Elementary School: MLL Lead Teacher - Greater Boston (2027-2028)

KIPP Massachusetts Public Charter Schools•Lynn, MA

About The Position

KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School seeks a talented, committed, and culturally competent Multilingual Learner (MLL) Lead Teacher to create a school experience that affirms, values, and challenges students. The role supports students’ language development and academic growth in a positive, safe, inclusive learning environment and contributes to a professional school community focused on joy, excellence, care, and strong relationships with families. Candidates must obtain Massachusetts ESL licensure before starting with students. The teacher plans and delivers language-focused instruction, sets ambitious student growth goals, collaborates with co-teachers and grade-level teams, and uses student data to plan appropriate supports. The role also includes MLL assessment and documentation, consultation with teachers, family engagement, professional development, school support duties, and participation in IEP meetings for dual-classified students. The position follows the school-year calendar and is an exempt role listed at 1.0 FTE/45 hours per week.

Requirements

2 or more years of full-time teaching experience.
Bachelor’s degree.
Massachusetts ESL Teaching Licensure, required before starting with students.
Computer literacy and baseline familiarity with Google Suite.
Pass criminal background checks.
Demonstrated ability to drive student growth and achievement and create a warm, inclusive, rigorous learning environment.
Passion for the subject or content area and demonstrated commitment to professional learning.
Deep alignment with KIPP MA’s mission and values, including an unwavering belief in the high potential of all students.
Ability to collect and interpret data, evaluate information, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make timely judgments and decisions.
Self-awareness, flexibility, and emotional intelligence to navigate a setting with students who express diverse needs.
Interpersonal and self-management skills to support students’ behavioral and emotional needs, maintain a safe and inclusive environment, build relationships, and manage conflict with students, staff, and caregivers.
Effective communication skills for exchanging information with students, staff, families, and others in person, in writing, in groups, and on virtual platforms.
Physical mobility to kneel, walk, push or pull, squat, twist, turn, bend, stoop, and reach overhead as needed.
Physical strength to periodically lift or carry 20 pounds of materials or supplies and physically restrain a student in an emergency to prevent harm to the student or others.
Manual dexterity to perform repetitive hand, wrist, and arm motions and operate a computer and office equipment.
Dependable attendance in accordance with the school calendar.

Responsibilities

Ensure students feel affirmed, valued, and challenged, and create a positive, safe learning environment.
Meet regularly with co-teachers to review student data and plan language supports.
Create language goals and objectives, plan lessons, and teach small-group language-focused lessons.
Consider students’ language, cultural, and background needs in lesson planning, instruction, and classroom culture.
Co-create and internalize academically aligned lesson plans, unit plans, rubrics, and assessments.
Set ambitious growth goals for students and identify and use resources to help them meet those goals.
Infuse core values into lessons and school practices, and implement school-wide student culture systems and positive classroom management strategies.
Maintain accurate student grades and records, and communicate regularly with students and families about growth and progress.
Plan and administer ACCESS testing for MLL students and maintain accurate documentation of testing accommodations, sometimes in collaboration with Special Education teams.
Provide consultation to SEI teachers and teachers working with Exited MLLs (EMLs).
Administer the TELL assessment quarterly and complete quarterly progress reports for current MLL students.
Collaborate with families and teachers to write Student Success Plans for MLL students who do not meet ACCESS benchmarks, and track progress toward goals.
Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including summer pre-service training and weekly training during the academic year.
Engage in professional development opportunities facilitated by the MLL Team and seek coaching, feedback, co-planning, and practice to develop teaching craft.
Perform support duties such as coverage, bus, lunch, and dismissal duties.
Build relationships with families through school events, the MLL Family Council, and regular phone calls; help plan and attend MLL Family Council meetings.
Offer and receive constructive feedback and collaborate with grade-level and content teams to address shared challenges and implement grade-wide systems.
Participate in IEP meetings for dual-classified students, including preparing MLL teacher input, recommending and recording ACCESS accommodations, sharing language-goal progress, and explaining how language may relate to the student’s disability.
Maintain dependable attendance according to the school calendar.
Lead colleague conversations about ACCESS and MLL assessment data and collaborate on appropriate language supports.
Embody KIPP MA’s Code of Conduct and participate in required regional professional development and community events.
Use data collection and interpretation, reasoning, problem-solving, communication, interpersonal, and self-management skills to support students and work effectively with colleagues and families.
Carry out other duties as assigned to help promote a positive and safe learning environment and culture.