FACE Instructor Part-time

Job Overview

The EL FACE Instructor will be responsible for facilitating the process of equitable family

engagement between LCPS schools staff community stakeholders and English Learner familiesand caregivers to support deepened family engagement family empowerment and familyleadership in the learning recovery process. The EL FACE Instructor will assist in the creation ofculturally responsive and emotionally safe environments attuned to providing socialemotional earning and academic support to the families and caregivers of English Learners. The EL FACEInstructor will provide professional learning support to LCPS staff to encourage strengthenedfamily engagement at individual school sites specifically to address the academic acceleration language proficiency and acclimation of English Learner students.

Roles and Responsibilities

The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed. This is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities or tasks; work may differ and other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate.

• Assist in establishing and implementing initiatives programming and resources in the targetlanguage that strategically support EL families communities and LCPS staff in order to nurture collaborative partnerships in the LCPS instructional experience of EL opportunities to enhance EL families ability to support student learning through family literacy and math nights tutoring English classes STEM programmingand other familycentered workshops.

• Communicate division and/or school wide instructional initiatives interventionsstrategies resources and information effectively in the target language via multiple modalities (ex. verbal written virtual social media communication etc. related to supporting academic social emotional and mental health of EL students and families. Create and maintain active partnerships with both internal and external community stakeholders to support the process of building authentic and meaningful homeschool partnerships between EL families and LCPS staff

• Create opportunities to raise up and capture EL family voice and interestthroughexperiences such as surveys family focus groups and phone calls to inform division and school level family engagement program planning.

• Assist in identifying and addressing potential gaps and barriers to equitable familyengagement specifically those that disproportionately affect underserved communities/populations.

• Provide both technical assistance professional learning and training in the target languageto EL families and LCPS staff to provide them with the necessary tools to support equitable family engagement

Qualifications

Below are the minimum qualifications for this job. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are also acceptable.

• Minimum of a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Education
• Social Work Family Studies Communications or another related field required
• Fluent (written and verbal) in Spanish required; multilingual skills preferred
• Virginia Social Work/Counseling license preferred
• Knowledge of the LCPS community and experience working with diverse communities
• Understanding of adult learning and coaching
• Strong skills with Google Suite and MS Office tools including PowerPoint Excel and Word
• Uses a team approach and collaboration to accomplish tasks
• Excellent organizational human relations and communication skills
• Able to work flexible hours outside of the traditional 8 am 5 pm window

Physical Requirements

The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this job:

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly talking expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. The employee must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately loudly or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift carry push pull or otherwise move objects.

Reports to: EL Office Supervisor

FLSA Status: NonExempt

Salary Level: Banded Rates: Band 10

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