District ESL Paraprofessional

Diversity is a core value for the Beverly Public School District. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, staff and faculty. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. Working alongside the ESL teachers, the ESL paraprofessional will attend to the dynamic profiles of English learners using culturally and linguistically sustaining practices. Role assignment is enrollment and student needs based across the elementary schools and middle school. This position requires travel between two buildings throughout the week. Responsibilities and tasks include: *Assist the ESL teachers to implement the MLE instructional program, including working directly with English learners in small groups, joining newcomers and/or emerging students in content area classes and/or working with students on a one-to-one basis; - work with individual students and small groups within the larger ESL classroom - prepare materials for MLE program, as needed - work with individual students or small groups to help students access the classroom curriculum including translating, illustrating, using ESL manipulatives/materials, pacing, reading aloud, and administering some assessments - assist classroom to push students to produce level-appropriate work independently or with minimal scaffolds - interventions such as phonemic awareness, phonics, foundational math and/or English language skills *Establish trusting relationships with English learners to support their acculturation and growth in all areas (academic, social, emotional); and - support students in specials or unstructured times, as needed, to support their transition and social/emotional needs - connect and learn about the students in small groups, share with ESL and classroom teachers * Establish effective rapport with building educators to best meet their instructional objectives. - serve as a connection between the ESL classroom and the general education classrooms where you are supporting