Part-Time Bilingual/ESL Tester

Aisd; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time schedule

Job summary

Arlington ISD is seeking a Tester to support the Bilingual/ESL Language Placement Center. The role focuses on testing students new to the district who speak a language other than English and assisting schools throughout the school year.

Responsibilities include administering language assessments for students with home languages other than English, maintaining student files, and generating reports to monitor ELL performance. This is a part-time position (<20 hours/week) within the World Languages unit.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Proficiency in English and Spanish or English and Vietnamese.
• Experience administering and scoring language assessments for placement.
• Experience in bilingual office setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Welcome and inform students and parents about testing process and programs.
• Administer and score language assessments for new Arlington ISD students.
• Assist schools with on-site testing (PreK-12).
• Maintain current files on all tested students including parent permission and education verification.
• Generate reports/queries to monitor ELL student performance.
• Complete other duties as assigned by World Languages Coordinator.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Bilingual English/Vietnamese

Language assessments administration

MS Word

MS Excel

Clerical records

Verbal communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

1 year bilingual office experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• The Tester assists the Bilingual/ESL Language Placement Center in the testing of students new to the district who speak a language other than English and provides assistance to the schools throughout the school year.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Demonstrates proficiency in oral and written English and Spanish or English and Vietnamese.
• Knowledge of and/or experience in administering and scoring oral/written language assessments for program placement
• General office skills: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
• Ability to maintain clerical records
• Ability to communicate verbally with others (in person or on the telephone) in a pleasant, service-orientated manner.
• One year experience in a bilingual office setting

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Welcome and inform all students and parents sent to the BIL/ESL Language Placement Center of the testing process required by law and the programs available through Arlington ISD.
• Administer and score Language assessments for all students new to Arlington ISD that indicate a language other than English on the Home Language Survey.
• Assist school/s with on-site testing (PreK-12) when needed.
• Maintain current files on all students tested by the Language Placement Center including parent permission and verification of education.
• Reports/queries as needed to monitor District and campus ELL student performance.
• Complete other duties as assigned by the World Languages Coordinator.

Additional Job Information

This position is part-time position (less than 20 hours a week) and pays the minimum of the Admin Support 3 range.