Elementary EL Teacher 1.0 FTE

Kelloggsville Public Schools•Grand Rapids, MI

About The Position

Kelloggsville Public Schools is hiring an Elementary EL Teacher for a 1.0 FTE position at Southeast Kelloggsville Elementary, effective for the 2026–27 school year. The teacher will support the academic and interpersonal growth of English learners through district-approved curriculum and instruction designed for students whose first language is not English. The role includes providing individual and small-group instruction both inside and outside the general classroom, implementing EL Program procedures, assessing learners, maintaining required student documentation, and collaborating with the instructional team. The teacher is expected to foster a positive, safe, culturally competent, and equitable learning environment and build effective relationships with students, families, staff, and the broader community. Compensation and working conditions are governed by the KEA Master Agreement.

Requirements

Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate with NS Endorsement.
Ability to facilitate EL student success and growth in academic and interpersonal skills.
Ability to design, plan, and provide instruction to students whose first language is not English.
Knowledge of current teaching methods, including multiple teaching strategies and approaches to individual educational needs.
Strong organizational skills and ability to establish and maintain effective classroom management.
Ability to create and maintain a positive and safe learning environment.
Ability to implement EL Program procedures and administer state and federal assessments required for EL learners.
Ability to maintain required student documentation and suitable daily routines.
Ability to collaborate effectively as part of an instructional team.
Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with students and communicate clearly, verbally and in writing.
Ability to work effectively with parents, staff, students, and the public in a multicultural and multiracial community.
Knowledge and awareness of one’s own cultural identity and how it influences behavior, and willingness to learn about the cultural identities of others.
Ability to foster cultural competence and equitable treatment and to recognize individual uniqueness while respecting group cultural heritage.
Good attendance and punctuality.

Responsibilities

Facilitate English learner students’ success and growth in academic and interpersonal skills through the district-approved curriculum.
Design, plan, and provide instruction for students whose first language is not English.
Use current teaching methods and multiple strategies to address individual students’ educational needs.
Establish and maintain effective classroom management and a positive, safe learning environment.
Implement all procedures of the EL Program.
Provide instruction to English learners individually and in small groups, both inside and outside the general classroom setting.
Establish and maintain a daily routine suited to students’ needs, adjusting it as needed.
Maintain appropriate and required student documentation.
Administer state and federal assessments required for EL learners.
Collaborate regularly and effectively as a member of an instructional team.
Develop and maintain positive relationships with students.
Communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.
Work effectively with parents, staff, students, and the public in a multicultural and multiracial community.
Promote cultural competence and equitable treatment of district staff, students, and patrons.
Recognize each person as a unique individual while celebrating group cultural heritage.
Maintain good attendance and punctuality.