English Language Learners/ELL Teacher K-5
Lowell Community Charter Public School•Lowell, MA
•Onsite
About The Position
Join LCCPS! - We are a vibrant community of 815 K1-8 grade students, families and staff. We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Lowell. Our school represents many nations of Central and South America, Central Africa, and SouthEast Asia.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university or college
- Possess a MA teaching certificate in ESL/ELL (preferably to teach K-8)
- Full-time teaching experience in an urban school
- SEI endorsement
- Technology proficiency in Word and Excel
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual or multilingual (main languages of the school are Spanish, Khmer and Portuguese)
Responsibilities
- Provide appropriate instruction and support in all subject areas as prescribed by the school's academic content standards and the Massachusetts framework for ELLs.
- Primarily focus on English language development with secondary focus on content area standards
- Collaborate with teachers in both pullout and inclusion settings
- Consult with regular education classroom teachers to develop and help the mainstream classroom teacher implement alternate teaching strategies and modifications to work for ELL students
- Outline and follow language objectives as well as content objectives
- Administer assessments to evaluate students' progress, record results and issue progress reports in accordance with the schedule of mainstream report cards and scheduled progress monitoring
- Maintain discipline in the classroom, both small and full class settings.
- Communicate openly with parents to discuss student progress on a regular basis
- Assist with the testing, diagnosis and placement of those children identified as possibly being Limited English Proficient students
- Work as part of an ELL team to create and refine curricular materials and ELL units based on the WIDA frameworks
- Attend all ELL department meetings
- Create and implement student intervention plans when necessary
- Participate in school-wide and individual professional development
- Attend IEP (individual education plan) and CST (child study team) meetings for ELL students
- Complete other duties as requested
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
Upload and Match Resume
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
