Summary:

The general purpose of the ESL Teacher is to teach English to students who speak foreign languages in pronunciation, reading and writing in English and how to comprehend spoken English.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan with grade-level state content standards to determine unit plan goals and success criteria.
• Use WIDA Standards to develop language objectives aligned with unit goals.
• Create meaningful lessons focused on content area knowledge and skills as a context for language development.
• Plan developmentally appropriate lessons based on different genres.
• Ability to teach core subjects.
• Develop and differentiate instructional plans and materials to meet the needs of all students.
• Use data analysis to monitor student achievement.
• Collaborate with other teachers including Immersion teachers to insure instruction is always meeting the needs of all learners.
• Demonstrate sound professional teaching and classroom management skills to facilitate learning.
• Use oral and written language skills accurately and effectively.
• Maintain accurate records of student academic and behavioral progress, attendance, test scores and personal information.
• Carry out formal and informal assessments of student achievement.
• Integrate the assessments to design appropriate lesson planning and effective teaching strategies to accommodate diverse student needs and learning styles.
• Support the schools mission and curriculum.
• Other duties as assigned by Principal.

Education:

• Must possess a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
• PLACE or PRAXIS Certification in subject area.
• Must be ESL Certified.

Experience:

• One year of working with students in a school setting is strongly preferred.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Regular attendance is required for this position.

Global Village Academy shall not discriminate in its employment or hiring practices on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other characteristic prohibited by law. GVA is committed to cultural diversity among school personnel as a means of enriching the educational experience. GVA shall identify, solicit, and consider applicants for employment from a broad spectrum of qualified individuals who will contribute to that effort.