ELL Teacher – AAU – Athlos Academy – Herriman, UT

Position: ELL Teacher

Reports to: Executive Director

Supported by: Executive Director and Instructional Coach

Minimum Qualifications Required:

Education: Minimum Bachelor’s Degree.

Experience: Three years of teaching experience preferred, but not required.

Certification Required: Valid teacher certification required or willingness to obtain certification.

Characteristics of the Successful Candidate:

• Lifelong learner
• Believes every student matters
• Driven by actions and outcomes
• Makes decisions based on data
• Growth mindset
• Reflective practitioner
• Innovative
• Creative problem solver
• Willing to take risks
• Highly organized
• Effective at time management
• Seeks out professional learning
• Willing to continue to learn and try new strategies/ protocols
• Willing to plan and work collaboratively with a team
• Able to build relationships with students from a variety of backgrounds
• Good communicator and active listener

Job Duties:

• Adapt classroom work for the purpose of providing students with instructional materials that address individualized learning plans within established lesson plans and building academic English and content knowledge.
• Administer tests and language assessments for the purpose of evaluating student language ability. Advise parents and/or legal guardians of student progress for the purpose of communicating expectations; student achievement; developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
• Assess student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents and administration.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws, reporting and policies pertaining to EL.
• Collaborate with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents and a variety of community resources for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcomes, achieving established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
• Work with administration to create benchmark assessments and monitor data of individual student progress toward attainment benchmark indicators and proficiency growth.
• Demonstrate methods required to perform classroom and/or subject specific assignments for the purpose of providing an effective program that addresses individual student requirements.
• Create school-wide ELL goals based on ACCESS data.
• Instruct English learner students for the purpose of improving their success in academics and skills.
• Manage student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Model English communication for the purpose of developing student ability to communicate effectively in the English language. Monitors students in a variety of educational environments (e.g. classroom, cafeteria, playground, field trips, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Participate in a variety of meetings (e.g. 504, IEPs, teacher/parent meetings,data meetings) for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions and to optimize student learning.
• Participate in regular professional development, the school’s professional learning community and staff meetings to improve instruction.
• Work collaboratively and communicate professionally with school leadership and other staff members to maximize effective instructional activities and build positive school culture.
• Meet professional obligations by honoring schedules, deadlines, and all professional responsibilities.
• Demonstrate the standards for effective practices of teachers.
• Other duties as assigned.

To Apply:

Please submit a resume, cover letter, letters of recommendation, and a copy of your teaching license to schoolcareers@athlosacademies.org

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