ESL Teacher

Position Type:
Elementary School Teaching/ESL

Date Posted:
9/5/2018

Location:
Chester Community Charter School (CCCS)
(High-Needs School)

ESL Teacher

FLSA Status: Exempt
Employment Term: 10 months

Job Goal: To perform in such a way that he/she facilitates, stimulates, and guides the learning of students and interrelates in a professional manner with other teachers and community members for the purpose of remediating and assisting students with language problems as a results of a second language background.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for identifying students who may be eligible for ESL services through teacher referral, parent referral, administrator referral.
• Language Survey review, Student Registration form review, and a review of students' individual records.
• Administers the state required screening assessment (WAPT) to identify students who may be eligible for services.
• Recommends entry and exit of students from the ESL program based on multiple criteria established by the district.
• Responsible for notifying parents of a student's entrance and exit from the ESL program within the state-mandated time period.
• Annually administers the state-mandated ACCESS for ELLs assessment to all ESL students.
• Tracks the performance of former ESL students for a minimum of two years using appropriate forms to ensure continued student success.
• Maintains and communicates accurate and up-to-date data.
• English Proficient students using district-approved forms and procedures.
• Submits a monthly report to the Building Principal(s).
• Is familiar with all state regulations as they pertain to ESL, as stated in the Pennsylvania Administrative Code.
• Identifies a continuum of long and short-term course objectives consistent with the district-approved curriculum.
• Plans, prepares, and delivers lessons for students based on available research of "best practices" in the field of ESL.
• Selects and/or modifies appropriate learning materials from appropriate sources (texts, supplements, AV materials, etc.) and shares with regular classroom teachers.
• Consults and collaborates with classroom teachers to provide mainstream support for ESL students.
• Maintains ongoing communication with the parents of ESL students.
• Productively interacts with classroom teachers and child study team members on a regular basis to monitor the classroom program and needs of ESL and ELL students.
• Is responsible for the review and updating of the ESL/ELL curriculum on an annual basis.
• Participates in district-wide in-servicing as it relates to ESL and bilingual education.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's or above preferred
• Valid PA English as a Second Language (ESL) certificate.
• Secure three background checks: PA State Criminal, PA Child Abuse, FBI Fingerprinting

Chester Community Charter School (CCCS) proudly serves students in grades K-8 on four campuses in nine school buildings in the Chester Upland Community. More than 4,000 students - two thirds of the district - call CCCS their school. CCCS is dedicated to empowering students as learners through the development of a results-driven academic environment, which includes a partnership with parents, a focus on building life skills, and a commitment to cultivating children's instinctive quest for knowledge.

Join our CCCS Team for the 2018-2019 school year!

Please visit http://www.chestercommunitycharter.org/ to apply online. On the homepage, under the Quicklinks menu, please click on "Employment Opportunities". Interested applicants may also send a resume and cover letter to emcdonald@csmillc.com.