This position is for the 2024 - 2025 school year.

The ESL Teacher provides specialized instruction for the purposes of developing the students’ ability to effectively perform courses of study in English and acquire the English language.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited institute of higher learning with major in educational area
• Valid State of Illinois Teaching Certificate with Professional Educator License (PEL) endorsement
• Endorsements in English as a Second Language
• Bilingual Education Certification (Spanish)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs those activities listed in the district’s classroom teacher job description as appropriate and applicable
• Plans, organizes, and provides instruction in English in the Core Curriculum Content Standards and Illinois English Language Proficiency Standards (IELPS)
• Instruction must be consistent and coordinated with the district’s instructional program so that students meet and exceed learning targets and the requirements outlined in the state and federal law
• Develops and delivers lesson plans utilizing a broad range of appropriate differentiated techniques and strategies addressing all aspects of communication that develop each student’s ability to read, write, speak, and listen in content areas at levels that ensure learners meet or exceed learning targets, and allow English learners to meaningfully access the district’s instructional program
• Administers academic and language assessments for the purpose of evaluating student’s progress in meeting academic learning targets and progress in language acquisition
• Maintains complete and accurate records of student’s progress and evidence of growth and progress
• Provides a nurturing, supportive, and positive learning environment with high expectations that encourage student responsibility, enhance motivation, clearly communicate classroom routines, and incorporate challenging instructional strategies.
• Provides a nurturing, supportive, and positive learning environment with high expectations that encourage student responsibility, enhance motivation, clearly communicate classroom routines, and incorporate challenging instructional strategies
• Facilitates frequent and effective home-school communication by coordinating: conferences; written communication; parent trainings and other meetings/events; and administrative support for childcare, interpreting, translations, etc.
• Attends professional English Language Acquisition meetings as well as serves on building or district committees, and attends staff meetings as may be requested or as established by school policy
• Understands and complies with the policies, rules, and regulations regarding the English learners
• Advocates for the program needs that are required to meet the learning, social/emotional and developmental needs of the English learner
• Performs such other and not specifically enumerated duties as may be requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, principal or established by the School Code

Physical Requirements:

• The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: standing or sitting for long periods of time, walking long distances (field trips), some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling
• The employee should have the physical capabilities to perform all job functions

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $54,646.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Grade school specialties:

• Elementary school
• ESL

Ability to Relocate:

• Alsip, IL 60803: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person