Support Specialist: Bilingual – Park Elementary

Job Details

Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) provides a challenging and rewarding educational experience for every child. We offer a comprehensive system-wide multicultural curriculum from kindergarten through 12th grade. At every level, the focus is on success for every student. Quality instruction, combined with teacher commitment, provides excellence in our instructional programs. Explore career opportunities with a progressive school system dedicated to providing the very best services to our students, our educators, and our community.

Located on the magnificent Chesapeake Bay, Anne Arundel County is conveniently located near the cities of Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and is home to the state capitol, Annapolis, which has a rich historical past. Notable landmarks include the United States Naval Academy, Fort George G. Meade, the National Security Agency, and Baltimore Washington International Airport. The county encompasses urban, suburban, and rural areas, with 432 miles of tidal shoreline.

Fine dining, state parks, major cultural attractions, the best in entertainment and professional sports are within easy access to our central location.

Title Code:
Support Specialist:
Bilingual

The Community School Bilingual Support Specialist is a vital member of the Community School program. Works directly with the school’s Community School Program Manager and the Director of Community and School Based Programming to create a Community School strategy that includes wraparound services aligned to Physical Health, Social, Emotional & Behavioral Health, Academic Enrichment, and 2+ Generational Supports that are inclusive and accessible to all students and families, including those whose primary language is not English.

Works flexible hours, including summers, evenings, and weekends to support students and families who are participating in Community School programming.

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

• Supports the Community School Program Manager in helping connect students and families who are non-native English speakers with appropriate community resources and government agencies to support Physical Health, Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health, 2+ Generational Supports, and Academic Enrichment.
• Helps to recruit students and families to take part in Community School programming, including student academic enrichment programs, adult education classes, workforce development programs, family experiences and field trips, resource fairs, citizenship classes, and civic participation activities. Interprets for participants in these programs as needed.
• Works with Student Services personnel and community agencies to ensure that language is not a barrier to social, emotional, and behavioral counseling support sessions by explaining the purpose and benefit of such programs and interpreting for students and families during support sessions.
• Translates Community School communications and other documents and helps the school in all aspects of communicating with and recruiting families to participate in Community School and other school programming.
• Collaborates with the school’s Bilingual Facilitator to ensure consistent messaging, creating a welcoming environment for families whose primary language is not English, and communicating with them in a meaningful way about academic programs, community resources, services, and their children’s progress. Assists with bilingual facilitator duties in the occasional absence of the bilingual facilitator.
• Supports the Community School development process to ensure that the needs and voices of non-English speaking students and families are considered when identifying goals and effective programming to support academic enrichment, 2+ Generational supports, and physical and social/emotional/behavioral needs. Assists the Community School Program Manager in planning and implementing effective programming for non-native English students and families.
• Participates in professional development related to trauma-informed…