Facilitator: Family & Community Outreach Bilingual FTE - Urdu

Facilitator:
Family & Community Outreach Bilingual – 10 month, 0.5 FTE – Urdu

Assists with implementation of the county's programs for language minority families with the goal of developing and maintaining connections between home, school, and community. Must possess native or near-native fluency in English and a second language, including both written and oral communications skills.

• Evenings/Nights
• Extended hours
• Outside of normal business hours

• Assist schools with creating a welcoming environment for language minority families and communicating with them in a meaningful way about academic programs, services, and children’s progress. Interprets for school events and conferences (e.g., back to school nights, parent-teacher conferences, reinstatement conferences).
• Assist language minority families in helping their children improve academic achievement and becoming active participants in the education of their children through meetings and workshops with parents.
• Assist the School Counselor and/or Administrator, explain to families about state and local assessments (Maryland School Assessment Program, High School Assessment Program, Benchmark Assessments) and school programs, policies and procedures (AVID, magnet programs, attendance and grading policies, graduation requirements).
• Maintain connections with community stakeholders and provide information to language minority families about the availability and use of community resources.
• Facilitate communication between school staff and families during periodic home-visits regarding attendance, emergency family needs and crisis situations; inform school and/or community agencies of the needs and concerns of language minority families.
• Attend and actively participate in staff development activities in Central Office and assigned schools when required.
• Translate school-based documents (report card comments, notes, fliers) for language minority families.
• Facilitate school registrations in assigned schools, as well as registration for transfer students.
• Work with Office of School & Family Partnerships to provide support of their programs and initiatives to ensure equal access for language minority families.
• Assist the Manager with providing professional development to AACPS staff on language support and services, and best practices for working with international families.
• Perform other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

• Maintain year-round support between home, school, and community, especially during summer months.
• Assist schools in enrolling new families over the summer; provide support with registration, school orientation, and access to programs and resources.
• Encourage and facilitate family participation in summer orientation events; provide guidance on school processes (Parent Portal, FARMS applications).
• Design, implement, and evaluate systems of support to promote academic success for ELL students, including outreach to families of students in summer programs and help prepare families for the upcoming school year.

• Associate’s Degree in a related field of education from a regionally accredited college or university required;
  Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• One (1) year experience in an educational setting and/or interpreting for language minority families required.
• Ability to stay current with the latest information and research on the involvement of language minority families in the education of their children.
• Willingness to remain current with the latest information and research on the involvement of language minority families in the education of their children.
• Willingness to learn instructional methods, strategies, and techniques to assist teachers in the education of English language learners.
• Ability to exercise considerable patience, courtesy, tact, good judgment and confidentiality in working with students, teachers, administrators, and parents.
• Ability to understand and appreciate cultural diversity.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite –…