Multilingual Language Evaluator - Part-time (19 hrs a week), Salem Public Schools, Salem, MA [SY2025-2026]

Salem Public Schools • Salem, MA

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About The Position

About Salem Public Schools , here belonging leads to opportunity. Salem is a small, diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4,000 students across our 11 schools. Our vision is to ensure that all students will be locally engaged, globally connected, and fully prepared to thrive in a diverse and changing world. We hold dear our core values of belonging, equity , and opportunity in everything we do. Over the next three years (2023-2026), we are committed to the work outlined by the four core priorities in our strategic plan : 1) Elevate Learning; 2) Empower Educators; 3) Center Belonging; and 4) Strengthen Our Foundation. We seek individuals who are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement for all students, regardless of ability, economic status, gender/gender identity, language, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, or other backgrounds. Applicants who have experience working in urban schools and settings and are bilingual are strongly encouraged to apply. General Description and Goals: Salem Public Schools is committed to the academic success of all Multilingual Learners (MLs) entering grades preK-12. The English Language Learning Department in the Salem Public Schools seeks a bilingual professional with experience teaching, supporting, and connecting English Learners and their families to academic resources. The Bilingual Language Evaluator and EL Specialist will be responsible for assessing entering ELLs at the Parent Information Center as well as working with EL families to understand and participate in the school assignment policy. Under the direction of the ELL Director, the Bilingual Language Evaluator and EL Specialist will also support recruitment and enrollment of incoming kindergarten students to the new dual language program. This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a bilingual educator who is deeply invested in making a difference in the lives of students, families, and the community. What You’ll Do: Plan and administer, in a time sensitive manner, comprehensive and thorough assessment of the four modalities of English, native language literacy and numeracy for entering ELs in grades PreK-12. Meet with families and respond to questions regarding the application and registration processes, as well as advocate and provide information about community resources and supports. Meet with families to explain the Multilingual Learner programs, goals and results of English and, when appropriate, native language assessments. Report assessment results to instructional teams in Multilingual Learner settings. Assist the ML Director in recruitment and registration of native Spanish and English speakers for the dual language program. Additional duties, as assigned. What You’ll Bring: We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change children’s lives through education. You’ll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself, your work and the people around you to the next level. We expect our SPS employees to: Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity - The SPS community is vibrant, diverse in background, ethnicity, language, and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work. Hold high expectations for yourself, students, and colleagues – You see potential in all, especially our SPS students, and maintain high expectations for achievement, while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations, modeling SPS values and seeking opportunities to continuously improve. Build authentic, caring relationships with colleagues, students, and families – You build strong relationships across students, families, and colleagues that are collaborative in nature and contribute to the individual and collective success of SPS. You partner with families and colleagues to make decisions in the best interest of students and learning. Embrace feedback – You are a reflective practitioner who learns from failure, using mistakes and challenges as opportunities for growth. You model persistence and growth mindset and thrive in a culture of feedback.

Requirements

• Current or former educator license issued by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education highly preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in related area highly preferred
• Bilingual and Bi-literate in English/ Spanish.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills with ability to focus on the overall mission while also attending to details and follow-up activities.
• Strong communication skills, including oral and written proficiency in English and in a second or third language.
• Demonstrated use of technology.
• Knowledge of and experience working in multicultural settings
• Bilingual candidates and candidates of color strongly encouraged to apply
• Current authorization to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

• English as a Second Language license.
• Three or more years of successful urban teaching experience with English language learners.
• Proficiency in a third target language (Portuguese, Albanian, Vietnamese)
• Strong background knowledge of assessments for ELLs in grades Pre K-12.
• Experience working with ELs with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan and administer, in a time sensitive manner, comprehensive and thorough assessment of the four modalities of English, native language literacy and numeracy for entering ELs in grades PreK-12.
• Meet with families and respond to questions regarding the application and registration processes, as well as advocate and provide information about community resources and supports.
• Meet with families to explain the Multilingual Learner programs, goals and results of English and, when appropriate, native language assessments.
• Report assessment results to instructional teams in Multilingual Learner settings.
• Assist the ML Director in recruitment and registration of native Spanish and English speakers for the dual language program.
• Additional duties, as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees