Education Specialist - Museum jobs in Lansing, MI

The Lansing School District serves over 10,000 PreK-12 students across 25 school buildings in the increasingly diverse urban community of Lansing, MI. We are unique compared to other districts because of the wide variety of exciting and innovative educational options from which families and staff members can choose. All of Lansing School District’s team members are dedicated to our mission to provide an excellent education to all students in a safe and nurturing environment.

The Bilingual Education Resource Specialist assists with accelerating English language acquisition and proficiency in the academic content areas of Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies. This role provides additional instructional support to assist with second language acquisition, bridging cultural gaps and acculturation into the US educational system to Multilingual Learner students at low incidence schools district wide.

• 60 college credits
• Associate's degree

• Written and verbal proficiency in English
• Written and verbal proficiency in an additional language such as Spanish, Arabic, Farsi, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, etc.

• Bachelor's Degree
• Previous experience with multilingual learners and multilingual families
• Basic understanding and working knowledge of WIDA standards and proficiency levels
• Ability to maintain standards of professional conduct including attendance and punctuality

• Collaborate with classroom teachers and principals at schools with low incidence of Multilingual Learners to create small groups based on English proficiency levels and provide targeted supplemental curriculum-based pull-out support services
• Form relationships with students, families and teachers to create safe spaces for growth
• Consult with teachers and other school staff around intercultural communication to ensure protocols and processes are inclusive to newly arrived populations
• Facilitate and encourage a learning environment that fosters successful social and academic experiences related to language proficiency and acculturation processes
• Maintain accurate student records for communication purposes to provide wrap around support to enhance English Language acquisition and monitor student data to demonstrate needs, growth and success
• Work collaboratively with school staff to provide opportunities that support the cognitive, physical, emotional, social, and communication development needs of program participants
• Be knowledgeable of a variety of instructional practices and work with individual students to identify what services are necessary to promote their success at school
• Maintain professional and clear communications amongst all staff included in the education of students on caseload
• Utilize Ellevation and Synergy to manage student information
• Report to Director of Special Populations
• Other duties as assigned to best support the Lansing School District mission

At the Lansing School District, we champion diversity, equity, and inclusion. We offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants, irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation.

We value diverse perspectives, fostering a rich environment for both professional growth and student experiences. As an equal opportunity employer, we invite all passionate individuals dedicated to educational excellence to apply for our positions.

Complete the attached online application at your earliest convenience. A member of our team will be in contact with you about setting up interviews within two weeks of the posting’s closing if you are selected. If you are interested in multiple positions that are in the same department (i.e. multiple teaching positions), you only need to apply to one posting, as we consider all of our incoming external candidates for all the roles for which they are potentially qualified. If you'd like, you can indicate in the final question other roles for which you might be interested.

If you are an internal candidate, please apply with your SSO email address (i.e. smithj0601@lansingschools.net instead of john.smith@lansingschools.net). Also, while a resume will help your candidacy as an internal candidate, you do not need to submit one. The application will still require one though, so submit a blank document instead.

Again, we are incredibly grateful that you are interested in joining our mission-driven team, and we can't wait to meet you!