About This Role
This teaching position focuses on planning, instructing, and organizing learning environments to help multilingual learners improve their oral and literacy skills and develop academic English. The role involves fostering an inclusive environment and collaborating with staff to support students.
Responsibilities
- Foster an inclusive, culturally and linguistically supportive environment for multilingual learners and collaborate with staff to ensure consistent support school-wide
- Plan, deliver, and align instruction with the goals and objectives of the North Carolina English Language Development (ELD) Standards
- Monitor multilingual learners' language progress
- Adhere to all policies and procedures governing instructional staff's responsibilities, duties, and conduct
- Interact effectively with students, staff, families, and administration to support and promote the ESL program
- Engage families of multilingual learners through different educational opportunities
- Adhere to copyright laws and other laws and guidelines about the distribution and use of resources
- Maintain paperwork in compliance with district, state, and federal requirements, including Multilingual Learner (ML) Plans and parent notification letters
- Collaborate with the ESL Department in the initial identification and screening of potential multilingual learners
- Collaborate with the school Testing Coordinator during the annual English language development assessment
- Advocate for the needs of multilingual learners and collaborate with staff and essential partners to ensure accommodations and/or modifications are implemented
- Attend all required meetings and trainings
- Perform other related duties, as assigned
Requirements
- Extensive knowledge of second language learning pedagogy
- Extensive knowledge of instructional delivery methods, including the use of classroom technology
- Extensive knowledge of effective classroom and behavior management techniques for students
- Considerable knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of Google apps
- Knowledge of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
- Demonstrated leadership and team-building skills
- Ability to meet the required English language proficiency criteria
- Ability to be a reflective practitioner who exemplifies an asset-based mindset
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback
- Excellent public speaking and presentation skills
