ELD Student Mentor

Jenks Public Schools Job Description

Position: English Language Development (ELD) Student Mentor - Grant Funded

Reports to: Director of Student Support & Accountability & District ELD Coordinator

Supervises: None

Qualifications:

1. College degree preferred.
2. Proficient in speaking reading and writing in English and preferred one of the represented languages of the student population (Zomi Burmese Dari Persian Pashto Spanish or Arabic).
3. Knowledge of Microsoft Office components Google Drive preferred.
4. Previous experience working with displaced populations (refugee asylee etc.).
5. Satisfy all district requirements with regard to physical health and citizenship.
6. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Position Goals: Support refugee/asylee/parolee students and parents assimilation into United States culture and in Jenks Public Schools.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Support the ELD Instructional Assistants (Refugee) with student and parent needs at impacted school sites.
2. Maintain accurate student data monthly reports including student files and caseload.
3. Maintain accurate parent interaction records.
4. Organize and host parent education events for identified families.
5. Facilitate/assist ELD Program parent communication with all sites departments and programs throughout the district.
6. Facilitate communication and coordination with community agencies.
7. Complete other duties as assigned.

Terms of Employment: Terms of Employment: Nine (9) months classified hourly contract

FLSA Qualification: Non-Exempt

Evaluation: Jenks Public Schools Classified Evaluation

Physical Demands:

This is an overview intended for compliance with the ADA it is not an exhaustive list of the duties to be performed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of a specific position.

Regular Requirements: Stand for extended periods; sit for extended periods; twist at the neck and trunk; bend at the waist; stoop kneel crouch; lift/move up to 20 pounds; handle objects and tools with hands; repetitive use of fingers and hands.

Occasional Requirements: Reach with hands and arms overhead above the shoulders and horizontally; lift/move up to 40 pounds.

Visual Requirements: Close color peripheral depth perception ability to adjust focus.

Hearing/Speaking Requirements: Adequate to exchange information.