ESOL, Newcomer

Job Title: ESOL, Newcomer

Position Function: The ESOL teacher under the direction of their principal will provide tailored instruction of foundational skills in English to a diverse, multi-leveled, and multi-aged group of students who have had limited or no schooling as well as low proficiency levels in the English Language and Literacy domains. The ESOL, Newcomer teacher is culturally proficient, self-motivated, demonstrates a passion for continuous learning, and has the ability to facilitate a successful learning community for English Language Learners (ELLs).

Essential Performance Responsibilities:

• Cultural Proficiency: is aware that students come from diverse backgrounds and can embrace the diversity and traditions of languages and cultures
• Collaborates and communicates with staff to meet the educational needs of the student
• Creates, administers, and grades tests/assessments to evaluate student progress
• Creates effective lesson plans reflecting alignment to grade level state standards, ESOL evidence-based strategies and language objectives to guide daily instruction
• Provides direct instruction and facilitates student learning using current best practices and strategies throughout content areas
• Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and communicates those objectives to students, parents, and peers as appropriate
• Establishes and enforces rules and procedures which help maintain order in the classroom to create a learning environment for all students
• Develop and assist classroom staff members to incorporate effective listening, speaking, reading, and writing strategies into all content areas
• Provide direct instruction and support to ELLs through coaching, co-teaching, observing, and feedback while providing ongoing communication and support of core instruction.
• Administer state and district screeners and assessments to ELL students as needed
• Ensure that collaboration and push-in support occur within the classroom delivery model. Collaboration may occur with para-educators, SPED and or the ESOL team within the building.
• Participates in faculty and professional meetings, districts trainings, and teacher workshops

Additional Duties: Assists with additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

Equipment: This position may require the ability to use SMART boards and iPads in addition to basic office equipment such as computers, copiers, scanners, and fax machine. Must always comply with USD 259's guidelines for equipment use.

Travel: Limited travel between schools and central offices may be required.

Physical and Mental Demands:

• Will work in a school environment.
• Must be able to respond rapidly in emergency situations
• Must have organization, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Work in school building environments
• Additional demands upon request of building administration

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate both verbally and written in order to communicate with others inside and outside of the organization for the purpose of giving and obtaining information
• Ability to communicate effectively with a Supervisor when their discretion is needed
• Ability to effectively use Microsoft Outlook and the student information system
• Ability to perform as an effective team player
• Ability to plan, organize, make decisions and prioritize work to meet the daily demands of the building
• Exhibit a professional manner and a positive attitude
• Display a significant degree of professionalism and confidentiality
• Knowledge of current teaching methods and educational pedagogy
• Ability to conform to proper standards of professional dress and appearance
• Knowledge of company's mission, purpose, goals and the role of every employee in achieving each of them

Interrelations:

• Contact with personnel within the district and with customers and vendors
• Will be working under the direct supervision of the department supervisor in order to complete day to day tasks
• Will be working with a diverse population requiring the ability to handle all situations with tact and diplomacy
• Must understand and respond appropriately to customer needs and maintain a positive attitude with all customers and colleagues
• Expected to interact with all internal and external customers in a friendly, professional manner and provide quick, responsive customer service

Employee Punctuality and Appearance:

• In order for schools to operate effectively, employees are expected to perform all assigned duties and work all scheduled hours during each designated workday, unless the employee has received approved leave
• Any deviation from assigned hours must have prior approval from the employee's supervisor or building administrator
• All employees are required to report to work dressed in a manner that reflects a positive image of USD 259 and is appropriate for their position

Qualification Profile:

• KS teaching certificate
• ESOL endorsement
• 1 year prior teaching experience preferred with ESOL Students

FLSA Status: Exempt