TITLE: ESL Teacher
REPORTS TO: Principal
SUPERVISES: N/A
TERM: 10 months
JOB GOAL: The role of the ESL Instructor is to provide the student with the necessary skills to become proficient in English through grammar, reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING:
- Hold a teaching license with an endorsement in ESL
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with
provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs, abilities, and interests.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws or administrative policies.
- Provide rigorous and appropriate instruction to ESL students that support the acceleration of English and is aligned with Tennessee Standards.
- Serve as a liaison between the ESL student, his/her family, and the school, especially with respect to cultural and language differences, and providing cross-cultural information to all parties that foster positive relationships.
- Monitor ESL students’ progress in all aspects of his/her academic schedule and their participation in all school activities and programs and promote and advocate for their participation as appropriate.
- Participate in intra-school staff development opportunities that enhance the knowledge of the curriculum and issues in order to know how those relate to ESL and how to adapt or incorporate them into ESL instruction.
It is the policy of the Haywood County School System not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its educational programs or employment.
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