What are the responsibilities and job description for the MS ELL Teacher position at Santa Fe South Southwest Middle School?
Position Description
POSITION TITLE: English as a Second Language Teacher
FLSA: Exempt Professional
QUALIFICATIONS:
- State teacher certification with English as a Second Language endorsement.
- Master’s degree in elementary education, English as a Second Language, or Special Education preferred.
- Leadership and organizational qualities which include the ability to facilitate teams, communicate collaboratively, train and lead others, and coordinate data
- Working knowledge and understanding of language proficiency and English Learner development
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 189 days per the Teacher's Work Calendar. Salary and work calendar to be established by the Board of Education. Benefits according to the Teacher's Agreement.
REPORTS TO: Building administration
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The ESL Teacher provides specialized instruction for the purposes of developing the students’ abilities to effectively perform courses of study in English and acquire the English language.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Provide evaluation and testing for non-English speaking and limited proficiency students.
- Provide instruction to each ESL/LEP student appropriate to his/her level as determined by informal and formal assessments.
- Maintain records for each student’s individual and academic instructional program.
- Facilitate frequent and effective home-school communication by coordinating: conferences; written communication; other meetings/events; and administrative support for interpreting, translations, etc.
- Provide referral to existing guidance and counseling as well as other support resources within the district where appropriate.
- Provide assessment for newly arriving non-English speaking students.
- Confer with classroom teachers regarding each student’s program.
- Participate in in-service and teacher training provided by the district.
- Meet with program director or ESL supervisor at regular intervals.
- Assign grades to ESL students.
- Provide support and resource information to classroom teachers and the building intervention team.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Strive to improve professional competence.
- Support the total school program by observing curricular and extra-curricular student activities.
- Exhibit dependability and punctuality in assigned duties.
- Display appropriate personal and professional traits that exhibit a positive role model for students.
- Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
- Strive to achieve the objectives and expectations of the Teacher Performance Evaluation Plan.
- Collaborate with Intervention Specialists and share pertinent information with building administration and intervention teams.
- Complete other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee.
