ESOL Teacher - Reiche Elementary

TITLE: Elementary ESOL Teacher - Reiche Community School

POSITION OVERVIEW:  

Portland Public Schools seeks a skilled ESOL Teacher to join the team at Reiche Community School. ESOL Teachers in Portland Public Schools are expected to: 

• Provide and support rigorous and appropriate English language instruction aligned with the WIDA English Language Proficiency & Standards and the Common Core to meet grade level expectations for MLs/DLLs, including newcomers
• Collaborate with general education teachers to enhance acquisition of English in all language domains necessary to participate and make progress in general education content classes
• Provide on-going staff development on language acquisition, acculturation, sheltered instruction, and effective practices in teaching MLs/DLLs
• Use school and student level data to inform instruction and programming supports for MLs/DLLs
• Be culturally responsive and effective communicators with students, parents and staff

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills
• Understanding of the teaching/learning process for multilingual students
• Ability to provide instruction that reflects multiple perspectives and multicultural education
• Ability to use student data and language proficiency assessment results to inform classroom instruction and programing for multilingual students
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with administrators, colleagues, students, parents and community members

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in applicable field of education from an accredited college or university

REQUIRED CREDENTIALS:

• Maine State Teacher certification with 660 endorsement (more info)
• Maine State CHRC authorization (more info) **
  • **if you already have an active teacher certification, you do not need a separate CHRC as this clearance is tied to your teacher certification

PREFERRED CREDENTIALS:

• Grade-level appropriate teacher certification
  • Pre-K Teacher (081)
  • Teacher of Students with Disabilities (282, 0-5)
  • General Elementary Teacher (020, K-5)
• Fluency in language(s) other than English

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS:

• Schedule: School Year, Full Time (1.0 FTE)
• Assignment: Permanent
• Reports to: School Principal
• Contract: Part of PEA union (see 2025-2028 CBA here)
• Salary: Based on education and experience, as outlined in CBA
• Benefits: Eligible for benefits as outlined here

ABOUT REICHE:

Howard C. Reiche Community School, nestled in the urban West End neighborhood of Portland, is ranked the most wonderfully diverse of all elementary schools in Maine, celebrating 16 different home languages and students from 21 different birth countries. Over half our students are multilingual learners, and about a quarter of our students are welcome newcomers, recently arrived in America. Over 83% of our students qualify for free/ reduced lunch and 105 of our students are currently without a fixed residence. We value and nurture our relationships with our amazing, involved families and strive for an inclusive and equitable experience for all. Our dedicated support staff and talented teachers use their impressive skills to provide a quality education for all of our students. Our highly collaborative culture is joyful in the face of our important, challenging work. We have many partners in the West End Arts Community, including the Portland Symphony, Shoestring Theatre, the Portland Museum of Art, and more. We offer Chorus, Band and Strings for older students as well as extra-curricular sports and art classes for all ages. We are sustained by a unique Teacher-Led model that empowers our community of educators with distributed leadership and shared decision making. Every educator is on a committee that makes our school a better place. Get to know us and learn why our motto is: Come Experience the World At Reiche School!

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