Para - ESOL
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Polk County Public Schools is hiring a Para - ESOL. The Para - ESOL position assists with specialized services for students, providing native language instructional support, liaison duties, and instructional reinforcement under teacher direction while ensuring student well‑being.
Key focus areas include Provide native language instructional assistance in basic subjects under teacher direction, Act as liaison between school, teachers, students, and parents, and Assist in communication between school personnel and parents.
Successful candidates bring Graduation From Accredited High School, 60+ Credit Hours Or Associate's Degree, and Passing Score On Para Pro Exam. Important skills include Educating Young People, Working With Young People, Understand Written Instructions, Understand Oral Instructions, Speak Coherently, and Write Coherently.
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Para - ESOL
Job Location: Bartow Middle 6-8
Job Location (Short): Bartow, FL, USA, 33830
Status: Open
Posting End Date:
Salary Grade: Paraeducator PA03
Position Title
Para - ESOL
Custom Job Purpose
This position exists to perform specialized work in assisting with services for schools. Provides for the care and well-being of students. Duties are performed under the general supervision of supervisors/teachers. Performance is evaluated through observation of work, and/or periodic conferences, critiques, records and reports.
Essential Functions of this Job
Provides native language instructional assistance in basic subject areas under the teacher's direction. Functions as a liaison between the school, teacher, students and parents. Assists in communication between school personnel and parents. Provides instructional support for vocabulary learning and regular lesson reinforcement under the teacher's direction. Assists in gathering student materials for required screenings and assessments. Participates in program inservice activities.
Essential Functions of this Job (cont.)
Non-Essential Functions of this Job
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited high school and sixty (60) or more credit hours or an Associate's degree from an accredited college, or a passing score on the Para Pro exam required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Sincerely interested in educating and working with young people. Ability to understand written and oral instructions, to speak and write coherently, to keep records and make simple reports, and to work cooperatively and act professionally with other school personnel and parents. Special abilities may be required for specialized paraprofessional positions. Bilingual/biliterate required.
Work Context
Requires sitting and some standing, walking and moving about to coordinate work. Requires face-to-face discussions and contact with individuals and/or teams. Requires the use of alternative communication systems, such as electronic mail, telephones and computers. Requires coordination of work tasks to establish priorities, set goals and meet deadlines. Requires work with students, parents, internal and external contacts, and with the public.
Physical Environment
Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions. Requires sitting for the majority of the day, and the ability to lift, carry, move and/or position objects frequently weighing up to 20 pounds, and infrequently weighing 40 pounds or more, with help as necessary.
Collective Bargaining Agreement
Paraeducator Union
Salary Grade
N/A
Pay Grade
PA01
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt
Local Code
0111
EEO5
47
Approval Date
11/13/2012
Date Last Revised
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