Bilingual Tutor; Spanish

Job Title

Job Description

Workforce Diversity Statement:
The Newington Public Schools is dedicated to recruiting, hiring, growing and retaining a culturally diverse workforce that represents the racial, ethnic, and linguistic diversity of our community - to challenge student achievement and realize equity for all in our schools. To achieve this, we value and strive for the highest levels of:
Family and Community Engagement;
Culturally Relevant Organizational Practices;
School Climate;
Student-Centered Learning;
Diverse Staff of Excellent Educators;
Equitable Student Access; and Fiscal Equity We are interested in candidates who are passionate around these values; candidates who represent the racial, ethnic, and linguistic diversity of our community; and candidates who will engage fully in our continuous improvement efforts to achieve equity for all.

Qualifications:

• Fluent in Spanish
• Bachelor's Degree (teacher certification preferred but not required)
• Experience working with students individually and in small group situations.
• Ability to establish positive and meaningful relationships with students.
• Ability to work effectively with students, faculty, and parents from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
• Ability to take directions from professional staff and to perform assigned duties relating to tutoring students in all academic areas.
• Ability to work cooperatively with classroom teachers.
• Ability to support bilingual program at Newington High School

Additional

Job Functions:

• May perform additional tasks and duties as requested.

Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Effective communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• General knowledge of intervention practices.
• Ability to independently, effectively deal with student behaviors.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to develop and follow schedules.
• Ability to work independently.
• Effective interpersonal skills with staff, students, supervisors and the general public.

Required Physical and Mental Effort and

Environmental Conditions:

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, squat, stretch, kneel, push and pull.
• Ability to assist in physical management and personal hygiene of students.
• Ability to stand for extended period of time.
• Ability to hear normal sounds with some background noise and to communicate effectively.
• Ability to concentrate on fine detail with constant interruption.
• Ability to attend to task/function for more than 60 minutes at a time.
• Ability to remember multiple task/assignments given to self and others over long periods of time.

Required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Valid Connecticut Teaching Certification Preferred but not Required