Bilingual Paraeducator & Translator | ESL Support

Orange County Public Schools; Windermere (FL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Orange County Public Schools seeks a bilingual classroom support specialist to assist teachers, students, and families in English and Spanish. You will translate instructional materials, support ESL learners, and help maintain classroom order and academic progress.

The role involves preparing instructional materials, monitoring student behavior, coordinating with staff, and documenting learning activities, with a focus on accessibility and effective communication across language barriers.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; bilingual language skills required.
• Ability to translate and interpret for English-language learners.
• Effective communication with teachers, students and families.

Responsibilities

• Provides bilingual communication support to teachers, staff and students through interpreting and translating data and information.
• Assists students individually for whom English is a second language in a manner to support comprehension and transition into an English speaking environment.
• Directly communicates with parents and children in conveying education and school related information to ensure full comprehension of all exchanges.
• Monitors activities and behavior of children during and in the absence of classroom teachers to ensure the physical and environmental safe keeping of students, as well as adherence to appropriate conduct and disciplinary controls.
• Assists teachers in the supervision of learning activities, circulating within the classroom and providing assistance and learning support to students.
• Provides one-on-one instruction to students in the target language, as applicable, to reinforce skills introduced by the teacher.

Skills

Bilingual communication

Interpreting

Translating data

Classroom support

Student supervision

Parent communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Orange County Public Schools seeks a bilingual classroom support specialist to assist teachers, students, and families in English and Spanish. You will translate instructional materials, support ESL learners, and help maintain classroom order and academic progress.

The role involves preparing instructional materials, monitoring student behavior, coordinating with staff, and documenting learning activities, with a focus on accessibility and effective communication across language barriers.