Specialized Bilingual Instructional Assistant; Spanish​/English

The Lansing School District serves over 10,000 PreK-12 students across 25 school buildings in the increasingly diverse urban community of Lansing, MI. We are unique compared to other districts because of the wide variety of exciting and innovative educational options from which families and staff members can choose. All of Lansing School District’s team members are dedicated to our mission to provide an excellent education to all students in a safe and nurturing environment.

In pursuit of this mission, we are hiring a Specialized Bilingual Instructional Assistant for the Welcome Center. The Specialized Bilingual Instructional Assistant will perform duties and responsibilities related, but not limited to, providing differentiated ESL instruction under the supervision and direction from a highly qualified certified teacher. The role of the Specialized Bilingual Instructional Assistant is to assist core content area and general education classroom teachers with instruction and non‑instructional classroom related assignments.

Instruction and assignments will be planned by the classroom teacher, who is responsible for their overall implementation and management. The main goal of this position is to provide appropriate academic, social, and emotional services to meet the needs of EL students at each Language Assistance Program building district wide. The duties listed below are not all-inclusive, but indicate the most important responsibilities for this position.

• Associate's Degree
• 60 completed college credits
• Proof of passing the ETS Paraprofessional Exam
• Fluency in Spanish and English

• A High School Diploma or equivalent is required
• Preferred:
  Associate degree, 60 semester hours of higher education or passed the ETS Parapro Assessment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in written forms in English is required
• Demonstrated ability to communicate fluently in both oral and written forms in a language other than English
• Show ability to work with students from various culture and linguistic backgrounds, age, and language/academic proficiency levels
• Show ability to work independently and cooperatively with administrators, teachers, students, parents, and staff under appropriate supervision
• Demonstrated ability to work with computer programs including basic Microsoft office tools and instructional software is desired
• Demonstrated ability to work well in fast‑paced environments with high flexibility is desired
• Willingness to travel within the district to accomplish the mission of the Bilingual Education Department is required
• Demonstrated ability to maintain standards of professional conduct and work ethics including attendance, punctuality and performance is required
• Demonstrated ability to actively seek opportunities to grow professionally is desired

• Assist in ESL core content area courses and general education classroom(s) to help English Learners (EL’s) increase their language proficiency level and academic achievement
• Assist in tutoring individual students or a small group of students in academic skill areas, homework, or special projects as needed
• Support the maintenance of accurate records and documentation of English Learner students for evaluation purposes and progress monitoring.
• Work collaboratively with school administrators, counselors, teachers, and parents to help identify student-learning styles and support the instructional adaptations for diverse learners
• Work collaboratively with school administrators, counselors, teachers, and other staff to provide opportunities for the cognitive, physical, emotional, social, and communication development of EL students
• Work in coordination with designated staff in the building to ensure that the procedures to welcome new ELs are observed and followed.
• Facilitate and encourage a learning environment that fosters successful social and academic experiences related to grade level expectations and acculturation processes
• Assist in the education of the students to become acclimated with the American school system and its expectations
• Facilitate the development of cross-cultural competencies in…