The Decatur School District is seeking an ESL Coach/Facilitator and Teacher for theschool year. Below are the qualifications for the position. The ESL Facilitator will work with teachers throughout the district to grow capacity in differentiation planning scaffolding and culturally responsive teaching for students whose first language is not English. The position will be 200 days 8 hours per & Certification:A bachelors degree in education TESOL Linguistics or a related field (Masters degree preferred).A valid teaching license with an ESOL/ELL (English Language Learner) endorsement or endorsements in bilingual education or reading specialist (optional but beneficial).Experience developing and delivering ESOL instructional strategies and supporting teachers in lesson planning and experience (as a mentor teacher instructional coach or department lead) is & Knowledge:Bilingual understanding of second language acquisition ELP standards and best practices for ELD (English Language Development).Ability to provide professional development and coaching to teachers on ESOL of differentiation scaffolding and culturally responsive collaboration and communication skills to work with teachers administrators and with ESOL compliance and federal/state regulations (e.g. Title III English Language Proficiency Assessments).