Bilingual Paraeducator (English/Spanish)

Orange County Public Schools; Windermere (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Orange County Public Schools seeks a bilingual language support assistant to assist teachers, students, and families. The role includes interpreting and translating data and information, supporting English learners, and communicating with parents to ensure understanding of school communications.

The position emphasizes classroom support, one-on-one language instruction, and helping manage learning activities while maintaining accurate records and staying current with school technologies.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with demonstrated written and oral linguistic skills in English and a second target language.
• Ability to fulfill dexterity and physical requirements and assist school children.
• Additional HRS training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides bilingual communication support to teachers, staff and students.
• Assists students who are English learners to transition to English.
• Directly communicates with parents and children to ensure comprehension of school communications.
• Monitors student behavior and classroom order; assists in supervision of learning activities.
• Assists teachers in supervising learning activities and providing learning support.
• Provides one-on-one instruction in the target language when applicable.
• Maintains attendance records and assigns student seating; learns assigned bus routes.
• Keeps up to date on current technology used by OCPS.

Skills

Bilingual communication

Interpreting

Language proficiency

Record-keeping

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bilingual language skills

Job description

Orange County Public Schools seeks a bilingual language support assistant to assist teachers, students, and families. The role includes interpreting and translating data and information, supporting English learners, and communicating with parents to ensure understanding of school communications.

The position emphasizes classroom support, one-on-one language instruction, and helping manage learning activities while maintaining accurate records and staying current with school technologies.