ESL Strategist/Interventionist

Job Title: ESL Strategist/Interventionist
Wage/Hour Status: Exempt/At-Will
Reports To: Director of Bilingual/ESL
Pay Grade/Days: 103/187
Dept./School: English Learners Department
Date Revised: June 2016

Primary Purpose:
To provide direct instructional support for ELLs and immigrant children and youth, based on identified linguistic and academic needs, in an effort to improve learning gains and assist students in achieving in schools in the United States.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:
Master's degree in Education or appropriate area (preferred)
Experience in ESL classroom setting
Experience working with Newcomers and/or Immigrant children and youth
Proficiency with curriculum and data analysis software

Special Knowledge/Skills:
Knowledge of curriculum and state standards (TEKS)
Knowledge of best practices and interventions in the area of Reading such as Leveled Literacy Instruction (LLI), implementation of Guided Reading as an essential component of the Balanced Literacy Block and the RIGOR (Reading Instructional Goals for Older Students) Intervention
Strong foundational knowledge of the state English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)
Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to interpret policy, procedures, and data
Ability to coordinate, plan and implement state/district initiatives
Create positive collegial relationships with teachers and administrators
Communicate and demonstrate research-based instructional practices that result in increased student performance
Demonstrate knowledge and monitor the implementation of Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs) and ELL progress measures.

Experience
Three years of ESL classroom experience preferred.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of current research-based instructional practices and strategies for ESL Instruction.

2. Demonstrate knowledge of current research-based instructional practices and strategies for teaching Newcomers and immigrant children and youth.

3. Provide instructional services that are designed to assist immigrant students at secondary and elementary levels in schools in the United States.

4. Work with ELLs and immigrant students as assigned to support intensive language and learning needs.

5. Collaborate with district and campus staff to provide tutorials, mentoring, and academic and career counseling to immigrant students.

6. Analyze student data to provide support in the implementation and monitoring of ESL interventions and monitor ELL progress measures for students.

7. Work collaboratively with Elementary and Secondary ELL Content Specialists and Newcomer Specialists at the Elementary and Middle School levels to plan and provide targeted intervention to ELLs and immigrant students.

8. Collaborate with district and campus level staff to provide support for personnel who work with immigrant students.

9. Work collaboratively with Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), teachers and campus and district administrators toward meeting identified district and campus improvement goals.

10. Develop and maintain a confidential, collegial relationship with all personnel.

11. Work cooperatively with the ELL Department Director and ELL Department staff to support the goals and commitments of the ELL Department for teachers and students.

12. Facilitate the development of district common assessments that facilitate the TELPAS process.

13. Facilitate the development and implementation of appropriate interventions.

14. Facilitate appropriate instructional resource selection process.

15. Attend Bilingual department meetings as scheduled.

16. Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
None

Working Conditions:
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Maintain emotional control under stress. Ability to think clearly in stressful situations and a high stress tolerance required, high physical stamina necessary and extended amount of walking necessary. Travel between campus assignments; occasional district wide and statewide travel; frequent prolonged and irregular hours. Use of computers and related equipment. Occasional lifting up to 35 pounds.

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. This job description is not a contract of 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.

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