Job Details
2024-2025 School Year
Bridgeport Public Schools
45 Lyon Terrace, Room 324
Bridgeport, CT 06604
JOB OPENING
BILINGUAL PROGRAM ASSISTANT
AFSCME Job Classification: A010 (10 month position)
SALARY RANGE: $33,823 - $44,912
Current employees who are members of AFSCME, Local 1522 and qualified will be given first preference in filling this position. (Non member applicants begin at 1st step of salary range).
QUALIFICATIONS:
* Associate's degree, the equivalent 60 college credits or have successfully passed the paraprofessional assessment exam.
* Demonstrates aptitude for work to be performed.
* Bilingual/Bicultural (Portuguese)
* Demonstrates ability to work well with staff and public.
* Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
* Requires basic computer skills
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Serves as a liaison between the school, the program and the parents
* Assists in the development and implementation of curriculum
* Assists in recruiting and channeling students into special programs in the various schools
* Assists classroom teacher in the delivery and implementation of the curriculum
* Promotes and encourages parent participation and/or leadership in school and district activities
* Assists in registration, clerical and other routine duties that improve the classroom/school organization, management and atmosphere
* Conducts home visits when all other school resources have been implemented. Where safety is a concern, the Program Assistant must be accompanied by other personnel
* Assists in the assessment of students
* Attends in-service workshops and staff meetings where job related, as per contract
* Assists in the planning of monthly Parent Advisory Council meetings in assigned schools
* Notifies parents of Bilingual/District parent Advisory Council meetings, conferences and workshops
* Assists in school based planning teams
* Assists in the implementation of Education Technology
* Performs other related duties as assigned
It is the policy of the Bridgeport Board of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, present or past mental disorder, mental retardation, or learning ability, in any of its education programs, activities, or employment practices.
"The Bridgeport Board of Education is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer."