Bilingual Classroom Support Specialist

Broward County Public Schools; Pompano Beach (FL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Broward County Public Schools seeks a bilingual instructional assistant to support classroom instruction and ESOL programs at Crystal Lake Middle in Pompano Beach, FL. You will prepare instructional materials, translate communications, and assist students in their home language under the supervision of teachers.

This role emphasizes collaboration with the ELL team, accurate record keeping, and adherence to safety and district policies. Strong English and language skills required.

Qualifications

• Standard high school diploma or satisfactory completion of an approved GED Testing Program.
• Successful completion of the Teacher Assisting Curriculum at the designated technical college in the Broward County School District and achieve a passing score on the ParaPro Test, or other officially sanctioned standard tests, to demonstrate the ability to assist in instructing reading/language arts, writing, and mathematics; or reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness, as appropriate.
• Ability to speak, read and write English and the language representative of the targeted English Language Learners (ELLs) population(s).
• Sensitive to other cultures. Ability to work with students.
• Computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic assistance and support for individual and/or small groups of students in the home-language, as directed by and, under the supervision of the teacher.
• Confer, as needed, with teachers concerning programs and materials to meet student needs.
• Assist the teacher with evaluating student progress on a regular basis and providing feedback to students and parents in a mode of communication understandable to the parents
• Assist with ELL folders/record keeping of placement of files, achievement data, etc.
• Assist with the administration of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) eligibility testing and/or appropriate assessments designed to measure and observe student progress.
• Provide translation for non-English speaking parents such as phone calls, notes, and letters between home and school.
• Assist and serve as a member of the school’s ELL committee.
• Assist with meetings and ESOL Parent Advisory Councils as interpreter/translator.

Skills

ELL support

Bilingual translation

Computer skills

Education

GED

ParaPro/Equivalent

Job description

Broward County Public Schools seeks a bilingual instructional assistant to support classroom instruction and ESOL programs at Crystal Lake Middle in Pompano Beach, FL. You will prepare instructional materials, translate communications, and assist students in their home language under the supervision of teachers.

This role emphasizes collaboration with the ELL team, accurate record keeping, and adherence to safety and district policies. Strong English and language skills required.