Director of Multilingual Services

Position Type:
Administration/Director

Date Posted:
2/18/2025

Location:
District Office

Date Available:
07/01/2025

Closing Date:
03/07/2025

District:
Grayslake Community Consolidated School District 46
Title: Director of Multilingual Services
Reports To: Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning
Department: Multilingual
Classification: 12 month
FLSA Status: Exempt

JOB OVERVIEW:
The Director of Multilingual Services empowers students and staff by overseeing the district's Multilingual programming and initiatives. The Director ensures equity in access to a quality, guaranteed and viable curriculum for all students.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Illinois Professional Educator License Required
• Administrative Endorsement Required
• Bilingual Endorsement Required (Spanish)
• 5 years of successful teaching experience in ESL, Bilingual, Dual Language, or World Language
• 3-5 years of successful prior administrative experience at the school or district level with a proven track record of strong leadership and effective decision making
• Ideal candidate has background in:
  • Curriculum development
  • Effective instructional strategies and assessment for students of all backgrounds
  • Staff development
  • Program evaluation
  • Grant writing
  • Data driven decision making using state and local assessment data

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directs the development and implementation of the district's Multilingual and Dual Language programs
• Manages the entry screening and annual assessment of students who are multilingual
• Approaches professional work and decision making through the lens of equity and with an absolute commitment to ensuring necessary resources and supports promoting student growth and learning are provided
• Relies on evidence and data to support effective decision making
• Works in active collaboration with all stakeholders to ensure equity in access to grade-level standards
• Writes and monitors state and federal grants for Multilingual Learners
• Directs the development and implementation of quality assessment programs to provide evidence of program effectiveness and student learning.
• Assists building administrators with recruiting, hiring, retention, and evaluation of Multilingual teachers
• Supports the use of evidence based pedagogy and instructional practices in classrooms to support the learning, growth, and success of all students
• Supports building principals in ensuring the consistent and successful implementation of language programming and school improvement goals
• Works in collaboration with district administrators and school principals to determine professional development needs and ensure the successful implementation of high quality professional development
• Ensures ongoing vertical and horizontal articulation of the curriculum including with High School District 127
• Remains current in best practices in the leadership and development of curriculum, instruction, and assessment
• Facilitates meetings with the district's Multilingual Parent Advisory Committee (MPAC)
• Actively participates on a variety of district level committees
• Serves as a member of Superintendent's Cabinet, and collaborates with other Cabinet members to support district initiatives
• Develops strategies to ensure the highest level of efficiency and quality of district programs
• Attends school board meetings, providing information and clarification of issues when necessary
• Creates opportunities for ongoing dialogue with building administrators and staff to support district initiatives
• Performs other duties as assigned

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Specific physical ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:

• Utilizing computer keyboards and screens to enter, retrieve, and transform information or data
• The position requires the individual to interact with the public and other staff

The physical demands 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.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position and is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The District reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others, or which impose undue hardships on the District.