English as a Second Language Teacher

About This Role

The ESL Teacher (Specialist) will work in the Language and Learning Lab to ensure our ESL students achieve excellence in speaking, writing, reading, and listening. This role involves collaborating with ESL experts and Rocketship team members to design and execute key components of the Language and Learning Lab. The Specialist will provide additional support and intervention for students in sheltered blocks, focusing on speaking, listening, reading, writing, phonics, decoding, and reading comprehension. Using formative and summative data from WIDA, the Specialist will create lesson plans tailored to each child's needs while maintaining communication with classroom teachers and families regarding progress.

Responsibilities

• Administer WIDA assessment to all ESL students and serve as test coordinator for the test
• Create progress monitoring tools for speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and document each student's progress weekly
• Ensure the school is language-rich by labeling spaces with language notations
• Perform 6-week data analyses and produce action plans that align with Rocketship's formative assessment cycle
• Participate in Unit Planning meetings with classroom teachers to implement Universal Design and ELL Principles
• Hold bi-monthly community meetings/open houses for families
• Report progress to families every 6-8 weeks
• Design daily lessons to help students excel in speaking, listening, writing, reading, public speaking, and presentations
• Provide explicit vocabulary and idiom instruction

Requirements

• Commitment to Rocketship's mission, vision, and goals
• Previous experience managing and/or teaching groups of elementary-age students is strongly preferred
• Basic computer skills including troubleshooting and communication about technical difficulties
• Fluency in English
• Bachelor's Degree
• TN Elementary K-6 teaching credential or a full credential to transfer in from out of state
• TN English as a Second Language K-12 Endorsement (to be ESL Specialist)

Benefits

• Excellent health and wellness benefits
• 403b retirement plan
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Generous paid time off

Important Details

• Physical demands include talking, hearing, and communicating with adults and children
• Frequent use of hands or fingers, handling objects, tools, or controls
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and climb ladders
• Moderate to high noise level in the work environment