ESOL Teacher (Dual Language Immersion)
About The Position
Provides instruction for students that enables them to learn and demonstrate mastery of the Georgia Performance Standards. This role involves providing content-related and appropriate instruction based on Fulton County’s curriculum, fostering an active learning environment, and utilizing performance-based instruction and assessment. The teacher will also be responsible for classroom management, effective communication with students, parents, and colleagues, and integrating technology into instruction. A key aspect of this role is collaborating effectively with a partner teacher within the Dual Language Immersion model, ensuring 100% of instruction in the target language using Comprehensible Input (CI) for the language portion of the day. The teacher must also adhere to all county, state, and federal policies, maintain professional ethics, and facilitate home-school communication.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited university
- Valid Georgia Teaching Certification in applicable content field (e.g. Early Childhood for Elementary required), or must be eligible to hold a valid Georgia Teaching Certificate
- Must have passed the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and Written Proficiency Test (WPT) at Advanced Level proficiency in Target language other than English
- Teacher for English portion of day must hold ESOL certification/endorsement for a Dual Immersion model used as a delivery model for ESOL
- 0-1 year classroom experience required
- Proven communication and instructional strategies
- Classroom management skills
- Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to maintain 100% of instruction in the Target-language using Comprehensible Input (CI)
Responsibilities
- Provides content-related and appropriate instruction based on Fulton County’s curriculum
- Provides classroom environment which promotes active learning in subject area
- Exhibits knowledge of performance-based instruction and assessment
- Communicates responsibly with students, parents, colleagues, and school leadership
- Accounts for student attendance and punctuality
- Follows all county, state, and federal policies and procedures
- Follows professional ethics in all work-related activities
- Collaborates effectively with partner teacher on all aspects of instruction in the Dual Immersion model
- Prepares adequately for responsibilities to be assumed when absent
- Works with parents/guardians in all aspects of the student’s educational program
- Facilitates home-school communication by such means as holding conferences, telephoning, and sending written communications
- Integrates appropriate technology into classroom instruction
- Avoids behaviors which detract from staff morale
- Participate in required additional training related to the Dual Immersion Model
- Performs other duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
