Elementary ESL Support Specialist

North Penn School District; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

North Penn School District seeks an ELD Assistant at Oak Park Elementary School to support non-English speaking students in reading, writing, speaking, and listening within the general education curriculum.

The role reports to the Principal/Assistant Principal and ESL staff; work schedule is 5 hours/day, 25 hours/week, 172 days/year, with duties including assessment support and classroom accommodations. A strong commitment to equity and fostering inclusive learning is essential.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or 2 years of higher education.
• Teaching or teaching assistant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides ESL instruction under the direction of the ELD teacher.
• Confers regularly with the classroom teacher to share student progress and plan for future needs.
• Works with the classroom teacher to provide ESL students with accommodations and modifications to the regular classroom curricula.
• Helps train new ELD personnel in daily responsibilities.
• Works with students on preparation of special assignments, projects, tests and finals.
• Helps administer classroom or district-level tests.

Skills

English language

Diversity & inclusion

Parent communication

Student motivation

Team collaboration

Teaching assistant experience

Education

Associate's degree or 2 years of higher education

Job description

North Penn School District seeks an ELD Assistant at Oak Park Elementary School to support non-English speaking students in reading, writing, speaking, and listening within the general education curriculum.

The role reports to the Principal/Assistant Principal and ESL staff; work schedule is 5 hours/day, 25 hours/week, 172 days/year, with duties including assessment support and classroom accommodations. A strong commitment to equity and fostering inclusive learning is essential.