Bilingual Liaisons

The bilingual liaison's main role is establishing effective communication between
home and school. The district aims to create a cohort of bilingual liaisons to support our efforts
to provide language support for our EL families.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. The following is a list of qualifications for the
position, any one of which may be waived by the Board in exercising its prerogative to
determine qualifications.

• Proof of completion of at least 60 college credit hours, Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Ability to speak at least one language other than English, preferred
• Most frequent languages needed:
  Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish,
• Vietnamese, Pashto/Dari
• Ability to support bilingual families with an understanding of all school functions
• Availability to participate in district-sponsored professional development.
• Willingness to work with families from any language background if the need arises.
• Experience working with linguistically and culturally diverse families

• Work under the direct supervision of EL teacher, content area, or building administrator.
• Provide transition support to ELs using English and/or the student's native language.
• Support the classroom/content area teacher with specific information that will facilitate the
• academic and cultural progress of the student.
• Communicate with families when asked to do so to help facilitate classroom learning.
• Translate at meetings and conferences when asked to do so by your building administrator.
• Communicate with your supervising teacher on a regular basis.
• Attend Family Out-Reach events sponsored by the school district
• Reach out to families to provide school information and/or updates in a language familiar to the
• family
• To promote student advocacy by supporting families' rights to engage meaningfully with
• educators about their children's academic language development and its relationship to academic
• achievement in a language they understand.

• Communicate effectively and present information both in oral and in written form

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and parents.
• Perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.
• Work with diverse ethnic and socio-economic groups.
• Work with a minimum amount of supervision.

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.