Nature and Scope of Job: Under the supervision of the Principal, the ESL Leave Teacher will teach students in Philip's Academy's ESL program. Philip’s teachers participate in extensive professional development, collaborate with other faculty and staff, promote rigorous learning opportunities, and look out for the collective and individual interests of Philip’s students as well as the schools’ greater community.

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Job Functions and Responsibilities:

• Assist teachers to develop research-based, instructional practices that support the development of students in the ESL program.

• Provide direct service to students in ESL, including push in and pull out supports.

• Collaborate with general education teachers to monitor, evaluate, and document student progress.

• Collect student data and track progress towards students’ individualized goals.

• Meet with teachers and parents both formally and informally, to communicate student progress.

• Attend grade level meetings.

• Support during other times of the day, including but not limited to teaching a co-curricular and providing supervision during recess, lunch, and hallway.

• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice from the Principal.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or related field required; advanced degree in education a plus.

• Hold a valid NJ State ESL certificate in conjunction with a NJ State K-6 Teaching Certificate.

• Minimum 2=1 year of teaching experience.

• Commitment to ensuring academic success for all students.

• Shared dedication to Philip’s Academy’s philosophy and mission.

• Excellent teamwork, work ethic, and organizational skills.

• Communicate effectively in English, both orally and verbally. Bilingual a plus.

• Possess excellent integrity, a gentle spirit, and demonstrate strong moral character and initiative.

• Demonstrate technological abilities: word processing, data management, and informational retrieval.

• Maintain ongoing professional development.

• Submit a background checks through the New Jersey Department of Education.

• Be CPR, First Aid, and Blood Borne Pathogen certified or obtain certification upon hire.

• Complete a Tuberculosis test and physical and provide a physician’s documentation of both.

• Be able to kneel, bend, squat, lift, push, pull, and carry students up to 70lbs.

• Have dependable transportation.

Philip’s Academy Charter Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Teaching: 2 years (Preferred)
• ESL: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Substitute Teaching Certification (Preferred)
• Teaching Certification (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Paterson, NJ 07524: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person