Secondary ESOL Teacher- Paseo Academy of Fine Arts

Kansas City Public Schools

Job Title: Secondary ESOL Math Teacher

Job Title Code: 00870

Salary Grade: Teacher Salary Schedule

Department: Language Services & Cultural Equity (LSCE)

Reports To: Director of LSCE & Building Administrator

FLSA Status: Exempt

PURPOSE OF JOB:

Teach content subjects aligned to state and national standards outlined by KCPS' guaranteed and viable

curriculum. Proactively seeks to identify, screen possible English Learners, assess, and collaborate with

all staff members to ensure English Language Development instruction, monitoring, and support is

provided within all subject areas.

What You''ll 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 in the content.
• Prepares course objectives and outline for course of study following curriculum guidelines and requirements of state and school.
• Adapts/Scaffolds/Differentiates materials, assignments, and assessments to meet the needs of English language learners.
• Collaborates with all staff members to link ESL and content instruction and student needs to provide support for English language learners.
• Administers assessments to evaluate the progress and results and issues reports to inform all stakeholders of student progress.
• Keeps and maintains grades, attendance, lesson plans, student records, discipline information
• 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: department, building, faculty, and professional meetings educational conferences, professional development, and workshops.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: N/A

To Be Successful at This Job, You''ll Need To: (Qualifications)

• Bachelor''s degree in Education from a 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 #LevelUp in This Role, You''ll Need: (Preferred Qualifications)

• Demonstrated experience and/or training in current techniques and skills in teaching
• English language learners.
• Teaching experience in urban schools.
• Kansas City Public 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. This job requires that the employee be able to sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands and fingers, and

reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, and lift objects of at least ten pounds.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Length of work year: Length of work year: 10-month school-year calendar; 8hrs/day, five days/week

Benefits:

Health and Dental Insurance are provided.

KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan - mandatory 9% contribution is required from employee and

matched by KCPS; Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.

Why Join Kansas City Public Schools?

Be a Changemaker. Collaborate with Passionate Colleagues. #LevelUp the Future