ESOL Teacher – Timberline/Waukee High

Waukee Community School District is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our students and community. We are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more diverse we are, the better positioned we are to build genuine relationships based on individual perspectives and positively contribute to a diverse global community.

Location:This is a shared position between Eason and Grant Ragan ElemementarySchools.

Position Criteria:

– Valid Iowa Teaching License
– B.A. Degree in an Educational Field of Study
– K-12 English as a Second Language endorsementor enrolled in an ESOL program with a commitment to fulfill licensure requirement by the end of the 2023-2024 school year.

Performance Criteria:

– Experience in the implementation of multiple ESOL instructional delivery models
– Experience working with EL Newcomers and understanding cultural dynamics when helping them acclimate to the school system
– Experience in supporting families as they acclimate to the school system
– Knowledge of evidence-based instructional strategies for beginning readers and proven record of successful implementation
– Proven record of successful growth in students in the areas of reading, writing, speaking, and listening
– Successful experience implementing a guided reading model utilizing prompting, feedback, and scaffolding of support for student growth, particularly with emergent readers
– Experience using running records, and formative assessments to make data driven decisions
– Proven record of successful collaboration with multiple grades levels and teams in order to meet student needs
– Record of recent staff development/on-going education and knowledge of current research
– Successful experience supervising associates/para-professionals and utilizing their support for meeting student needs
– Provide direct instruction for ELs in both a pull-out and push-in/collaboration model
– Maintain building/district ESOL files
– Willingness and experience with providing professional development to staff in the area of ESOL best practices
– Provide ongoing support to teachers as they implement instruction to English Language Learners in their classrooms
– Facilitate weekly meetings with ESOL para-professionals; guide the planning and lesson delivery of the para-professionals
– Participate in the Waukee Problem Solving Process to help design interventions to best meet student need
– Actively participate in all IEP meetings involving ELs
– Administer annual ESOL assessments to all ELs as required by state or district policy
– Administer placement tests to all incoming ELs; assessment will be a guide in determining language acquisition level and, therefore, amount and type of ESOL instruction needed
– Maintain lists of translators/interpreters and is the first contact for buildings when translation/interpretation is needed; a list of on-call translators/interpreters will be available for help during the registration process, “emergency” meetings, etc.
– Assist, through interpreter, to ascertain an ELs academic achievement/history; review past school records, conduct interviews, etc.
– Seek out grant opportunities to grow the ESOL department
– Help to oversee translation of various printed district documents into the languages/dialects represented in our district
– Other duties as assigned