Position Type:
Elementary School Teaching

Date Posted:
9/28/2021

Location:
BPS

Date Available:
21-22 School Year

Closing Date:
Open Until Filled

Bridgeport Public SCHOOLS
45 Lyon Terrace, Room 310
Bridgeport, CT 06604

2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR

Elementary Academic Support Instructor (Gr. K-3)
Bridgeport Public Schools - Multiple Locations

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Elementary Academic Support Instructor will be responsible for supporting the academic and social and emotional needs of students in grades K-3 within the elementary school.

Teachers in this position will work with provide both tier 1 and 2 academic supports students primarily in literacy and mathematics and in other content areas.

The Elementary Academic Support Instructor works closely with classroom teachers to co-plan, co-teach and assess students to meet the varying needs of students within our school.

They play a pivotal role in developing collaborative relationships with administrators, teachers and parents to create lesson plans with clearly articulated goals and strategies.

The Elementary Academic Support Instructor is a key member of school-level intervention teams and school-level data teams. Together with the school counselor, support staff and administrators, they provide direct instruction for students with learning needs using a strong intervention model.

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree in Elementary Education (Master's Degree preferred)

Bachelor of Education

PreK-3, Elementary CT Certification preferred

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Understand the developmental period of early childhood from birth through age 8 across physical, cognitive, social, and emotional, and linguistic domains, including bilingual/multilingual development.

Understand that successful early childhood education depends upon educators' partnerships with the families of the young children they serve and know about, understand, and value the diversity in family characteristics.

Use screening and assessment tools to document developmental progress and promote positive outcomes for each child and build assessment partnerships with families and professional colleagues.

Use learning standards and other resources to make decisions for lesson planning, curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation to ensure that learning will be stimulating, challenging, and meaningful to each child.

Use a broad repertoire of developmentally appropriate and culturally and linguistically relevant, anti-bias, and evidence-based teaching approaches that reflect the principles of universal design for learning.

Have professional communication skills that effectively support their relationships and work young children, families, and colleagues.

Salary will be in accordance with the BEA contract salary schedule.

Qualified candidates who wish to apply should access the Bridgeport Public Schools' AppliTrack system: https://www.applitrack.com/bridgeport/onlineapp

"The Bridgeport Board of Education is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer."