ELL Aide

Geary County USD 475

Job Description

Classification:                         Classified

Division/Department:              School

Job Category:                          Aide

FLSA:                                     Non-Exempt

Title:                                        ELL Aide

Qualifications:                         *48 College Credit Hours or the ability to pass a State Approved Assessment within 90 days of employment.

                                                *Able to speak, write and read a foreign language

                                                *Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

                                                *Bilingual

Reports To:                             ELL Teacher and Building Principal

Supervises:                              Students

BASIC FUNCTION/PURPOSE

            The English Language Learner Aides will work with the ELL teachers to deliver the district's program for teaching English to students acquiring the English language in the context of the K-12 academic curriculum at one or more schools.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

            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.           

                The employee performing the duties of this position is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, hear, bend, stoop, and reach.   The employee may be occasionally required to manually lift, move, or carry up to 50 pounds.   The employee is required to interact with staff and meet the demands of several different people.   The employee is responsible for the work output of others.   The employee occasionally works extended hours.   Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

CRITICAL SKILLS:

1. Ability to maintain regular and good work attendance and come to work on time.
2. Ability to work constructively and cooperatively with others.
3. Ability to respond to information requests in a courteous, timely and helpful manner.
4. Ability to manage job responsibilities while meeting established deadlines.
5. Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer.
6. Ability to maintain confidentiality of student and staff information.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provide native language support to students who speak or understand two or more languages.
2. Serve as a communication link between home and school translating notes and/or telephoning parents as needed.
3. Provide ELL teachers and classroom teachers with information on student's performance as needed.
4. Follow daily schedule prepared by the ELL teacher and report scheduling concerns to him/her.  Building assignments are subject to change as ELL students move in and out of district.
5. Provide support within the classroom to ELL students during direct instruction.  Follow directions of the classroom teacher during time scheduled in their room.
6. Provide tutoring support as needed under the direction of the classroom or ELL teacher.
7. Attend meetings regarding ELL students and serve as an interpreter when requested.
8. Serve as a resource to classroom teachers in modifying lessons for ELL students.
9. Be aware of and follow building procedures as directed by the building principals(s).

Term of Employment:             9 Months

Salary Range:                          Pay will range from $9.87 to $10.87 per hour

Evaluation Frequency:            Job performance will be evaluated a minimum of 1 time per year.

Updated 7-9-12