Connecticut REAP-posted 3 months ago
$50,825 - $105,070/Yr
Full-time • Entry Level
Bridgeport, CT
Administration of Human Resource Programs

The Bridgeport Public Schools is seeking a TESOL Teacher for grades K-8 at Geraldine Johnson School for the 2025 - 2026 school year. The position is designed to create a supportive learning environment for English Language Learners, focusing on both social and emotional support. The teacher will be responsible for administering specialized ELL assessments, designing engaging lessons, and maintaining standards for student behavior. Ongoing professional development is expected, along with planning activities that cater to individual student needs. The role also involves monitoring student progress and engaging parents and community members in the educational process.

  • Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity, interest, and abilities of students, and provides both social and emotional support for English Language Learners.
  • Administers specialized ELL assessments.
  • Designs lessons that provide opportunity for problem-solving, creativity, and communication skills in relation to authentic, real-world problems.
  • Establishes and maintains standards for behavior that foster student self-discipline and positive relationships among students.
  • Commits to on-going professional development in content area and pedagogy.
  • Plans learning activities to address individual differences among students.
  • Develops, administers, and evaluates quality formative and summative assessments that reflect a balance of content knowledge and problem-solving skills.
  • Monitors, and evaluates students' progress in relation to district/school curriculum and policies and other planned goals and objectives.
  • Encourages, secures, and maintains the involvement of parents and other community members in support of instruction.
  • Involves parents in the assessment of their children's progress and needs.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Required certification: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Lang. (TESOL), PK-12 (111); Master's degree preferred.
  • Three years' successful teaching experience in an urban setting preferred.
  • Experience in the use of educational technology.
  • Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills.
  • Salary range: $50,825 - $105,070, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
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