Senior Facilitator: Family & Community Outreach Bilingual

Anne Arundel County Public Schools Partnerships/Development/Marketing
- Central Office
- Annapolis, Maryland Open in Google Maps

Senior Facilitator:
Family & Community Outreach Bilingual Anne Arundel County Public Schools Partnerships/Development/Marketing
- Central Office
- Annapolis, Maryland Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Title Code:

Senior Facilitator:
Bilingual Family & Community Outreach

JOB SUMMARY
Provides leadership for the department and assists the Senior Manager in providing overall leadership to the team of Bilingual Facilitators. Ensures year-round continuity of support for language minority families by maintaining strong connections between home, school, and community, especially during summer months. Supports the implementation of the county's program for English Language Learners (ELL) families with the goal of developing and maintaining connections between the home, school, and community.

Assists with implementation of the county's programs for language minority families with the goal of developing and maintaining connections between home, school, and community. Must possess native or near-native fluency in English and a second language. Will have a caseload of families in addition to their role supporting the team and the manager. The Senior Bilingual Facilitator will be trained in operating the Outreach van for outreach activities.

Additional Work Days/Hours
Based on the assignment, the following additional work days and/or hours may be required as needed:

• Ability to work flexible schedules
• Emergencies
• Evenings/Nights
• Outside of normal business hours
• Summer hours
• Weekends

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists schools with creating a welcoming environment for language minority families and communicating with them in a meaningful way about academic programs, services, and their children’s progress.
• Maintains connections with community stakeholders and provides information to language minority families about the availability and use of these community resources.
• Facilitates communication between school staff and families; supports school registrations, periodic home-visits regarding attendance, emergency family needs and crisis situations, informs school and/or community agencies of the needs and concerns of language minority families, interpreters for school event and conferences, and translates school based documents.
• Stays current with the latest information and research on the involvement of language minority families in the education of their children; attends and actively participates in staff development activities in Central Office and assigned schools when required
• Collaborates with International Family Engagement & Outreach to provide support of their programs and initiatives in order to ensure equal access for language minority families. Designs, implements, and evaluates systems and events that promote academic success for English Learner (ELL) students, including support for families of students in AACPS summer programs and preparing families for the new school year.
• Assists with providing professional development to AACPS staff regarding language support and services, as well as best practices for working with international families.
• Provides direct support to the Senior Manager of International Family Engagement & Outreach by assisting with hiring, onboarding, staffing, and advancing departmental functions and initiatives. Participates in the interviewing and selecting of…