Multilingual Liaison for Congolese Refugee Students at NW Arkansas Education Service Coop

Job Purpose: Liaisons support collaborative communication between schools, our multilingual parents, students and community members to promote student achievement and growth. The job of Multilingual Parent-Community Liaison/Interpreter provides support to the instructional program with specific responsibilities for providing information on programs/services available to students and families as well as school and/or district activities and procedures, referring families to other agencies, and fostering an ongoing partnership between the home and school. Duties: Acts as an interpreter for students, staff, teachers, and families to convey information in meaningful ways in order to support students and to engage families in home-school partnerships (e.g. applications for services, interpreting technical information, assisting with registration, etc.). issues, available programs/services, completing necessary paperwork, etc.) Collaborates with teachers, parents, and/or appropriate school or community agencies to support students (e.g., state agencies, medical professionals, charities, counselors) Maintains a variety of confidential and non- confidential records (e.g. activity logs, phone logs, community resources, etc.) for the purpose of documenting activities, providing up-to-date reference and audit trails and/or ensuring the availability of items. Performs other related duties as assigned, including occasional interpretation at after school events, for the purpose of meeting students’ needs and ensuring effective communication between families and schools. Responsibilities: ● Work with parents, community and school organizations, programs, businesses and agencies to meet students’ needs. ● Provide families with information about available community services to assist with needs ● Serve as a mentor to multilingual students, i.e. seniors preparing for post-secondary ● Help schools maintain accurate student contact information. ● Help school support systems communicate and deliver services. (e.g., phone calls, home visits, meeting with school nurses, recorded messages on multiple school websites and social media) ● Helping families complete a variety of school- related forms, e.g. free and reduced lunch, school enrollment ● Travels to student homes to facilitate support for families and connecting to community and school services Work Environment: The employee will work a full-time workload, some evenings and weekends may be required. The building front office is a typical office environment and most work will be conducted in this workspace as well around the school facilities. Full time: 240 days Salary: $45,00+ benefits Send resume and application to [email protected] Employment application: nwaesc.org Apply Now