School Based Multilingual Liaison-RMCSGCES

South Burlington School District

Position Description

Job Title: Multilingual School-Based Liaison

Location: District

Job Group: Substitute/Temporary

Pay Level: Stipend

Reports to: Director of Diversity Equity Inclusion Anti-Racism and Social Emotional Learning

Summary: Assists assigned students in navigating District educational services by providing cultural and linguistic support. Serves as an advocate and advisor to students and their families. Promotes learning and understanding of varied cultures among students staff and the greater educational community in an effort to bridge linguistic and cultural differences.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties as assigned.)

1. Assists with classroom instruction readiness for multilingual students.

1. Supports students in class with academics and behavioral needs.
2. Assists with crisis interventions as needed.
3. Connecting students and families with needed resources and serves as a liaison and addresses barriers as needed.
4. Coordinates consults and facilitates interactions with District personnel post-secondary education agents or employment representatives.
5. Provides tutoring as needed with English language learning and academic learning.

1. Provides cultural support to students and their families.
1. Helps to assimilate to American education culture.
2. Educates students and the greater learning community about their assigned students culture customs language and social norms.
3. Employs cross cultural skills and strategies of problem solving consensus building conflict resolution de-escalation mediation negotiation and crisis management.
2. Using data to identify and address student needs and collaboration opportunities.
3. Attending conferences and workshops with teachers and administrators in order to stay current and to develop a shared understanding of curriculum instruction and assessment in the area of flexible pathways.
4. Performs other related duties as assigned.

General Responsibilities: Assists in establishing and maintaining a school-based multilingual liaison program and advancing a positive learning environment for all participants. Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule. Commitment to responsibilities on weekends and evening hours as required/requested.

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: High School diploma or equivalent. General working knowledge of education system and knowledge of District protocols and processes.

Certificates Licenses Registrations: Valid Vermont Drivers license and acceptable driving record to enable travel to assigned students home appointments and activities as needed.

Language Skills: Fluent in assigned language(s) and English. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students peers and parents/guardians; skilled in oral and written communication. Respectfully and tactfully presents information and responds to questions from students parents/guardians staff and the public.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with general mathematical concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Technical Skills: Ability to use technology fluently in order to perform duties including but not limited to communication scheduling and collaborative work.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form.

Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements applicable laws and Board policies. Highly organized and attentive to detail. Culturally aware and sensitive to varied social norms and expectations. Demonstrated ongoing commitment to workplace diversity sustainability and delivering exceptional customer service.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations as defined by the District may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to remain stationary and move from location to location work at eye level with students talk see and hear. While performing the duties of this job the employee may occasionally push carry or lift up to 40 pounds such as learning and office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material and the ability to adjust focus. The employee occasionally may be required to work on various floor levels of buildings.

Emotional Demands: The individual must be able to work with others in a collegial and cooperative manner model best behavior must show above average interpersonal skills and follow directions of school leadership.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here represent those 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.

Other Duties as Assigned

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. Duties are performed indoors and occasionally outdoors.

Terms of Employment: Substitute as needed

Evaluation: Annually by the Director of Diversity Equity Anti-Racism and Social Emotional learning

Date Accepted:

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-325) which became effective on January 1 2009 is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual(s) currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. The Board reserves the right to waive the essential requirements contained in this job description.

Job Description Acknowledgement

I have received reviewed and fully understand the job description. I further understand that I am responsible for the satisfactory execution of the essential functions described therein under any and all conditions as described.