SY 24-25 Bilingual Counseling Assistant - Bengali
SY 24-25 Bilingual Counseling Assistant - Bengali
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Job Description
The School District of Philadelphia is the cornerstone provider of public education in Philadelphia. For forwardthinking administrators and educators opportunities abound. The 130000 students entrusted to the District arrive at school every day with an extraordinary range of needs and aspirations. We are committed to delivering on their right to an excellent public school education and we are particularly focused on ensuring every student has access to exceptional educational opportunities. Equity is our mandate. Will you join us
Serves as cultural broker and linguistic bridge between school staff students parents/guardians and community. Provides ongoing communication between students parents/guardians teachers and other school staff. Acts as liaison between school staff English Language Learners (ELLs) parents/guardians and community organizations. Helps ensure equitable access to services and opportunities for multilingual students and their parents/guardians.
Essential Functions
- Facilitates communication between school staff students and parents/guardians by providing accurate impartial and complete interpretation of the Spoken Language message conveyed to the Target Language.
- Collaborates with ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and other teacher(s) by providing interpretation of rubrics and instructions for classroom activities assignments and projects; and assist in the assessments of students educational strengths and challenges.
- Provides ongoing communication between students parents/guardians and school staff about students academic performance attendance and behavior.
- Participates in individual and group discussions with school counselor and limited Englishproficient students and parents/guardians to assist them in defining and developing postsecondary educational vocational and careers plans.
- Encourages promote and support parent engagement by providing culturallyinformed outreach activities notices of school meetings and Districtwide events and opportunities.
- Informs multilingual students and limitedEnglish proficient parents/guardians about school expectations rules policies and procedures.
- Distributes Districtwide translated documents to parents/guardians and ensure that all documents sent to parents/guardians are translated.
- Provides interpretation at psychological evaluations Individualized Education Program (IEPs) meetings parent/guardian/teacher conferences and PSSA and Keystone tests.
- Meets with limited Englishproficient students and parents/guardians to encourage promote and support participation in the school counseling program.
- Enlists the support and cooperation of other school personnel; consult with school counselor(s) and other school staff to determine students ability and potential and to ascertain and implement the necessary steps to bring the students interests and goals to fruition.
Minimum Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent. If you were educated outside of the US please have you credentials verified through aPDE Evaluation service.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Demonstrated knowledge of:
- Social cultural and educational needs of students in the community in which the foreign language is spoken.
- Basic computer knowledge i.e. Microsoft Suite.
Demonstrated ability to:
- Speak read and write English and the appropriate foreign language fluently.
- Interpret oral and written information.
- Prepare and maintain records.
- Coordinate outreach services to immigrant and refugee families and communities.
- Build partnerships with immigrant/refugeeserving organizations.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Employment Type
Full Time
