English as a Second Language Teacher

Rocketship Public Schools•Nashville, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The ESL Teacher (Specialist) works in the Language and Learning Lab to help ESL students develop excellence in speaking, writing, reading, and listening. The specialist collaborates with ESL experts and Rocketship team members to design key components of the Lab and put that vision into practice. They provide sheltered blocks of additional support and intervention in speaking, listening, reading, writing, phonics and decoding, and reading comprehension. Using formative and summative WIDA data, the specialist plans lessons responsive to students’ needs and communicates with classroom teachers and families about student progress. The specialist also analyzes annual WIDA data and reports outcomes and action steps to teachers and school leaders on professional development days. This position reports to an Assistant Principal and is located at Rocketship United Academy in Nashville, Tennessee.

Requirements

Commitment to Rocketship's mission, vision, and goals.
Fluency in English.
Bachelor's degree.
Tennessee Elementary K–6 teaching credential or a full out-of-state credential eligible for transfer.
Tennessee English as a Second Language K–12 endorsement to serve as an ESL Specialist.
Basic computer skills, including troubleshooting and communicating about technical difficulties.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience managing and/or teaching groups of elementary-age students is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Administer WIDA assessments to ESL students and serve as the test coordinator.
Create progress-monitoring tools for speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and use them to document each student's progress weekly.
Ensure the school is language-rich by labeling spaces with language notations.
Collaborate with a team of specialists and experts to conduct six-week data analyses and produce corresponding action plans aligned with Rocketship's formative assessment cycle.
Participate in unit-planning meetings with classroom teachers to support implementation of Universal Design and ELL principles in units and daily plans.
Hold bi-monthly community meetings or open houses for families.
Report student progress to families every 6–8 weeks.
Design daily lessons that develop students' speaking, listening, writing, reading, public speaking, and presentation skills, including explicit vocabulary and idiom instruction.
Analyze annual WIDA data and report outcomes and action steps to teachers and school leaders on professional development days.
Provide sheltered-block support and intervention in speaking, listening, reading, writing, phonics and decoding, and reading comprehension.
Maintain close communication with classroom teachers and families regarding students' progress.