Company name
Burlington School District
Location
Burlington, VT, United States
Employment Type
Part-Time
Industry
Bilingual, Education, Entry Level
Posted on
Aug 01, 2022
Profile
The Department of Multilingual Learners Program Assistant is a non-aligned, non-exempt/hourly position that will report to the Director of Programs for Multilingual Learners. The Program Assistant will conduct regional and national research about the various facets of multilingual programs, “newcomer” programs, parent support programs for multilingual families, and co-teaching to share with EL teachers from other communities across the US about developing models of EL student support. They will provide logistical support to Multilingual Liaisons, students, BSD Staff, and partner organizations in a variety of roles, such as data entry into the Liaison Ticket System. Responsibilities include collaboration with EL teachers to communicate and order instructional materials and various subscriptions for the Curriculum Department. Along with data gathering, reporting and research, the Program Assistant will ensure proper compliance with ESSA, Title III, and other federal and state mandates. This position has fairly flexible hours.
The essential functions of this position include
Conduct regional and national research about various aspects of programs for multilingual learners, such as newcomer programs, parent support programs for multilingual families, and co-teaching to share with EL teachers from other communities across the US about developing models of EL student support.
Research training and professional development opportunities for EL teachers and mainstream teachers to learn about other programs across the US, co-teaching methodologies, and supporting new arrivals.
Support compliance with ESSA, Title III, and other federal and state mandates as well as program development through data gathering, reporting, and research
Maintain general organizational support for all ML programming, including but not limited to Parent University, summer programming, Ellevation, training, meetings, and student support.
Support Multilingual Liaison Coordinator and Director of ML Programs with general support for Multilingual Liaisons and community outreach.
Work with outside organizations to address any gaps in service and work together to provide opportunities for families and youth in EL programming.
Work with EL teachers to fulfill their needs with the annual ordering of instructional materials and subscriptions through the Curriculum Department
Organize data entry of Liaison Ticket System to communicate with teachers, principals, and Multilingual Liaisons about student support and updates.
Support summer programming by coordinating with partner organizations, BSD Staff, Multilingual Liaisons, and students.
Assist with the planning and implementation of a statewide conference about the education of multilingual students in Vermont to be completed no later than June 2023
The required education and experience for this position include
Education
Minimum Required: Bachelor’s degree in the field of education, social services, humanities, or public administration
Eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship
Experience:
Minimum Required: Demonstrated experience working with grants and understanding compliance and regulations
Knowledge of the Burlington communities and local organizations to build and strengthen community partnerships
Understanding of Cultural Competency
Ability to develop new organizational tools to better support programming for Multilingual Learners
Knowledge of best practices regarding frameworks of student and family support
Ability to research, develop, and build professional development opportunities
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
Working knowledge: Sufficient familiarity with the subject to know basic principles and terminology and to understand and solve simple problems.
General knowledge
Sufficient knowledge of a field to perform most work in normal situations. The work calls for comprehension of standard situations and includes knowledge of most of the significant aspects of the subject.
Thorough knowledge: Advanced knowledge of the subject matter. The work calls for sufficient comprehension of the subject area to solve unusual as well as common work problems, to be able to advise on technical matters and to serve as a resource on the subject for others in the organization.
Comprehensive knowledge: Requires complete mastery and understanding of the subject. This term should be used sparingly and only for unusually exacting or responsible positions required to originate hypotheses, concepts, or approaches.
Preferred Attributes:
Training and/or experience with Multilingual Learners.
Familiarity with Ellevation or other data systems and performance measures to support grant funding
Experience in a professional/teaching-learning community or similar learning community.
Ongoing educational training
Knowledge and experience with diverse Burlington families and youth
Benefit Eligible: Medical Insurance eligible.
Equal Opportunity:
The Burlington School District provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Position Type:
Part-time
Positions Available:
1
Equal Opportunity Employer
Burlington School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply.
Job Requirements
No experience required
Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required
Contact Information
Miriam Ehtesham-Cating, Director of Multilingual Programs
150 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, Vermont 05401
Phone:
802-864-8463
Fax:
802-864-8501
Email:
mcating@bsdvt.org
Learn more online at http://www.SchoolSpring.com/job?3988521
Company info
Burlington School District
Miriam Ehtesham-Cating
Phone : 802-864-8463
Fax : 802-864-8501