English as a New Language Instructional Assistant

 

JOB TITLE	English as a New Language Instructional Assistant
LOCATION	Nora Elementary School
WORK SCHEDULE	Part Time, 6 hours/day
CALENDAR LENGTH	School Year, 185 Days
FLSA CLASSIFICATION	Non-exempt, hourly employee
HOURLY RATE	$19.28 ($21,400 Annually)
BENEFITS	Paid Illness and Personal Business days, Seven paid holidays, District contributions to VEBA and 401A retirement accounts

 
JOB DESCRIPTION:
 
The ENL Instructional Assistant will help students acquire English for academic success in the content areas of literacy & language, math, science, and social studies. Areas of responsibility shall include:

• Providing support to English language learners in their classes
• Collaborating with teachers to provide best practices
• Supporting the ENL teachers’ daily lesson plans and instructional activities
• Teaching small groups
• Conducting discussions
• Developing language resources to support and supplement instruction
• Seeking guidance from classroom teachers as necessary
• Providing individual students with positive and prompt feedback on their progress toward language competence
• Adjusting instruction to objectives and individual needs under the guidance of the ESL and classroom teachers
• Establishing positive rapport with students, parents, and school personnel
• Enhancing supplemental communication with EL families, such as interpreting at EL parent nights and the end-of-year EL Celebrations
• Attending appropriate staff development to enhance instruction
• Providing after school support.
• Performing other duties as assigned

 
 
 
 
 
 
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
 

• Bilingual skills preferred in Spanish, Karen/Karenni, and/or Arabic
• It is essential that candidates be able to communicate effectively with various stakeholders including staff, parents, students, teachers, building level and central office administrators
• Prior work experience in a school-related environment preferred
• Minimum of two years of college or Associate Degree from an accredited college or university required, or passing scores on the paraprofessional exam

 
 
EDUCATION:
 

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Must pass paraprofessional exam, if less than 60 college credit hours.

 
 
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT	PERCENTAGE OF TIME
Ability to stand for extended periods of time	Very Frequent
Ability to lift 25 pounds	Occasional
Ability to carry 25 pounds	Occasional
Ability to work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations	Very Frequent
Ability to see for the purpose of reading rules and policies and other printed matter	Very Frequent
Ability to communicate so others will be able to clearly understand a normal conversation. Able to hear and understand speech at normal levels	Very Frequent
Ability to operate job-related equipment	Very Frequent
Ability to reach in all directions	Occasional

Seldom = Less than 25% /Occasional = 26 to 50% /Often = 51 to 75% /Very Frequent = Greater than 75%