Long Term Substitute 4th & 5th Head English Teacher

ESCUELA DE GUADALUPE • Denver, CO

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About The Position

Working at Escuela de Guadalupe includes many different responsibilities to make a small, non-tuition driven school run effectively. As a close-knit community, we all pitch in to make this a great place to work and learn. Therefore, this description is not intended to be all- inclusive. Specific areas of responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Requirements

• Teaching experience and a degree in Education or related field.
• Excellent language skills in the specific component in which he/she will be teaching English
• Working knowledge of second language acquisition, bilingual and dual-language education, as well as the methodology of sheltered language instructional strategies.
• Authentic support of culturally rich and linguistically diverse learning communities.
• Open to working in a Catholic environment and respecting the Catholic faith.
• Practicing Catholic Faith and being able to teach religion.
• Be willing to take classes/trainings provided by the Archdiocese to be able to teach religion
• Working knowledge of technology and educational platforms used for teaching and learning.
• Willingness to learn new curriculums, technology systems, and software practices for dual-language acquisition and linguistically diverse learners and the motivation to implement this learning to make a difference in the classroom.
• Proven ability to work in a team environment and develop effective interpersonal relationships
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, adapt to changing priorities, manage time and meet deadlines.
• Successful completion of CBI and FBI background check.

Nice To Haves

• 3 years+ teaching experience in subject or related field
• Experience teaching in the subject or grade level of this position
• Experience teaching in a dual-language environment
• Knowledge of a variety of curriculums and assessment types, as well as current educational philosophies
• Working knowledge of computer hardware like computers, tablets, projectors and smartboards
• Degree, certification, or training in dual-language or linguistically diverse education

Responsibilities

• Fully implement the components of dual-language instruction and create thematic units guided by an essential question for all content areas
• Teaching will be in English)
• Define enduring concepts, knowledge, and measurable outcomes for each unit that are shared in a syllabus with families and students at the beginning of the unit and evaluated at the end of the unit
• Use instructional strategies that identify student learning objectives for each lesson and actively incorporate learning strategy, modeling, and instruction in every lesson
• Respect classroom-specific language model
• Carefully plan and deliver lessons that incorporate diverse perspectives, history and literature from around the world.
• Actively support the evaluation plan across all academic areas, including formative and summative evaluation to assure maximum student progress.
• Extend classroom learning to well designed daily homework which is actively applied to the classroom learning the following day.
• Collaborate and plan with a teammate, teaching assistant, fellow teachers, principal, assistant principal
• Carefully plan units and daily instruction to maximize instructional time during the day
• Create a positive classroom environment built on intellectual rigor, accountability, success and high expectations for student achievement, risk-taking, goal-setting, actions and responsibility.
• Maintain close communication with families
• Faculty are expected to abide by the school calendar, arrive by 7:45 and work until 4:30, with a break for lunch and planning
• Support the cultural, spiritual and academic goals of the school by modeling compassion, love and care for the children at all times.
• Have the patience and positive attitude to be sure that every student has an academically rich experience and fully develops their cognitive and language abilities.
• Contribute to an environment of enthusiasm and dedication.
• Truly believe that every child, without exception, can excel.
• Morning and Afternoon Supervision
• Attend weekly PLC meetings
• Attend all Professional Development days on the school calendar
• Participate and collaborate in school events which may occur outside of school hours
• Willing and able to substitute in classes or supervision in the event of faculty/staff absence.

Benefits

• Professional development including staff development, conferences, specialized training and education
• Small staff and tight knit community
• Direct contact with supervisors and families regularly
• Community that respects both English and Spanish and the different levels of proficiency each employee, family member, or student may have
• Opportunity for adults to enhance our own second language skills within a dual language environment
• Environment in which one can live and continue to enhance their faith
• Small class size and low student to teacher ratio

What This Job Offers

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