Paraprofessional (ML Support)

Woburn Public Schools

Paraprofessional (ML Support)

DEFINITION:

The ML Paraprofessional shall be an employee member of the school staff designated by the Superintendent of Schools. The ML Paraprofessional is responsible for assisting the ML Teacher and Sheltered Content Instruction (SCI) Classroom Teacher(s) with the supervision of multilingual students learning academic English. ML Paraprofessionals work with multilingual students individually or in small groups. The ML Paraprofessional provides English language instruction and support appropriate to the individual students level of English language proficiency. ML Paraprofessionals may work with students in and out of the content classroom.

PREREQUISITE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Education beyond high school diploma required
2. Bachelors Degree preferred
3. Experience with multilingual students learning English
4. Experience working with multiple languages and cultures
5. Excellent oral written and communication skills
6. Bilingual or multilingual preferred
7. Demonstrates dependability initiative responsibility intuitiveness and is well-organized
8. A desire to work with complex learners and the ability to work effectively with others
9. Ability to physically provide assistance for multilingual students as assigned
10. Citizenship residency or work visa required

SALARY:

In accordance with the Woburn Teachers Association and Woburn School Committee Collective Bargaining Agreement

DUTIES:

1. Assist and support professional staff in implementing English Language curriculum programs and WIDA Standards for multilingual students throughout their school day
2. Assist in the implementation of curricula modifications and EL instructional strategies and techniques to provide ML academic assistance and support to individuals and small groups in and/or out of the content classroom
3. Prepare and organize materials and instructional space to support multilingual students
4. Reinforce reading writing listening and speaking of academic English to help students improve their academic and social English language skills
5. Assist students with understanding school expectations specifically new students as needed
6. Support ML Teachers with ACCESS testing ML paperwork and record keeping as necessary
7. Help form close home-school partnerships with school based multilingual families
8. Provide classroom lunch bus arrival/dismissal and recess supervision duties as assigned
9. Assume other duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the Principal and/or the ML Teacher
10. Direct problematic concerns to ML Coordinator in a timely manner
11. All other duties assigned by the Superintendent of Schools Assistant Superintendents Principal and/or ML Coordinator

At the Woburn Public Schools we are committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race color ancestry national origin religion age gender marital/domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity disability status and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end Woburn Public Schools continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a district member of Mass Partnership for Diversity in Education

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority