2026 - 2027 SY ELL Teacher

Girls Global Academy; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Girls Global Academy in Washington, DC seeks an English Language Learner (ELL) Teacher to collaborate with instructors and community partners to provide comprehensive support and direct instruction when needed. The teacher ensures students acquire academic language across content areas while supporting social-emotional growth in a girl-centered environment.

You will deliver research-based ELD instruction, differentiate with technology and scaffolds, and collaborate with content teachers to embed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, Master’s preferred, in a content area.
• Urban secondary classroom experience in an urban context preferred.
• Experience teaching diverse student levels and backgrounds.
• Creative and enthusiastic approach to teaching and learning.
• Ability to write cohesive lesson plans.
• Collaborative work within and across disciplines with a diverse team.
• Ability to work with parents and community partners.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, classroom management, and adaptive teaching.
• Lead extracurricular activities during and after school.
• Receive and incorporate feedback from team leaders and peers.
• Growth mindset and openness to feedback from leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provides engaging, research-based English Language Development instruction that builds academic language and supports core subjects.
• Differentiates instruction using technology, scaffolds, and varied strategies based on readiness and interests.
• Collaborates with content teachers to embed language development strategies in core subjects.
• Contributes to interdisciplinary curriculum planning linking language, culture, and global perspectives.
• Monitors student progress with data and provides targeted interventions or enrichment.
• Fosters strong relationships with students and supports a girl-centered, inclusive environment.
• Plans and teaches lessons using inquiry-based approaches and maintains attendance and assessments records.
• Participates in advisory programs and communicates regularly with families.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Classroom management

Adaptive teaching

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Extracurricular leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education or content area

Master's degree preferred

Job description

The English Language Learner (ELL) Teacher will collaborate with instructors, other staff, and community partners to ensure the student receives comprehensive support. They may also provide direct instruction and out of classroom support to students. The ELL Teacher ensures all students acquire the academic language necessary for success in all content areas, while also supporting their social‑emotional growth in a girl‑centered learning environment.

Key Expectations

• GGA instructors submit lesson plans weekly. Lesson plans are reviewed by the Academic Program Coordinator and feedback is provided.
• Advisory classes are an important part of school culture at GGA. Students work on college and career readiness, social and emotional learning and academics in these daily classes. The advisor is an important part of a student's support network at GGA, and most instructors are assigned an advisory class. Advisory lessons are provided and the instructor facilitates sessions, grades assignments, and maintains a strong relationship and line of communication with advisees' caregivers.
• Culture support in the hallways and at lunch is expected. Instructors are assigned an arrival and dismissal duty and are added to a master schedule to support hallways for one period every day.
• At GGA we believe that we are partners in education with our student's caregivers. Together we support students and ensure they achieve their fullest potential. To do this, GGA gives dedicated work time on a Wednesday to reach out to caregivers. It is expected that instructors maintain continued lines of communication with caregivers through grading, calling and emailing home and facilitating twice annual Student Led Conferences.
• Ensure you have at least 2 grades for every week, 2 summatives for the quarter and end of quarter comments.

Key Responsibilities

Instruction & Student Support

• Provides engaging, research‑based English Language Development (ELD) instruction that builds academic language proficiency and supports success across all content areas by pushing into classrooms and providing pull out instruction as needed.
• Uses a variety of instructional technologies, scaffolds, and strategies to differentiate instruction based on students’ language levels, learning profiles, and individual interests.
• Collaborates with content teachers to embed language development strategies within core academic subjects, ensuring equitable access to rigorous coursework.
• Contributes to interdisciplinary curriculum planning, helping students make meaningful connections between language, culture, identity, and global perspectives.
• Continuously monitors and documents student progress using data to refine instruction and provide targeted interventions or enrichment as needed.
• Fosters strong, supportive relationships with students, promoting confidence, self‑advocacy, and belonging within a girl‑centered and culturally responsive learning environment.

Learning and Development

• Plans and teaches lessons using inquiry‑based approaches to teaching and learning.
• Uses a wide range of technologies and strategies to differentiate instruction based on readiness, learning difference, and interest.
• Keeps up‑to‑date records of attendance, assessments and curriculum.
• Demonstrates an active and genuine interest in professional growth.

School Community Engagement

• Fosters positive relationships with students.
• Develops regular communication protocols with parents.
• Delivers thoughtful guidance and support with advisory groups.
• Engages professionally and enthusiastically with new school initiatives.
• Participates in weekly and monthly professional development programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, (Master’s preferred) with a concentration in content area.
• Secondary classroom experience in an urban context (three years preferred).
• Solid and demonstrable teaching experience working with a variety of student academic levels.
• Creative and enthusiastic approach to teaching and learning.
• Ability to write a cohesive lesson plan.
• Exhibits ability to collaboratively work within and across disciplines with a diverse instructional team.
• Demonstrates ability to work with parents and community.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, classroom management, and adaptive teaching.
• Lead extra‑curricular activities during and/or after school.
• Receive and incorporate feedback from team leaders, executive leadership and peers.
• Growth minded, receiving and incorporating feedback from team leaders, executive leadership and peers.

Ideal Candidates Will Align to Our Academic Approach

• Creating classroom experiences that embody our four pillars of sisterhood, scholarship, service, and safety, including establishing strong relationships to demonstrate that we care about them.
• Foster deeply engaging lessons and activities that deliver the content in ways that excite and enable our students to learn.
• Use resources to effectively differentiate for all types of learners through co‑teaching with special education teachers and through providing students additional resources.

Girls Global Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.