English as a Second Language (ESL) Specialist Teacher

TrulyHired; New Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Alma del Mar is a K-8 Expeditionary Learning school in New Bedford, MA seeking an ESL Specialist to plan and teach targeted interventions inside and outside the general classroom using English Language Development Standards.

You will collaborate with teachers and the academic support team to design inclusive instruction, build strong relationships with families, and maintain the autonomy to do what’s best for scholars each day. This is an academic year position.

Qualifications

• Massachusetts Teacher License required - English as a Second Language Teacher PreK-6
• Certifications to teach English to adults (e.g. TEFL) cannot be substituted
• Please consult the licensing site for credential information

Responsibilities

• Plan and teach highly effective ESL interventions inside and outside general education
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and the academic support team
• Develop instruction to advance each scholar's learning using ELD standards
• Build high-leverage relationships with Alma families

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Teaching experience

Bilingual encouraged

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Job Description

About Alma Alma del Mar is a K-8 charter school whose mission is to put every one of our scholars on the path to college and to challenge them to be service-minded leaders. We do this by immersing our scholars in a highly demanding, highly supportive environment where they receive a content-rich education. As an Expeditionary Learning school, Alma brings to life a three dimensional vision of student achievement that includes mastery of knowledge and skills, character, and high-quality student work.

We're located in New Bedford, Massachusetts a beautiful coastal city known for its history as the heart of the whaling industry and as a central hub of the abolitionist movement.

Alma gets results for kids. Alma scholars not only outperform their district peers on MCAS, they often outperform their peers in the surrounding suburbs. In some areas, our scholar achievement now matches some of the highest performing schools in the Commonwealth. We have been nationally recognized for our work with English Language Learners.

The ESL Specialist Role

As a ESL Specialist you will plan and teach highly effective interventions both within and outside the general education classroom using the English Language Development Standards. You will work closely with other teachers who serve kids in the grades you teach and the academic support team to design instruction that furthers every scholar's learning. You will develop high leverage relationships with Alma families. You'll receive the support you need in all aspects of your work, while retaining the autonomy to do what's right for the scholars with whom you work closely every day.

Who We're Looking For

• A bachelor's degree or higher
• At least one year of full time teaching experience in a K-12 setting
• Proven effectiveness leading students to significant academic gains
• Massachusetts Teacher License required - English as a Second Language Teacher PreK-6
• Please consult this website for more information on how to obtain that license: https://www.doe.mass.edu/licensure/
• Certifications to teach English to adults (ex. TEFL) cannot be substituted.
• A passion for working with kids and a belief that all kids can succeed
• Humility, resilience, and a hunger to learn and grow
• Strong team orientation
• Infectious joy
• Bilingual teachers are highly encouraged to apply

In addition, the ideal candidate has the following competencies

• Show me the Outcomes: Filters every decision through the lens of potential impact on the organization, our schools, and our scholars
• High Demand, High Support: Sets a high bar for self, colleagues, and the people we serve
• Crew: Believes that working with a diverse crew - with a range of perspectives, backgrounds, and communication styles, across schools, leadership teams, and external stakeholders - makes us stronger and seeks to uncover and address personal biases and structural inequities
• It's Your Ship: Takes collective responsibility for the success of the organization
• Challenge, Challenge: Sees difficult problems as opportunities to increase capacity and grow skills and seeks out, and improves through, feedback

What You Can Expect

• Weekly meetings with a manager who supports you
• Fully stocked supply closets for all your classroom needs (+ a supply budget!)
• Prep periods every day
• Weekly meetings with a manager who supports you
• A comprehensive benefits package including:
  • Paid sick and personal day, as well as paid holidays, and paid school breaks
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with PPO and HMO options
  • Paid parental leave and short term disability available
  • Multiple retirement options, including a 403(b) with matching
  • Friendly, supportive, #almazing colleagues

This is an academic year position. School hours are 8:20-4:00 for staff.

Compensation: Salary will be competitive and commensurate with full time teaching experience. First year teachers start at $49,150. We offer a comprehensive benefits package. Bilingual candidates are compensated higher.

Alma del Mar is an equal opportunity employer and an organization that values diversity.

People from all diverse backgrounds and identities are strongly encouraged to apply. Spanish language proficiency is a plus.

Welcome to ATX Learning

Alma del Mar is an inclusive, K-8 Expeditionary Learning school that puts New Bedford children on a college trajectory and challenges them to be service-minded leaders. By engaging in a rigorous academic program with an emphasis on meaningful work, our students will master essential skills and content, take ownership of their learning and think boldly while addressing complex academic and community issues.

We take the work of preparing our scholars to be college-bound, service-minded leaders seriously, and our academic results support this claim. Alma scholars not only outperform their district peers on MCAS, they often outperform their peers in the surrounding suburbs. In some areas, our scholar achievement now matches some of the highest performing schools in the Commonwealth.

Job Requirements

• Massachusetts Teacher License required - English as a Second Language Teacher PreK-6
• Please consult this website for more information on how to obtain that license: https://www.doe.mass.edu/licensure/
• Certifications to teach English to adults (ex. TEFL) cannot be substituted.