Extended Term Substitute Grade 3 SEI Teacher May-June 30 2025 Kennedy-Longfellow School
Extended Term Substitute Grade 3 SEI Teacher May-June 30 2025 Kennedy-Longfellow School
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Position: Extended Term Substitute Grade 3 SEI Teacher
Available May 2025 through no later than June 30 2025
ELL Department/KennedyLongfellow School
Overview of Cambridge Public Schools:
The Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) in partnership with our families and community provides all students with rigorous joyful and culturally responsive learning as well as the social emotional and academic supports each student needs to achieve their goals and postsecondary success as engaged community members. CPS students and staff as members of a learning organization engaged in continuous improvement will demonstrate a growth mindset and embrace risk taking and innovation.
About 7000 students choose CPS each year and our diverse student enrollment continues to rise. Over 30 of CPS students speak a language other than English at home and over 70 languages are spoken by our families. Among the most common are Spanish Haitian Creole Amharic Arabic Bengali Chinese and Portuguese. Our schools proudly embrace this diversity.
The Role:
The teacher will be responsible for teaching SEI Grade 3 English Learners (ELs) through Sheltered English Immersion (SEI). The successful candidate will work collaboratively with their grade level colleagues in general education and with the SEI team. They will set high expectations for all students and utilize the SIOP framework to plan instruction that includes scaffolding and differentiation to support students. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning improving reflecting and working together to ensure all students learn at high levels. To this end the ideal candidate will demonstrate ability and commitment to immigrant families and help to create an environment that fosters mutual respect and cultural sensitivity.
Your Skill Set:
As the incoming Extended Term Substitute SEI Teacher you will possess many though perhaps not all of the following characteristics and qualifications:
- Bachelors degree or Masters degree in Education from an accredited college or university with courses in second language acquisition and/or applied linguistics
- Massachusetts teacher licensure in Elementary 16 and ESL Pre K6 preferred
- At least 1 year of experience working in a linguistically diverse or urban setting preferred
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- A passion for education
- Culturally responsive and attentive the needs of diverse families and educators
- Proficiency in English and fluency in a language other than English (Spanish Portuguese Korean Mandarin Haitian Creole Somali Arabic or other language) preferred but not required
How to Join Our Team:
Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter outlining how your skills experience and commitment to equity in education meet the qualifications of the position as well as stating how you heard about this opportunity.
At the Cambridge Public Schools we are committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race color ancestry national origin religion age gender marital/domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity disability status and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end we welcome and encourage applicants to bring their authentic selves when considering employment opportunities within our school district.
Employment Type
Full-Time
