Role: ELL Teacher
Location: Paterson, NJ, 07505
Position: Full Time Benefits

Start Date: July 22nd 2024

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain a joyful and respectful work environment for students and adults.
• Develop productive relationships with leaders, community partners, teachers, staff members, parents, and service providers.
• Attend essential programming, including summer sessions, data days, parent workshops, and parent-teacher conferences.
• Maintain accurate and complete student files and academic records.
• Engage students in all content areas and differentiate curriculum and instruction to support all ELLs.
• Co-teach with general education teachers and manage both regulatory and instructional requirements as an ELL teacher.
• Administer tests to determine student eligibility for ELL services.
• Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices.
• Create a safe and respectful classroom environment.
• Track progress of individual English language learners and maintain ELL records.
• Advise teachers on modifying curriculum for ENL students and share best practices.
• Comply with guidelines of students’ IEPs and attend IEP meetings.
• Supervise out of classroom settings such as arrival, transitions, lunch, recess, dismissal, and field trips.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• New Jersey State teaching certification in Students with Disabilities, Special Ed, or ESL preferred.
• Teaching or student teaching experience in a school.
• Experience with and interest in working with high needs students preferred.
• Strong knowledge of grade-level content curricula.
• Ability to differentiate teaching based on the diverse and individual needs of all students.
• Comfort with using data to inform instructional practices.
• Ability to create a safe, caring and orderly school environment.
• Understanding and experience working with students’ IEPs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,535.94 - $62,881.99 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift

Experience:

• ELL or ESL Teacher: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• NJ state special education or ELL certified Teacher License (Required)

Work Location: In person