ELL Coordinator

The English Language Learner (ELL) Teacher is responsible for providing ELL K-12 program administration, professional support and training, and student and family services. The incumbent applies sound language acquisition principles to program development, teacher support, and student education. In addition, the ELL Teacher advises the administration in order to ensure state and federal compliance.

Responsibilities

Provides rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students; Commitment to personalizing learning for all students; Demonstrates a belief in all students’ ability to succeed and meet high expectations; Differentiates instruction based on student level of mastery; Augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools under guidance from principal and coach; Maintains grade book ensuring student academic integrity, makes student placement and promotion decisions, and alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress; Prepares students for high stakes standardized tests; Establishes and maintains positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with and responds to students and learning coaches/parents in a timely manner; Supports learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues, as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures; Travels as required (on average once per month and/or approximately 20% of the time) for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and as required by school

Requirements

Must be able to attend in person PDs, testing, and other school events; Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week; Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school; Bachelor's degree; Active state teaching license; Ability to clear required background check; Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions; Receptive to receiving coaching regularly with administrators and teacher trainers; Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes; Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint; Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms; Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs and curriculum; Arizona SEI Endorsement on teacher certificate

Nice to have

Experience working with proposed age group; Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology; Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment; Experience with online learning platforms