Teacher - ELD Itinerant - Part Time - Taft Elementary School 2025-2026
Teacher - ELD Itinerant - Part Time - Taft Elementary School 2025-2026
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Job Description
- Forbes named Mesa Public Schools in their list of 2024 Best Employers in Arizona.
- East Valley Tribune names Mesa Public Schools as Best Place to Work in East Valley for multiple years.
Parttime
Base Salary:
$55386.00
Calendar:
Certified Exempt 187 workdays
Benefits:
Sick leave holidays matched retirement through the Arizona State Retirement System health and life insurance
Performance Pay:
Available annually
New Hire Experience:
$500 for each fulltime year of certified teaching or verified like experience
New Hire Education:
$65/hour of graduate level credits: BA 45 hours max MA 60 hours max $1000 for advanced degrees
Job Summary:
The ELD Itinerant teacher acting as the district teacher for English Language Learners (ELLs) will provide English vocabulary grammar and conversation instruction to identified ELLs. The ELD Itinerant teacher will be responsible for the implementation of the English Language Proficiency Standards the Discrete Skills Inventory and district curriculum. The ELD Itinerant teacher reports directly to site principal and the ELAD department.
Candidates must complete anonlineapplication which requires appropriate Arizona certification valid IVP Arizona fingerprint clearance card evidence of highly qualified status three letters of recommendation and transcript of credits.
Key Responsibilities:
This section outlines the primary duties and key responsibilities required for this role detailing the essential tasks and functions necessary to perform the job successfully with or without reasonable accommodations.
- Utilizes district/state adopted material and curriculum guides in instructional planning and implementation
- Continuously and accurately collects student achievement data using a variety of tools (e.g. assessments projects checklists anecdotal records portfolios etc. utilizes this information to make instructional and management decisions that will positively impact student achievement
- Establishes positive relationships with classroom teachers and parents
- Maintains open lines of communication
- Attends and participates in professional development
- Demonstrates a willingness to maintain a flexible schedule
- Works collaboratively and communicates with other ELD Itinerant teachers
- Demonstrates knowledge of related subject matter instructional skills and resource materials
- Assists with other assigned duties as appropriate to the area of assignment and Mesa Public Schools
Required Qualifications:
To be eligible for this position an applicant must meet the following required qualifications. Verification of these required qualifications is necessary.
Education:
- Bachelors degree in education language ESL or related field
- Valid Arizona Teaching Certificate
- SEI ESL or Bilingual Endorsement
Experience:
- 13 years of general teaching experience.
- Demonstrates knowledge of Second Language Acquisition
- Experience managing a schedule across multiple schools or locations
Skills & Competencies:
This section outlines the critical skills and competencies required to excel in this role enabling effective performance adaptability and consistent achievement of job responsibilities.
- Models the attributes and skills of the MPS Portrait of a Graduate
- Demonstrates commitment to the MPS Promise that every student is known by name served by strength and need and graduates ready for college career and community
- Utilizes a variety of effective instructional and management techniques
- Ability to develop and maintain cooperative and effective professional relationships with teachers administrators parents students
- Ability to work effectively with students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds
- Proficiency with tools like WIDA ACCESS or other ELD assessment frameworks
- Knowledge of sheltered instruction scaffolding and differentiation
- Managing multiple caseloads and adjusting instruction based on students language levels and needs
- Familiarity with educational technology and languagelearning apps or tools
Work Environment & Physical Requirements:
This section outlines the work environment and physical conditions associated with this role. It includes information on whether the job involves working in an office classroom or other settings and if there are physical activities like standing walking or lifting.
- Frequently travels between schools districts or other educational facilities
- May work in classrooms offices or small group settings depending on student needs
- Provides support during classroom lessons small group activities or oneonone sessions
- Engages in meetings (e.g. Individualized Education Program IEP meetings staff development sessions) and communicates with families and stakeholders
- Frequent travel between schools or locations
- Standing for extended periods while teaching or presenting
- Carrying instructional materials technology or teaching aids (up to 40lbs) (e.g. books laptops manipulatives)
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:
Mesa Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local laws regarding equal employment opportunity and antidiscrimination. The District strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees applicants or any other covered persons because of race color religion creed national origin or ancestry ethnicity sex (including gender pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) age physical or mental disability citizenship past current or prospective service in the uniformed services genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.
Applicants and employees may contact Human Resources to request reasonable accommodations needed to perform the essential functions of this position.
Employment Type
Part-Time
