Bilingual Education Teacher
Bilingual Education Teacher
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Job Description
AtAcero Schools we are what we believe.
Achievement We set goalsand do what it takes to achieve them.
Community We contributeto respect and serve in our communities.
Excellence We expect ourbest and strive to make our best even better.
Resilience We learn andgrow through adversity and challenges.
Optimism We believe inour ability to create the future we envision.
Position Description
Bilingual Education Teacher
Salary:Competitive Salary and Benefits
Location:Chicago IL
Reports To:Principal
How to Apply: Overview
Acero Schools Teachers are unique in that they realize success is built on relationships. They focus their work on student learning. Furthermore they whole-heartedly believe thatallstudents can learn and demonstrate that by engaging principles of distributed leadership and distributed counseling.Acero Schools expects that all adults understand that it is everyones responsibility to develop students both personally and academically.
Acero Schools Teachers know that they are responsible for the academic growth of their students and they are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure success.
Teachers at Acero Schools lead the curriculum instruction and assessment for students to which they are assigned. They relentlessly pursue student growth and achievement through diligent planning careful instructional execution and on-going collaboration with colleagues and the school leadership team.
Core Responsibilities
Student Achievement and Success:
- Ensure high academic standards are set for and met by all students.
- Develop and execute a rigorous standards-based curriculum.
- Differentiate curriculum instruction and individualized learning plans to meet individual student needs.
- Use student performance data derived from teacher-created and standardized assessments to drive instructional decision-making.
Commitment to School and Classroom Culture:
- Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interest of the students.
- Develop positive relationships with students.
- Develop classroom rules for behavior that are consistent with the school wide rules and Acero Schools Student Code of Conduct.
- Develop positive relationships with parents for the purpose of creating a support for students and their education program; execute assigned home visits to facilitate this process.
- Assist in promoting the participation of students parents and other members of the staff in Acero Schools-initiated activities.
Professionalism and Leadership:
- Collaborate with Assistant Principal to develop and execute Professional Growth Plan.
- Engage in self-initiated focused reflective work (action research critical collaboration case study or learning log).
- Clearly and accurately communicate with administration colleagues students parents and larger academic communityto improve academic outcomes for all students.
- Exhibit personal responsibility for daily work and attendance personal appearance student learning and school success.
- Demonstrate collegial behavior and make professional development contributions to the school community.
Qualifications
- Education:Bachelors degree (required)
- Candidate must be able to demonstrate the academic progress of students under his/her leadership and articulate the methods used to achieve those results
- Knowledgeof andexperiencewithbilingualeducation
- Cultural competencyandabilityto movecomfortablyinadiversecommunity
- Knowledgeof andexperiencewithCommon CoreStateStandards
- Knowledgeof andexperiencewithWIDALanguageDevelopment Standards
- AbilitytoinstructbilingualstudentsinEnglishandSpanish
- Haveasolidunderstandingofsecond languageinstruction
- FluentinSpanish
- Ability to make technically correct translations from English to Spanish and Spanish to English with speed and accuracy
- Knowledgeofevidence-basedlanguageacquisition strategies
- Must hold a valid Illinois Educator License (e.g. PEL) with an endorsement in Bilingual Education-Spanish and in the appropriate Grade Level Description (required)
- Must be Highly Qualified (HQ) according to IL State Board of Education if teaching a Core Content Area/Subject
- Musthold permanentresidencyintheUnitedStates (required)
Physical Demands
The nature of the work requires an ability tooperate standard business office equipment and the ability to communicate andexchange information collect compile and prepare work documents set-up andmaintain work files. Physical demands include the ability to stand bend reachhigh and low stoop and walk around the classroom 60% of the day. In additioncandidates must be able to lift and/or push and pull 15 to 20lbs. for shortperiods of time and walk up and down stairs several times a day.
Working Conditions
Majority of work is performed in a general office requires availability for extended hours plus non-traditional hours required to perform job requires participation and attendance at organization-sponsored events and meetings.
NOTE: The foregoing list of essential duties and responsibilities is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.
Acero Schools is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals. Acero Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race color gender handicap age religion sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin.
Employment Type
Full-Time
