Bilingual Title III Mentor - Translate & Support EL Learners

Parma City School District; Parma (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Parma City School District in Cleveland, Ohio is seeking a Title III English Learner Mentor to translate core content and assist teachers with language support for bilingual students. This role focuses on translating classroom content and coordinating with families.

The mentor will work with languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Dari, and may attend after-school activities and parent conferences as needed.

Qualifications

• Some college preferred.
• Ability to speak and understand one or more of following: standard Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, and Ukrainian. Must speak and understand English fluently.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationshipswith students, staff and the community.
• Ability to operate a personal computer and related software.
• Ability to write simple correspondence in English and student’s home language.
• Ability to effectively translate information one-on-one and in small group situations to students without bias.
• Previous experience working with non-speaking second language learner students.
• Maintains a good attendance record and is punctual.
• May need to work occasional after school hours.
• May need to attend parent conferences with parent and/or make home visits.

Responsibilities

• Translate for the teacher to relay content information.
• Assist the teacher in translating from student’s native language to English and English to native language.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bilingual translation

English fluency

PC skills

Cross-cultural communication

Language translate one-on-one

Education

Some college

Tools

Personal computer software

Job description

Parma City School District in Cleveland, Ohio is seeking a Title III English Learner Mentor to translate core content and assist teachers with language support for bilingual students. This role focuses on translating classroom content and coordinating with families.

The mentor will work with languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Dari, and may attend after-school activities and parent conferences as needed.