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TITLE:

 

 

Instructional Assistant

Child Development

Centers - Bilingual

REPORTS TO:

Site or Program Administrator

DEPARTMENT:

 

 

Child Development

Center

CLASSIFICATION:

Classified

FSLA:

 

 

Non-Exempt

WORK

YEAR/HOURS

12 month/6.0 hours 

(Or hours as assigned)

ISSUED:

 

 

June 27, 2007

SALARY GRADE:

CDCI 8

 

             

BASIC FUNCTION: Under the direction of a Site Supervisor, provide quality child care and a safe and loving environment for children in the Child Development Center (CDC); assist with planning and implementing a variety of activities to meet the needs and interests of the children; participate in activities with assigned group of children; provide translations or interpretations for non-English or limited English children.

 

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

The Instructional Assistant Childe Development Centers Bilingual is distinguished from the Instructional Assistant Child Development Centers by providing some translation, interpretation and communication in one of the following languages: Cambodian, Cantonese, Laotian, Mien, Native American, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tongan or Vietnamese.  The Community Assistant Bilingual is required to speak, read and write fluently in English and the other language.

 

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: (Incumbents may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but is intended to reflect the principal job elements accurately).

E = Essential Functions 

 

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

TRAINING, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination of education, training and/or experience equivalent to: graduation from high school and some experience working with children.

 

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

CAMBODIAN LANGUAGE OPTION:

Incumbents assigned to this option are required to speak, read and write fluently in English and Cambodian.

 

CANTONESE LANGUAGE OPTION:

Incumbents assigned to this option are required to speak, read and write fluently in English and Cantonese.

 

LAOTIAN LANGUAGE OPTION:

Incumbents assigned to this option are required to speak, read and write fluently in English and Laotian.

 

MIEN LANGUAGE OPTION:

Incumbents assigned to this option are required to speak, read and write fluently in English and Mien.

 

NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE OPTION:

Incumbents assigned to this option are required to speak, read and write fluently in English and Native American.

 

RUSSIAN LANGUAGE OPTION:

Incumbents assigned to this option are required to speak, read and write fluently in English and Russian.

 

SPANISH LANGUAGE OPTION:

Incumbents assigned to this option are required to speak, read and write fluently in English and Spanish.

 

TAGALOG LANGUAGE OPTION:

Incumbents assigned to this option are required to speak, read and write fluently in English and Tagalog.

 

TONGAN LANGUAGE OPTION:

Incumbents assigned to this option are required to speak, read and write fluently in English and Tongan.

 

VIET NAMESE LANGUAGE OPTION:

Incumbents assigned to this option are required to speak, read and write fluently in English and Vietnamese.

Personal appearance, grooming, and language patterns, which will provide a satisfactory example to pupils

Employment eligibility that may include fingerprints, TB and/or other employment clearance.

 

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

KNOWLEDGE OF:

 

ABILITY TO:

 

 

WORKING CONDITIONS: ENVIRONMENT: 

Classroom or learning environment

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Hearing and speaking to exchange information; seeing to monitor students; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate assigned equipment and demonstrate activities; bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching to assist students; reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally.