JOB SUMMARY

Normandy Schools Collaborative is seeking a Bi-Lingual (ELL) Family Support Specialist. Under the direction of the Executive Director of Student Support,our Bi-Lingual Family Support Specialist will provide direct and indirect services to English Language Learners (ELL), facilitates communication among school, home, and community providers. Provide interpretation services for ELL Student and their families to school staff and serve as the primary coordinator of services for ELL students and families, design and implement programs that promote social and emotional health and respond to day-to-day student issues and unanticipated crises.

Reports to: Executive Director of Student Support

Supervises: None

Pay Grade: Classified

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Assists students to improve their academic, personal, and social functioning.
• Secure services for social skills, anger management, stress reduction or other similar instruction to students who are experiencing social/emotional/behavioral problems that interfere with their learning or the ability of others to learn.
• Facilitate short-term individual and group counseling to students who are experiencing social/emotional/behavioral problems that interfere with their learning or the ability of others to learn.
• Prepare and secure all required documentation as required by law or prescribed by the SSD which may include IEP/504 documents, session notes and formal recommendations, or structured observations.
• Provides information to families and assists them in accessing long-term or intensive counseling services, as needed.
• Works collaboratively with special education coordinating social skills, anger management, stress reduction or other similar instruction as is appropriate to addressing students’ special education needs.
• Provides information and assistance to families to help them understand their child’s educational disability and equip them with the tools necessary to support their child’s educational and/or behavioral progress.
• Provides information to parents regarding the referral/assessment process, special education services available within the district, and their rights relative to special education.
• Acts as a liaison between the home, school, and community providers to access, mobilize and coordinate services.
• Communicates with staff, administration and parents concerning students’ social, emotional, and behavioral progress.
• Confers with students individually, within the classroom setting or in group Identify strategies to support a parent when a student’s living situation (home, school, community) negatively impacts the student’s attendance and adjustment to school.
• Collaborate with classroom teams and school staff to build positive classroom and school community.
• Provide in-service education to school personnel on a variety of topics including identifying child abuse/neglect, social, emotional, and behavioral development, behavioral intervention strategies, the impact of poverty on young children, etc.
• Provides information to students and parents about services available within the community.
• Make referrals to community providers, as appropriate.
• Maintains an accurate record of student, parent, and other contacts within out SISK-12.
• Coordinates home, school, and community resources in addressing the crisis.
• Coordinates follow-up services as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Native or near-native proficiency in the target language, both orally and in writing
• Ability to effectively analyze factors concerning risk, liability, safety and occupational hazards
• Must demonstrate effective identification and problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Excellent experience and skills in the use PC and Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies/organizations and the public
• Must project professionalism coupled with strong leadership qualities

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in education (encouraged).
• Two or more years’ experience in a school public/private school setting.

REQUIREMENT

• Bilingual Spanish - must native-level fluency in Spanish and English (Native speakers strongly encouraged)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or listen. The employee frequently is required to walk and use fingers, tools, or controls. The employee is Page 2 of 2 occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception. Occasionally the employee will lift up to 50 lbs., such as lifting files and paper.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. The employee continuously interacts with the public and staff.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.