Bilingual Aide, Pashto - District

TITLE: Bilingual Aide, Pashto - District

JOB STATUS: FLSA Overtime Eligible

REPORTS TO: Building Administrator

DEPARTMENT: Academics and Student Learning

POSITION SUMMARY: Supports students in academics and English language acquisition. Ensures new families and students are supported while they navigate the U.S. educational system through access to high-quality interpreting and translation services.

Job Qualifications

• A high school diploma or training and experience that are considered equivalent. Bachelors Degree preferred.
• Native speaker fluency in another language that reflects the needs of our English Language Learners (ELL).
• Near native speaker fluency in English.
• Teaching or related experience preferred.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable.
  
  

Essential Duties

• Assists with assessment and evaluation of English Language Learners.
• Arranges and facilitates interpreting for parent-teacher communication.
• Provides translation between school and families as needed.
• Assists ESL teacher with school functions and as a community liaison.
• Assists with the maintenance of ELL’s school and student records.
• Provides interpreting for school personnel.
• Interacts with ESL and regular classroom teachers regarding students’ program/progress.
• Participates in in-service and teacher training provided by the district.
• Meets with ESL supervisor at regular intervals.
• Assists ELLs in the regular classroom.
• Assists students and families with the transition to Dublin City Schools.
• Ensures the safety of students.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative professional relationships.
• Remains free of any alcohol or nonprescription controlled substance and abuse of any prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout employment in the district.
• Exhibits professional behavior, emotional stability, and sound judgment.
• Serves as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, and intelligent human beings.
• Understands the legal responsibility to help instill in students the belief in, and practice of, ethical principles and democratic values.
• Maintains confidentiality and respect for confidential information at all times.
• Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee.
  
  

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 191 DAYS (183 days, 8 paid holidays); 7 hours per day excluding lunch to be established by Supervisor. Salary as provided by the Negotiated Agreement. Work year to be established by the Board of Education.

SALARY: $31.92/HR

The qualifications listed above are intended to represent the education, experience, skill and ability levels typically needed to successfully perform the essential duties contained in this job description. The qualifications should not be viewed as individual absolute standards, but considered holistically with other position-related criteria.

The Dublin City School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other status protected by law.