KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Job Description
Job Title: Elementary ESOL Teacher Job Title Code: 870 Salary Grade: T01 – T06 Department: Language Services & Cultural Equality LSCE Reports To: Director of LSCE & Building Administrator FLSA Status: Exempt
Purpose of Job
Teach content subject aligned to state and national standards outlined by KCPS guaranteed and viable curriculum. Proactively seeks to identify and screen possible English Learners and collaborates with all staff members to ensure English Language Development instruction and support is provided within all subject area.
What Youll Be Doing
Responsibilities:
• Facilitates learning and instruction by using multiple presentation methods demonstrating modeling visual representations and strategies that aid in supplementing and engaging students content. • Collaborates with teachers and staff to adapt and scaffold materials assignments and assessments to improve second language acquisition using ELD KCPS and state standards. • Administers tests to evaluate the progress results and issues reports to inform all stakeholders of student progress. • Keeps and maintains in SIS grades, progress, attendance, lesson plans, student records, discipline information, parent contact log as needed or required. • Maintains a positive classroom environment conducive to learning. • Ensures communication and translation/interpretation for stakeholders, parents/guardians in their native language when possible. • Participates in multiple meeting types, faculty professional meetings, educational conferences, professional development, and workshops. • Creates and maintains daily schedules to meet the needs of EL students and supports in the creation of the ESOL Instructional Paraprofessionals to ensure coverage. • Other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
To Be Successful at This Job Youll Need To Qualify
Bachelors degree in Education from four-year college or university Valid Missouri State Certification in grade level or content area assigned Valid Missouri State Certification in ESL K-12 or willing to obtain ESL Endorsement
In Order to Level Up in This Role Youll Need Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated experience and/or training in current techniques and skills in teaching English language learners. Teaching experience in urban schools.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The job requires that the employee to be able to sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, and reach with hands and fingers, bend, stoop, and lift objects of at least 10 pounds.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
Length of work year: 8 hours per day, 5 days a week, 187 work days Benefits: