ESL Teacher K-8
ESL Teacher K-8
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Job Description
ESL Teacher (K12
This position is eligible for a $3000 hardtofill signing bonus.
JOB GOAL
Provide instruction to meet the needs of ESL/LEP students.
QUALIFICATIONS
Holds a valid Tennessee teachers license with appropriate endorsement for teaching ESL classes; has strong written verbal presentation and interpersonal skills; and meets health and physical requirements.
REPORTS TO Federal Programs Supervisor and Building Principal
FLSA STATUS Exempt
SCHEDULE 200 Day
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Provides screening instruction evaluation and assessment for nonEnglish speaking and limited proficiency students.
- Provides instruction to each ESL/LEP student appropriate to his/her level as determined by formal assessment.
- Maintains records for each students individual and academic instructional program.
- Provides periodic written reports to parents of ESL/LEP students regarding their childs progress.
- Provides referral to counseling as well as other support resources within the district where appropriate.
- Provides assessment for newly arriving nonEnglish speaking students.
- Confers with classroom teachers regarding each students Individual Learning Plan and implementation.
- Participates in inservice and teacher training provided by the district.
- Meets with ESL coordinator and ESL teachers at regular intervals.
- Provides support and resource information to general education teachers.
- Assists in creating and implementing ILPs;
- Attends work regularly and ontime and:
- Performs other duties as assigned by the ESL Coordinator and buildinglevel Principal or his/her designee.
TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)
- Adaptability to performing a variety of duties often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure;
- Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction control and/or planning of an activity;
- Adaptability to working with students; and
- Adaptability to making generalizations evaluations or decisions based upon sensory or judgmental criteria.
CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS
Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.
- Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles and reason and make judgments.
- Verbal: The ability to understand the meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
- Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
- Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs charts or tables.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This job may require lifting or carrying of objects up to fifty 50 pounds with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to ten 10 pounds. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: pushing and/or pulling stooping and/or kneeling reaching and/or handling talking hearing seeing and climbing.
WORK CONDITIONS
Normal working environment.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities duties and skills of personnel so assigned.
NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
The Wilson County Board of Education does not discriminate because of age race color gender national origin disability religion genetics creed or veteran status in the provision of services programs activities or employment opportunities or benefits. The Wilson County School System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and member of TN DrugFree Workplace. Employees or applicants who need reasonable accommodations should contact Human Resources for assistance.
Employment Type
Full-Time
