Multilingual Education Liaison

Amherst-Pelham Regional School District; Amherst (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Amherst-Pelham Regional School District seeks a Multilingual Education Liaison to advance Caminantes Dual Language and multilingual learner services across the district. You will coordinate planning with ELL teams, support curriculum alignment, and assist with family engagement initiatives in Amherst, MA.

The role emphasizes collaboration with administrators, teachers, and families to bridge language programs with district standards and testing accommodations.

Qualifications

• Valid Massachusetts teaching license in English as a Second Language (ESL/ELL).
• Three to five years of teaching experience or experience in a role requiring comparable skills.
• Preferred Qualification: Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of Caminantes Dual Language Program across grade levels.
• Meet regularly with grade-level teams and Spanish teachers to support planning, instructional alignment, and implementation.
• Support bridging lessons, curriculum planning, and instructional materials, particularly for Spanish-language Science and Social Studies.
• Help align dual language instruction with district curriculum and state standards.
• Provide instructional support and coaching to dual language teachers.
• Collaborate with school leaders to identify and address program needs.
• Help coordinate Caminantes Family Nights, Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month celebrations, and other family engagement activities.
• Support recruitment and retention efforts, including outreach to PreK families.
• Serve as a liaison among program staff, schools, district leaders, and families.
• Support implementation of multilingual learner services across the district.
• Assist with interpreter program operations, including recruitment, scheduling, communication, and support for interpreters and interpreter paraeducators.
• Support student intake screening, documentation, placement procedures, and related compliance processes.
• Communicate deadlines and assist teachers with required multilingual learner documentation and reporting.
• Support the ACCESS Test Coordinator with scheduling, communication, and accommodations.
• Assist with planning MCAS accommodations for English learners.
• Work with school-based ELL teams, teachers, and administrators to support service delivery and resolve program needs.
• Help new ELL teachers access technology, understand procedures, and connect with training.
• Support Project ELL and other data systems in collaboration with the Multilingual Education Administrator and Administrative Assistant.
• Co-plan staff meetings, training, and professional development on multilingual learners and effective instructional practices.
• Meet weekly with the Multilingual Education Administrator and attend monthly meetings with school-based Biliteracy Coordinators.
• Coordinate communication with staff, students, and families about the Seal of Biliteracy and Biliteracy Pathway Awards.
• Organize biliteracy club logistics, including staff, volunteers, transportation, supplies, and communication with students and families.
• Coordinate biliteracy assessments by scheduling sessions with providers and assessors, managing testing logistics, communicating dates and results, and compiling data to determine awards.
• Coordinate parent outreach and ongoing communication about MPAC meetings and events.
• Schedule and facilitate MPAC meetings and manage meeting logistics.
• Work with the Multilingual Education Administrator and Administrative Assistant to support MPAC activities.
• Support parents in developing events and programs for Amherst’s bilingual students and families.

Skills

ESL/ELL teaching

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Multilingual Education Liaison

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Job Details

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Dual Language and Multilingual Education Liaison

Position Type: Committee Action

Shift Type: Full Time

Reports to: Multilingual Education Administrator

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of the Caminantes Dual Language Program across grade levels.
• Meet regularly with grade-level teams and Spanish teachers to support planning, instructional alignment, and implementation.
• Support bridging lessons, curriculum planning, and instructional materials, particularly for Spanish-language Science and Social Studies.
• Help align dual language instruction with district curriculum and state standards.
• Provide instructional support and coaching to dual language teachers.
• Collaborate with school leaders to identify and address program needs.
• Help coordinate Caminantes Family Nights, Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month celebrations, and other family engagement activities.
• Support recruitment and retention efforts, including outreach to PreK families.
• Serve as a liaison among program staff, schools, district leaders, and families.
• Support implementation of multilingual learner services across the district.
• Assist with interpreter program operations, including recruitment, scheduling, communication, and support for interpreters and interpreter paraeducators.
• Support student intake screening, documentation, placement procedures, and related compliance processes.
• Communicate deadlines and assist teachers with required multilingual learner documentation and reporting.
• Support the ACCESS Test Coordinator with scheduling, communication, and accommodations.
• Assist with planning MCAS accommodations for English learners.
• Work with school-based ELL teams, teachers, and administrators to support service delivery and resolve program needs.
• Help new ELL teachers access technology, understand procedures, and connect with training.
• Support Project ELL and other data systems in collaboration with the Multilingual Education Administrator and Administrative Assistant.
• Co-plan staff meetings, training, and professional development on multilingual learners and effective instructional practices.
• Meet weekly with the Multilingual Education Administrator and attend monthly meetings with school-based Biliteracy Coordinators.
• Coordinate communication with staff, students, and families about the Seal of Biliteracy and Biliteracy Pathway Awards.
• Organize biliteracy club logistics, including staff, volunteers, transportation, supplies, and communication with students and families.
• Coordinate biliteracy assessments by scheduling sessions with providers and assessors, managing testing logistics, communicating dates and results, and compiling data to determine awards.
• Coordinate parent outreach and ongoing communication about MPAC meetings and events.
• Schedule and facilitate MPAC meetings and manage meeting logistics.
• Work with the Multilingual Education Administrator and Administrative Assistant to support MPAC activities.
• Support parents in developing events and programs for Amherst’s bilingual students and families.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Massachusetts teaching license in English as a Second Language (ESL/ELL).
• Three to five years of teaching experience or experience in a role requiring comparable skills.
• Preferred Qualification: Master’s degree.

Job Requirements

• Master degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Contact Information

• Damany Gordon , Diversity & Equity Specialist
• 170 Chestnut Street
• Amherst, Massachusetts 01002
• Phone: [phone]
• Fax: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

Welcome to Amherst-Pelham Regional School District, Central Office, ELL / ELE

The mission of our schools is to provide all students with a high quality education that enables them to be contributing members of a multi-ethnic, multicultural society. We seek to create an environment that achieves equity for all students and ensures that each student is a successful learner, is fully respected and learns to respect others.Our teachers, schools, and our community-at-large play an essential part of that mission., ,

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Amherst Public, Amherst-Pelham Regional and Pelham Public School Districts prohibits discrimination against employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, genetic information and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment.

Salary

Salary: $70,000 to $80,000 Per Year

Job Categories

Administration > Curriculum

Classroom Teacher > Elementary

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