Esl/Ell Teacher

ALL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY ONLINE

Please send resume and letter of interest to Crystal Chase at cchase@madison-schools.com

Must hold a valid Mississippi Educator License with endorsement code: 177

Job Title: ELL Teacher

Reports To: Building Principal and ELL/ESL Coordinator

FLSA Status: Exempt

POSITION SUMMARY

Teachers who specialize in ESL, or English as a Second Language, instruct students who are native speakers of other languages. ELs are English Learners. An ESL teacher is a specialized educator who works exclusively with students and families from linguistically diverse backgrounds. The ESL teacher works with students to improve their English language skills.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current Mississippi Teacher's license

• Bachelor's or master's degree in teaching English as a Second Language (Mississippi 177 ESL Endorsement)

• One to three years of experience in teaching

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• ESL/ELL teachers can work at the elementary and secondary levels providing English instruction to classes or individual students.

• ESL/ELL teachers may develop a curriculum that takes an overall approach to English study or they may focus on a specific aspect of language use, such as life skills, literacy, or vocational and workplace English. Both approaches involve teaching students basic English skills, such as listening, reading, writing and speaking.

• Classroom work can consist of rote pronunciation techniques, quizzes, textbooks, videos and computer lessons. Teachers often combine basic studies with real-life interactions involving language use in different situations, such as shopping, schooling, job hunting or working with English-speaking coworkers.

• ESL/ELL teachers need to be knowledgeable of their students' culture and recognize differences that may affect a student's ability to acclimate to an English-speaking environment.

Works with counselors and principals to identify eligible English Learners.

• Conducts ELPT placement and annual assessments as prescribed by the Mississippi Department of Education.

• Plans for and conducts ESL lessons to meet the needs to English Learners, small group, one-on-one, large group and using co-teaching with content area teachers as deemed necessary.

• Keeps certain databases up to date, for example, EL enrollment for reporting.

• Keeps files up to date and orderly for parent and student support.

• Plans and participates in parent meetings to support EL student achievement.

• Works with the ESL/ELL Director to insure a high-quality ESL program which is responsive to ELL student needs by attending meetings, submitting documents for district office files, and submitting purchase orders for needed resources.

• Attends and actively participates in professional development activities, staff meetings, serves on staff committees.

• Maintain records of student progress.

• Communicates with mainstream teachers on a regular basis giving guidance in working with ELL students in order to enable these students to be successful learners.

• Performs all duties as assigned by the administrator.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk; sit; use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 55 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is a standard office setting and school/classroom combined with a server room. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high.

Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions, or working conditions associated with the job. The job description is not a contract or employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify, or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.