ML/Bilingual Spanish Teacher

Full-time Position

Bilingual Spanish Elementary Teacher

Description: Bilingual Spanish Teacher
Reports to: Building Principals, Director and Assistant Director of Student Services
Salary: https://worthschools.org/wp-content/uploads/WEA-2023-2027-FINAL-VERSION-signed-5-10-2023.pdf

Minimum Qualifications:

• Meets certification requirements of the State of Illinois for ML
• Experience working with Spanish bilingual students
• Spanish Bilingual Endorsement
• PEL

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Obtain necessary WIDA test certifications
• Administer placement tests to determine student ML eligibility
• Administer annual ACCESS test to ML students to determine growth in English Language proficiency
• Plan and provide small group and Push-In/Pull-Out instruction to students in order to maximize their English proficiency
• Communicate with and provide instructional strategies to general education classroom teachers enabling them to increase the learning of ML students in the general education classroom
• Determine appropriate ML accommodations for students and support classroom teachers in their application.
• Assist with the administration of assessment to ML students
• Communicate ML student progress to parents via parent conferences, state-required letters, meetings, phone calls, etc.
• Work ML services at school and district events
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation
• Other duties as directed by immediate supervisor(s)
• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Prepares for classes assigned, and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate superior.
• Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and �in harmony with the goals�establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicates these objectives to students.
• Employs a variety of ML instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with measured needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.
• Strives to implement by instruction and action the district's mission statement.
• Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides reports as required, as well as notifying parents of student progress when necessary.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor(s)