Spanish Success Coach (Bilingual Liaison)

Position Summary:
To serve as a liaison between multilingual families/students and school sites to help develop and sustain a trusting and supportive relationship that will benefit students, families, and the district. Oversight and training will be done with Educational Equity Coordinator and building principal.  **Consistent and reliable attendance is required. 

1. Develop relationships and work cooperatively with all staff on a team basis.

2. Provide assistance to new families and students as they enroll in school.  

3. Collaborate with community resources to provide appropriate services for students and families.  

4. Acts as advocate for students and families to provide an equal learning opportunity; helps students to be successful in the learning environment.  

5. Translate and communicate school documents. 

6.  Interpret during meetings and testing.  

7. Facilitate communication between students, parents, and school staff to ensure student achievement.  

8. Serve as a bridge between the schools and families and advocate for educational equity for all students and families.  

9. Work collaboratively with teachers and support staff to assist in access to core curriculum. 

10. Work with building teams to assist in educational equity for all students.  

11. Establish and develop strong community relationships to cultivate the possibilities to engage in and to provide our students and families with community resources.
     

Position Requirements:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); two-year degree preferred. Must be proficient in Spanish.  Experience in interpreting and translating information, school experience is preferred; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

Language Skills:
Spanish in addition to English is preferred.  A language skills assessment in both English and Spanish may be required to ensure quality skills in both English and Spanish reading, writing, speaking, and listening. 

Schedule:
This position is a traveling position. The schedule will alternate between Lincoln and Washington elementary schools and serve on-call for early childhood education. This position is 5.5 hours a day and follows the school year calendar when students are in session. This position starts in May of 2024 (Date to be determined).

Pay Rate:
B-2-3 Success Coach Tier I: $21.30/hour – available to applicants with little to no relevant work history.
B-2-3 Success Coach Tier II: $25.66/hour –  available to applicants with significant relevant work history.

Educational Assistants Terms and Conditions of Employment

ISD 761 IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND SUPPORTS WORKFORCE DIVERSITY.