FT ESL Aide

FT ESL Aide JobID: 2342

Position Type:

Support Staff

Date Posted:

6/6/2024

Location:

Hempfield High School

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English as a Second Language (ESL) Aide

Secondary Level

Hempfield High School

Job Summary: Provide assistance to the ESL students with listening, speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension under the guidance of the ESL Teacher.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist teachers in setting-up the classroom, creating new student files, providing informal testing and assessments, and gathering and preparing instructional materials.

• Assist with the preparation of support to the ESL teacher's lesson plans and daily student work for all six levels of English proficiency.

• Provide support to the ESL student and the classroom teacher and reinforce class content information to the ESL student by tutoring the EL in content areas using ESL strategies as directed by the ESL or classroom teacher.

• Attend faculty meetings, IST meetings, parent-teacher conferences, and ESL in-service or conferences and workshops as requested by the Principal.

• Complete and maintain required PDE paperwork as students enter, reclassify, and move to monitored status as directed by the ESL teacher.

• Assist in maintaining district and guidance office files.7. Reinforce classroom teacher instructions.

• Prepare students for American Holidays and Cultural events.

• Assist in the areas of testing as permitted to do so as a highly-qualified ESL aide including the Woodcock-Muñoz test, the WIDA Access test, the PSSA tests, Keystone tests, and final exams. (Online certifications required for testing)

• Perform other clerical, tutorial, supportive duties as assigned by the Principal, ELD Department Supervisor, and/or ESL Teacher.

Position Information:

• Full-time

• Range 8, Starting Salary $13.70 per hour

• 7 hours/day, 5 days/week, 180 days/year

Minimum Qualifications:

• Some experience in public education

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Cultural awareness of students and families from other countries

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in instructional support to secondary level students

• Coursework or experience with ELL population

• Experience with tutoring and working with students and families from other countries

Required Documents:

• Current PA Criminal History background check

• Current Federal Criminal background check

• Current Child Abuse background check

Interested candidates should submit an online application. Questions can be directed to hroffice@hempfieldsd.org.

Posting will stay open until position is filled.

EOE