What are the responsibilities and job description for the EL Resource Teacher - Districtwide - 2 (2526.012) position at Gadsden City?
TITLE: EL Resource Teacher
STATUS: Exempt
QUALIFICATIONS: State Certification in K-12 Education
State Certification in K-12 EL Education
Bilingual/Spanish preferred
EMPLOYMENT: Nine months
REPORTS: Principals
PTRC Coordinator
Federal Programs Director
SUPERVISOR: PTRC Coordinator Director
JOB GOALS: Supplement the basic educational program for the EL students and to ensure that they achieve high standards
in core subjects.
PERSONAL QUALITIES:
- Behaves ethically and refrains from disclosing information of a confidential nature
- Demonstrates consistent integrity, dependability, reliability, and professionalism
- Maintains speech, appearance, and behavior, which are professionally appropriate
- Demonstrates a supportive attitude toward the school programs
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Works with the school principals, counselors, classroom teachers, Title I Resource Teachers, and parents designing and/or implementing researched-based materials to meet the needs of LEP students
- Assist the regular classroom teacher in identifying EL student’s academic strengths and weaknesses in core subjects
- Correlates EL student educational materials and services with the regular classroom instruction to ensure academic success of EL students
- Assist teachers with EL modifications
- Orders supplemental educational research-based materials from the Title I Parent Center for EL students
- Provides feedback of the success of the researched-based instructional materials used in the program
- Enrolls EL students, communicates with non-English speaking parents and interprets school forms/policies into the parent’s home language
- Serves as the school liaison for the EL community making home visits, and assisting the EL Parent Liaison
- Provides supplemental instruction for LEP students
- Maintains daily records, notes of activities and vital information on each EL students for end of the year evaluation
- Assists with professional development for classroom teachers and other school staff relative to EL policies, procedures and instructional strategies
