EDGEWOOD COLLEGE
Student Position Description
Position Title:
Dept/Office:
Reports To:
Bilingual Resource Assistant
ESL Bilingual Education
Shelia Hopkins/ Erin Teksten
SUMMARY OF JOB SCOPE & RESPONSIBILITIES
The SOE Bilingual Resource Assistant will provide conversational Spanish practice and
tutoring for graduate and undergraduate students in the SOE pursuing a bilingual teaching
license and preparing for the bilingual Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI). Applicants should
have an active interest in helping bilingual teacher candidates improve their Spanish
speaking skills.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
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Meet with teacher candidates on or off campus
Engage in conversations in Spanish
Provide practice OPI questions in Spanish
Explain errors to students and provide feedback and correction on grammar and
pronunication in Spanish
5. Be comfortable correcting students’ speaking errors and have understanding of
grammar to explain errors and corrections
6. Additional office duties as assigned
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Necessary Education or Work Experience:
 Previous experience working with students studying Spanish
Required Knowledge and Skills:
 Native or native-like proficiency in speaking Spanish
 Advanced proficiency in speaking English
 Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Other Qualifications/Requirements:
The candidate must actively support the mission of the college by working with faculty, staff
and students to share in our core values - truth, compassion, justice, partnership, and
community.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being
performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive
list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
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