Part-time ESL Instructional Assistant

McDowell County Schools West Marion Elementary School
- Marion, North Carolina Open in Google Maps

McDowell County Schools West Marion Elementary School
- Marion, North Carolina Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5950527

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 05, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Nov 2, 2026

Length of Position: Permanent Part-Time

Type of Benefits: Leave only

Months per year: 10

Number of hours per week: 27.50

Number of days per week: 5 days a week

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• Under general supervision, performs a variety of instructional, technical, and clerical tasks in assisting a teacher.
• Employee may perform a wide range of tasks in order to support the efforts of the teacher, meet the needs of LEP students, and ensure the provision of quality instruction for LEP students.
• Employee provides one-on-one assistance with linguistic, academics, and socio-cultural needs and may lead small group activities.
• Employee assists ESL teacher with general housekeeping and clerical duties.

• Assists teacher with executing supplemental language instruction and evaluating its effectiveness.
• Constantly monitors the safety and well-being of students, assists students with becoming increasingly independent in the use of the English language.
• Monitors student behavior and helps maintain discipline in the classroom.
• Assists teacher in academic or language instruction for LEP students according to WIDA and North Carolina content standards.
• Assists teacher in supporting cultural adaptations for LEP students.
• Facilitates respect for students from diverse cultures.
• Facilitates and encourages parental involvement.
• Assist language minority families in locating community resources for the purpose of promoting parent effectiveness and student achievement.
• Provide supplemental instruction to ELLs under the direction of a classroom or ESL teacher.
• Tutor ELLs identified for SST under the direction of certified teacher.
• Assist ESL teachers or classroom teachers with documenting instructional services provided to ELLs.
• Facilitate orientation of new ESL students.
• Make home visits when necessary to accompany school staff or health providers.
• Remain on-call for short-term crisis situations involving ESL students.
• Communicate with school personnel regarding cultural and language issues.
• Assist with the organization and implementation of events and activities for the purpose of enhancing parent involvement.
• Participate in required in-service activities for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing work related skills.
• Performs other related work as required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Applicants must have an Associate's Degree or 48 approved semester hours from a regionally accredited institution.
• Clearance-Criminal background check and references required

• Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for children with special needs, etc.
• Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Requires the ability to apply rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form.
• Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
• Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.

• General knowledge of activities performed by teacher.
• General knowledge of daily routines of the classroom.
• General knowledge of student handbook.
• General knowledge of procedures to follow in the event of an emergency.
• General knowledge of methods of adapting instruction, equipment and tools for children with special needs.
• General knowledge of the principles of organization and administration.
• Some knowledge of the curriculum for the grade.
• Ability to constantly monitor the safety and well-being of students, particularly when student is participating in an inclusive activity.
• Ability to motivate students.
• Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.
• Ability to perform…