English Learner Teacher (2025-2026 School Year)

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COMPENSATION: Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement located on the DY website.

All internal applicants who are interested in this position should apply within ten days of this posting.

All applicants must be fingerprinted prior to hiring. Additional information regarding fingerprinting including scheduling an appointment may be found on our website. A CORI application must be completed with our Central Office.

SUMMARY: The English Learner Teacher provides in-classroom instruction English Language Development to 8th to 12th grade students (grouped based on English language ability and instruction needs)  between three to five class periods per day (each school day is made up of 6 periods total), in addition to providing 30 minutes of academic support per day and offering an Extra Help hour once per week.   

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assess English proficiency of incoming students to determine EL eligibility
• Deliver direct instruction to students who have been identified at English language learners
• Administer annual ACCESS test for EL students and the WIDA Screener for incoming students
• Utilize WIDA curriculum materials for creating and delivering instruction
• Maintain documents/records required by the DESE for ELs. Provide EL Coordinator with requested documents in a timely manner
• Consult with and assist classroom teachers of EL students to scaffold lessons, assignments, and assessments as appropriate for individual students
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to monitor the progress of EL students and offer suggestions for intervention to meet the student's linguistic, academic, and cognitive needs through differentiated instruction
• Analyze EL student MCAS and other relevant data to determine areas of student need and provide appropriate instruction
• Work with the school Principal and K-12 EL Program Coordinator to ensure effective and efficient integration of EL and regular education resources in efforts to support English learners
• Collaborate with Principal and curriculum leaders to ensure that classroom curriculum is align with WIDA standards
• Provide leadership at the building level with respect to parent communication and provide regular communication with the families for English learners.
• Work regularly with parents to provide ongoing performance updates

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in education or English language teaching.
• 1 year of experience teaching English as a second language at the high school level (grades 8-12).
• Must have a Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education license as a Teacher of English as a Second Language, grades 5-12.
• 1 year of experience for each: Teaching methodologies along with sophisticated understanding of the academic, social and emotional needs of children learning English as a second language; utilizing WIDA standards and the Massachusetts Common Core. **Will accept one academic year (or two semesters) of graduate level coursework in teaching English as a second language in lieu of work experience.

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PRIMARY JOB CONTACT:

Judy Provencher, Principal’s Administrative Assistant
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School
210 Station Avenue
South Yarmouth, Massachusetts 02664
Phone: (508) 398-7630