Centralia-Teacher-Multilingual (Centralia SD) 2024-25

Job Summary: The Multilingual Teacher will support Multilingual students in the Centralia School District. Most of the responsibilities will be within the elementary schools. This teacher will work closely with a team of Multilingual Teachers supporting language development and access to core curriculum.

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, possess awareness (for self and others), listen actively, be patient, be empathic, and be customer-service oriented

• Successful experience working collaboratively with staff, students, and families

• The ability to support the District's vision, mission, and goals, including the belief that all students can succeed

• Ability to provide and follow oral and written communications

• Ability to maintain confidentiality, work independently and in a team setting, and effectively problem-solve

• Demonstrated ability to be a reflective learner

• Demonstrated ability to maintain a positive attitude

• Bachelors degree in the field of education.

• A current Washington State teaching certificate

• Working knowledge of second language acquisition, bilingualism, literacy development, and pedagogy.

• Working knowledge of cognitive and emotional/social child development

• Demonstrated ability to schedule itinerant services for students in multiple sites

• Ability to train and collaborate with staff to assimilate services into school-wide academic programs

• Ability to create, maintain, and report required program statistics for monitoring and compliance purposes

• Ability to establish relationships with students, staff, parents, and community

• Willingness to be involved with school reform activities aimed at ensuring student success

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Endorsement in English as a Second Language

• Ability to speak, write, and understand Spanish

• Endorsement in K-8 elementary education.

• Successful ML teaching experience.

• Experience in dual language schools

• A demonstrated ability to work well with people from a variety of backgrounds

• A demonstrated ability to motivate, manage, and interact with students in a productive manner

• Knowledge of the state essential learnings and the ability to align curriculum and instruction to state standards

Essential Functions:

• Plan, implement and evaluate instructional services for ML students consistent with ML best practices and local/state learning standards

• Work collaboratively with building principals, classroom teachers, and the Program Director to support student's language development throughout core content areas.

• Designate accommodations and supports for state testing, coordinate and administer state language proficiency assessment

• Provide student advocacy in schools as well as through outreach and collaboration with families, community groups and service providers

• Attend special education and retention referral meetings when they involve ML students

• Work collaboratively with Program Director, ML staff, and others to design, monitor, and evaluate Multilingual Program

• Support teachers at several building locations based on student needs and ML student caseload.

• Uses effective responses to student behaviors

• Creates a safe physical and emotional space for students to engage in rigorous academic learning

• Participates in selected training, supports implementation of best practices, serves as a liaison between schools, and facilitates district work.

• Provides job-embedded training and coaching for classroom teachers and paraprofessionals focused on language development and inclusion

• Attends school and district-level leadership meetings as necessary

• Participate in professional development and or joins professional organizations to stay abreast of Multilingual best practices

• Other duties as assigned

Salary: $57,937 - $118,339, depending on experience and qualifications

Work schedule: 1.0 FTE (193 days per school year includes 180 school days/6 district days/7 extended days)

Benefits: 12 Sick leave and 3 personal leave days; health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance through SEBB; State retirement through DRS; other fringe benefits as allowed under the Centralia Education Association Collective Bargaining Agreement