ELL Coordinator

Vacancy Announcement - ELL Coordinator ABOUT CPS: Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) serves 35,000 students preschool to 12th grade in over 65 schools across a 91-square-mile district in Southwest Ohio. Cincinnati Public Schools is Greater Cincinnati's largest school district. CPS is Ohio's fastest-growing, large-city district, with enrollment up more than 20 percent since 2012-13. CPS offers families high-quality educational choices and a variety of academic programs. Our innovative approach to education, an investment and caring teachers, and a vast array of collaborative partnerships have accelerated students' achievement to highest levels in decades - ensuring that students thrive and graduate prepared to enter college, the military and the workforce. Cincinnati Public is looking for creative, innovative, passionate, problem-solvers to join our team. We seek to have a positive impact on our children and families every day and are looking for staff members who want to not only do an excellent job with their career field but also serve as a role model for the children in CPS. We invite you to become a member of our CPS work family. GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: The Cincinnati Public Schools invites applications for the position of ELL (English Language Learner) Coordinator to assist with serving diverse students and their families. QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience and Training:

• Minimum of two years of experience working with multilingual students, in a school environment or related setting working with the immigrant community in an area related to the duties described below.
• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university in social work, communications, or other related field(s) is required.
• Bilingual preferred. Spanish, Arabic, and French speakers preferred.

Overview:
The ELL Coordinator will improve opportunities for English Language Learners to achieve school success by increasing involvement of culturally and linguistically diverse families in the school community by working closely with the school administration, district level and building level leadership teams, parent associations, and community organizations. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as a liaison between multilingual families and the school in order to improve access to culturally and linguistically appropriate resources, REGARDLESS of ethnicity, religion, national origin, immigration status, etc.
• Link families with immigrant-friendly community resources and partners, including those designed to assist diverse students experiencing housing insecurity (i.e. Casa de Paz)
• Conduct U.S. School orientation activities for immigrant families, providing information related to compulsory education, school expectations, mandatory attendance, social and cultural norms, uniform policy, and access to school supplies
• Assists with connecting families to medical and dental services regardless of insurance
• Determining what documentation is needed to enroll based on residency and insurance status
• Advising families
• Obtaining vaccination records
• Obtaining translated documents and forms from other countries (e.g., vaccination records, birth certificates, identifying documents)
• Assist families, teachers, and counselors with enrollment procedures
• Obtaining translated copies of report cards
• Assisting with the administration of state English Language Proficiency screening and assessments
• Identifying service delivery model based on student need and prior education experience
• Access software applications, technology and communication tools to create and distribute surveys, notices, and other assessment tools that will improve provision of appropriate services to diverse familie
• Work in collaboration with the district staff and partners to schedule parent meetings, as well as interpreters for a variety of purposes
• Assist with enrollment procedures and ELL data entry into CPS data systems for PreK-12 students, including the following tasks
• Support on-going partnerships with community agencies and attend community events to promote Cincinnati Public Schools
• Facilitate diverse parent group meetings and recruit parent/family members for volunteers
• Organize and maintain linkages for diverse families with social agencies and support resources
• Develop and maintain a system for communicating ELL service information to families
• Ability to meet and adhere to deadlines and funding guidelines

Employment Provisions: Starting Salary: $25.59 per hour
Service Period: 191 days annual - 7 hours daily APPLICATION PROCEDURE: The intent of this job description is to provide a representation and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Certain jobs at Cincinnati Public Schools may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation are available upon request from Human Resources. All interested applicants are invited to submit an online application at / Apply online. Cincinnati Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and is subject to federal regulations pertaining to employment. The district has a continuing non-discrimination policy which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status. We hire only United States citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States. CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER