Primary Language Tutor - Tongan
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Job SummaryQUALIFICATIONS: Education/Experience: A 4-year college degree, an A.A. degree or equivalent (any combination of training and experience equivalent to two years of college-level work) The Palo Alto Unified School District English Learner Program is currently looking for adult tutors to support elementary students in languages other than English. Potential candidates must care about and enjoy children. The Palo Alto Unified School District English Learner program seeks fluent speakers and writers of Tongan. Tutors will support beginning English Learners by helping them understand classroom teacher instruction and the core content. Tutors will be utilized to explain information and translate for the child, and the teacher in the classroom and at parent meetings. Tutors are often used to translate written English into the child's primary language to support parents that prefer to read in languages other than English. Tutors are important resources in the English Learner Program because they provide a means of communication between beginning English speaking students, teachers and parents. Requirements / Qualifications