Elementary ESOL Teacher- Banneker Elementary

5440 - Banneker Elementary; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Dental Insurance

Pension Plan

Job summary

Kansas City Public Schools invites applications for an Elementary ESOL Teacher at Banneker Elementary in Kansas City, Missouri. This in-person role starts immediately with a salary starting at $50,558 and is exempt.

You will join the Language Services department and report to the Director of Language Services. Responsibilities include planning English language development instruction, collaborating with staff, assessing student progress, maintaining records in the SIS, and ensuring effective

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education from a four-year college or university.
• Valid Missouri State Certification in grade level or content area assigned.
• Valid Missouri State Certification in ESL (K-12) or willingness to obtain ESL Endorsement.

Responsibilities

• Teach content subject aligned to state and national standards.
• Identify and screen possible English Learners and collaborate with staff.
• Administer tests to evaluate progress and report results to stakeholders.
• Maintain grades, attendance, lesson plans, and student records in SIS.
• Maintain a positive classroom environment and communicate in students’ native language when possible.
• Participate in meetings and develop ESOL instructional support for paraprofessionals.

Skills

ELD Strategies

Collaboration

Assessment & progress

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education

MO ESL Certification

Tools

SIS (Student Information System)

Job description

Elementary ESOL Teacher- Banneker Elementary

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Job Details

Job ID: 5931715
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Sep 17, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Job Description

Job Title: Elementary ESOL Teacher

Job Title Code: 870

Salary Grade: T01 –T06 starting at $50,558

Department: Language Services

Reports To: Director of Language Services

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary:

Teach content subject aligned to state and national standards outlined by KCPS' guaranteed and viable curriculum. Proactively seeks to identify and screen possible English Learners, and collaborates with all staff members to ensure English Language

Development instruction and support is provided within all subject area.

What You'll Be Doing: (Responsibilities)

• Facilitates learning and instruction by using multiple presentation methods: demonstrating, modeling, visual representations, and strategies that aid in supplementing and engaging students content.
• Collaborates with teachers and staff to adapt and scaffold materials, assignments and assessments to improve second language acquisition using ELD, KCPS', and state standards.
• Administers tests to evaluate the progress, results, and issues reports to inform all stakeholders of student progress.
• Keep and Maintain in SIS: grades, progress, attendance, lesson plans, student records, discipline information, parent contact log, as needed or required.
• Maintains a positive classroom environment conducive to learning.
• Ensures communication and translation/interpretation for stakeholders (parents/guardians) in their native language when possible.
• Participates in multiple meeting types: faculty, professional meetings, educational conferences, professional development and workshops.
• Create and maintain daily schedules to meet the needs of EL students and support in the creation of the ESOL Instructional Paraprofessionals to ensure coverage.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: N/A

To Be Successful at This Job, You'll Need To: (Minimum Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Education from four-year college or university
• Valid Missouri State Certification in grade level or content area assigned
• Valid Missouri State Certification in ESL (K-12) or willing to obtain ESL Endorsement

In Order to #LevelUp in This Role, You'll Need: (Preferred Qualifications)

• Demonstrated experience and/or training in current techniques and skills in teaching English language learners.
• Teaching experience in urban schools.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The job requires that the employee to be able to sit, stand; walk; speak, hear, use hands. fingers, and reach with hands and fingers; bend; stoop, and lift objects of at least 10 pounds.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Length of work year: In person, 8 hours per day; 5 days/week; 187 work days

Benefits: Health and Dental Insurance are provided.

KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan – mandatory 9% contribution is required from employee and matched by KCPS; Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

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