Language Assessment Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY: To assist the English Learner (EL) and World Language (WL) Department and the Parent Information Center to adequately welcome, assess, and place multilingual students while guiding their families through the registration process and connecting them to appropriate community resources in order to deliver Revere Public Schools high expectations, including equal access to high levels of instruction, achievement of academic proficiency for all students, and closing opportunity gaps among all subgroups in our schools.MISSION OF REVERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Provide personalized and meaningful education to all students so that they individually experience superior personal development by: Engaging all members of our educational community in the decision-making process.Ensuring rigor and relevance throughout all curricular areas.Ensuring positive relationships among all members of the school community.Fostering resilience within all members of the school community.Fostering and celebrating innovation throughout our system.CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Bachelors Degree preferred. Current MA DESE licensure in ESL & SEI Endorsement preferred.TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Experience assessing PK-12th grade English Language Learners with the W-APT, WIDA Screener, and other screening tools. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, and Excel.Languages: Fluency in English and Spanish required (Portuguese or Arabic a plus). Familiarity with community resources in Revere and/or surrounding areas.SKILLS AND ABILITY: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Ability to effectively and confidently manage students who may exhibit behaviors such as aggression, non-compliance, disruption, inattention to task, social deficits, safety concerns. Experience working with children from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Ability to take direction and feedback well and adjust practice effectively and independently.Ability to read and comprehend documents such as memos, safety rules, and procedure manuals; to express ideas clearly in written and oral communication; to work as a team member; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff and the community; to embrace a proactive and solution-focused approach to meeting student needs; to work with students of diverse backgrounds with diverse needs in an equitable and inclusive manner; and to perform duties with awareness of district requirements/School Committee policies.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as an illustration of the various types of work that may be performed.

The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee, and is subject to change by the employer, as the needs of the employer and the requirements of the job change.Coordinate and manage the master testing schedule in conjunction with PIC staffCoordinate and manage the master student placement schedule in conjunction with the Director of the EL and WL Dept. and PIC staffDevelop plans for student placement, when necessaryManage student placements in consultation with others including PIC staff and the Special Education DepartmentLiaison with schools to explain/support the assignment process and student needsVisit schools to follow up with students and build relationships with leadershipAssess incoming students with the W-APT, WIDA Screener, Pre-las, ipt and/ or native language assessmentsExplain test results and different EL programs to parents in order to assist with program placement decisionDesign initial identification plan for incoming SLIFE studentsConduct SLIFE Pre-screener and interview with families and studentsOversee the maintenance of all paperwork for ELL student records/foldersSupport registrars at PIC to register non-English speaking parents, when necessaryCoordinate community-based supports and services for the bilingual families and ELPAC (English Learner Parent Advisory Council)Attend joint meetings with the parent information center staffSupport the district as needed with written/verbal communication with multilingual families (translation/interpretation)Present/arrange with community groups to present to families on topics of interestPerformance of other job-related duties as assigned.REPORTS TO: Director of EL and WL Programs CONTRACT: THIS IS A NON-BARGANNING UNIT POSITION SALARY: $52,000Interested candidates should submit the following information to Jennifer LaBollita, our EL and WL Director, [email protected], ccing me, by Wednesday, August 18th1. A letter of interest explaining how the candidates unique qualifications suit this position.

2. An updated resume