Somos Bilingues: Bilingual Therapy & Evaluation Services is seeking a part-time to full time Bilingual (Spanish/English) Coordinator to work in-person at our Dobbs Ferry office. The ideal candidate will have some knowledge and/or experience with special education student support services.
*This is a detail-critical role with extensive up-front training. It is not a temporary or stopgap position, and it is not suited to someone seeking short-term or student work. We are looking for someone ready to commit to learning our systems deeply and staying for the long term. Because the work directly affects children's services, accuracy, punctuality, and reliability are non-negotiable from day one.
Advanced Spanish and English proficiency is required — including the ability to interpret seamlessly across languages in IEP meetings in front of a large team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Communicate with counties, school districts, providers, and families via email/phone
Build positive relationships with counties, districts, providers and families
Assign therapy and evaluation requests to providers in a timely manner
Ensure that districts provide and provider receive all necessary paperwork to begin services
Maintain accurate and up-to-date data entry and documentation for all services
Follow-up with providers and districts to ensure compliance dates are met and any scheduling issues are communicated
Process all received reports and documents and send to supervisor for review
Send evaluations, progress reports, and annual reviews to districts by compliance date
Serve as interpreter at IEP meetings
Supports billing department to ensure timely payment for all providers
Other related duties as assigned
BENEFITS
Room for growth and advancement
Ongoing training & support
Performance- and longevity-based raises/bonuses
Medical/Dental Stipend
401K
Paid holidays including your birthday
10 days of PTO per year
5 paid sick days per year
Team Gatherings
REQUIREMENTS
Bilingual (Spanish/English) with high proficiency in both languages and the ability to interpret at an advanced level for academic vocabulary in IEP meetings.
Excellent written and oral communication skills (must be able to write with proper grammar/cohesion/vocabulary)
Superior attention to detail/ability to proofread work for accuracy independently prior to submission
Comfortable with technology and learning new programs/systems
Works well under pressure while maintaining professionalism to meet timelines
Organization skills to ensure timely/consistent follow-up with clients/families/districts
Excellent customer service
Enjoys working collaboratively
Open to feedback and uses feedback for continued improvement
Prioritizes tasks in order of importance and pivots as needed; flexible
Problem-solving skills; self-starter; conflict-resolution skills
High Executive Functioning Skills- planning, organizing, executing, multi-tasking, meeting compliance dates, follow-up, etc
Highly motivated, self-starter, quick learner, independent, receptive to feedback
Professional, Presentable, Positive, Culturally Responsive
Sense of advocacy for culturally and linguistically diverse communities
Passionate about supporting children with disabilities
Bachelors Degree preferred OR H.S Diploma/Associates Degree with experience
Background Check
SCR/SEL Clearance
COMPENSATION
Range: Starting at $22 per hour with opportunity for performance based and longevity increases.
Somos Bilingües or "We are Bilingual" was founded on the belief that children of all backgrounds and abilities deserve culturally responsive services.
What is cultural responsiveness? Cultural responsiveness involves understanding and appropriately responding to the unique combination of cultural variables and the full range of dimensions of diversity that the professional and client/patient/family bring to interactions. Clinical approaches—such as interview style, assessment tools, and therapeutic techniques—that are appropriate for one individual may not be appropriate for another. It is important to recognize that the unique influence of an individual's cultural and linguistic background may change over time and according to circumstance, necessitating adjustments in clinical approaches.
We strive to reduce the historical disparities that exist in special education- in particular, the over-identification of historically marginalized groups, which include bilingual and bicultural students.
How do we achieve this? Our team consists of speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, psychologists, special educators, and social workers that specialize in providing culturally and linguistically responsive assessments and services- using the latest evidence-based practice, extensive case-history review, parent and teacher interviews, observations and work-samples, dynamic assessment measures, non-standard administration of standardized assessments, and clinical judgement.
Visit Us at www.somosbilinguesslp.com to learn more.
Pay: From $22.00 per hour
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Work Location: In person
Bilingual Coordinator in Dobbs Ferry at Somos Bilingües
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