abuse of sick leave.
- Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the Director of Instructional Programs, Director of Student Services, Principal, Administrative Staff, or Superintendent of Schools.
Salary : $18 - $21