French Bilingual Parent Coordinator

Title

French Bilingual Parent Coordinator

Urbana Early Childhood School

This position reports directly to the UECS principal

Act as a liaison between the school and French speaking families, providing outreach and coordinating support services. Coordinate and implement family education and school involvement activities for all French speaking students.

• Assist families with the enrollment process and completing forms.
• Educate families unfamiliar with our school system and how they can advocate for their children.
• Translate oral and written communication and materials such as classroom newsletters, classroom materials, school memos, and forms.
• Interpret for parent conferences and parent meetings.
• Communicate with teachers and office staff regarding family communication to and from school.
• Collaborate with the school social workers to assist families with community resources such as childcare, health, food, clothing, and housing needs.
• Coordinate and assist with special events such as school carnivals, open houses, field trips, on-site park district activities, etc.
• Assist classroom teachers by helping with small groups of children as needed.
• Assist classroom teacher with assessments.
• Coordinate and attend school family events and after-hours meetings.
• Accompany social workers or classroom staff on home visits.
• Support school staff in understanding the culture of French-speaking families and looking for opportunities to include the culture in the classroom.
• Carry out any other duties the building and/or district administration assigns.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university or an Associate Degree plus substantial work experience.

Qualifications:

• French and English Bilingualism
• Knowledge of schools and education terminology
• Good computer and technology skills
• Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience and ability to work with people from a variety of cultures and backgrounds

• Benefit information can be found on the Human Resources webpage.
• This is not a position within the collective bargaining unit and is not an administrative position.
• This is not an exempt position.
• Student Contact Days and other days stipulated on the work calendar in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.
• 2 hours per day or 10 hours per week
• Pay rate is $20.14/hour

Evaluation: This job's performance will be evaluated per provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluating support personnel.

Start Date: 08/12/2026

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

REVISED: December 2025