Satellite Site Positive Pay Teacher Aide Adult Education

~~Job Title:    Positive Pay Teacher Aide for Adult Education 
Supervisor:  Principal
Terms of Employment:  185 days
Job Summary: 
To support school administration and faculty in providing appropriate services to non-English speaking students and in communicating with the parents and guardians of these students.
Essential Duties
1. Provide support to English language learners in mainstream and ESOL classes.
2. Serve as liaison between teachers and parents of English language learners.
3. Translate oral and written communication between schools and families.
4. Serve as liaison between school and non-English speaking community.
5. Serve as liaison between school and appropriate translation providers.
6. Facilitate completion of paperwork for non-English speaking students.
7. Collect records and maintain files for ESOL students.
8. Administer placement test to non-English speaking students.
9. Participate in in-service training programs, as needed.
10. Assist teachers by locating, preparing and organizing instructional materials.

Other Duties
• Assumes other duties as assigned.
Job Specifications
Performance of this position will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the District's policy on the Evaluation of Classified Personnel.

Must meet the requirements for a paraprofessional which includes one of the following:

• Minimum of 60 college credit hours, or an Associate's Degree from a regionally accredited college/university (Attach a copy of your transcript) or
• Paraprofessional certificate (minimum score of 456 on the exam), (Attach a copy of your test scores) or
• Passed all 4 areas of Work Keys. (Attach a copy of all 4 test results)

Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and reach with hands and arms; walk; sit; stoop or kneel; crouch or crawl. 
Additional physical requirements include the following:
• Physically capable of frequently lifting or moving up to 40 pounds;
• Specific vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus;
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time;
• Manual dexterity for the purpose of using a telephone and data entry;
• Read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids;
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone; and
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   
Pay Grade:  Positive Pay
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee.  The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator or supervisor.  Horry County Schools reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time without prior notice.