Itinerant ESL Specialist - TEMPORARY (Control Code: TBD)

Valley View School District 365U; Romeoville (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BCBSIL health insurance

FSA and Dependent Care accounts

Life, AD&D, LTD insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Salary advancement opportunities

TRS included in base salary

403B

Job summary

Valley View Public School District seeks an Itinerant ESL Specialist for the 2026-2027 school year while covering a temporary vacancy. The role requires coordinating services for multilingual learners and providing instructional support across classrooms and grade levels.

You will collaborate with the building principal and the Director of Multilingual Education to implement district ESL strategies, deliver professional development, and support teachers in language development practices.

Qualifications

• Illinois Professional Educator License with ESL endorsement required.
• Bilingual endorsement preferred.
• Experience working with English learners (ELs) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver lessons to EL students in various environments, including small groups and individual settings.
• Screen eligibility for ELL services and administer or coordinate assessments to track language progress.
• Collaborate with staff to plan and align curriculum, goals, and district priorities for multilingual learners.
• Provide coaching, modeling of EL strategies, and professional development to teachers.

Skills

ELs experience

Education

Illinois Professional Educator License with ESL endorsement

Job description

Itinerant ESL Specialist - TEMPORARY (Control Code: 157393) JobID: 12738

• Date Posted: 10/6/2026
• Location: Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School
• Date Available: 10/19/2026

VACANCY

The Valley View Public School District is seeking an individual to fill a full-time TEMPORARY (1st Semester) Itinerant ESL Specialist position for the 2026-2027 school year.

REPORTS TO

Building Principal & Director of Multilingual Education or Designees

JOB SUMMARY

Performs functions to support students whose first language is something other than English. The ESL Specialist works collaboratively with all stakeholders and ensures English Learners continue to develop English Language proficiency through speaking, listening, reading and writing. The ESL Specialist also provides instructional support, professional learning, and coaching to promote effective English Language Development practices across classrooms and grade levels.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Create and support a classroom environment that is respectful of students' cultural and linguistic diversity, that is conducive to learning and that isisappropriate to the developmental levels and interests of the students.
• Adapt and implement lessons and curriculum to meet individual student's linguistic development stages and needs, and varying levels of English language proficiency, to promote the learning of academic and social English.
• Conduct screenings to determine student eligibility for ELL Education services and programs. Administer standardized assessments, in coordination with the central office, to measure the progress in the acquisition of English language skills of EL students. Review and interpret scores.
• Deliver lessons in a variety of learning environments, including small groups and individually, inside and out of the student(s)'s regular general education classroom.
• Review student progress via assessments, maintain records of student work, and develop intervention strategies to ensure student success and growth.
• Communicate verbally and in writing regularly with parents and students on progress.
• Maintain accurate and current records required by state and federal requirements.
• Collaborate with other staff in planning, modifying, enhancing and implementing curriculum, school and District goals and objectives.
• Enforce and support District and School policies, philosophies and objectives with students and parents.
• Plan, design, and deliver ongoing professional development aligned to district goals, instructional priorities, and the needs of multilingual learners.
• Model effective instructional strategies and language supports in classrooms to demonstrate high-impact practices for teachers.
• Provide side-by-side coaching, lesson modeling, and co‑teaching to build teacher capacity in implementing research‑based EL strategies.
• Support teachers in setting goals for English language development of students. ? Facilitate collaborative planning sessions focused on data‑driven instruction, language development, and culturally responsive teaching.
• Support teachers in aligning instruction with WIDA Standards, district curriculum, and best practices for ESL instruction.
• Participate and facilitate staff development, school‑improvement activities to support the English Language Development of students (before or after school.).
• Other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Appropriate Illinois Professional Educator License for teaching;withendorsement/approval in English as a Second Language (ESL). Bilingual endorsement (preferred)

EXPERIENCE

Experience working with ELs in a classroom setting is preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Work is performed within the school/ district environment where unusual temperature, noise, and hazards are relatively nonexistent. Work requires the employee to perform the following critical physical demands of the job in the school or district office setting as applicable: ? Ability to regularly communicate verbally, see, and hear.

Ability to pull, push, ambulate, perform tasks from standing and seated position, and use fine motor manipulation during the normal performance of tasks and responsibilities.

Ability to occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, and lift or move up to twenty‑five (25) pounds.

Ability to travel from building to building and local community as needed.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Terms of employment and salary are in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement between the Valley View School District Board of Education and the Valley View Council, AFT Local 604.

EVALUATION

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement between the Valley View Council and the Board of Education.

• Medical/Vision and Dental coverage through BCBSIL
• FSA and Dependent Daycare accounts
• Life, AD&D, and Long Term Disability insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Salary Advancement
• TRS contribution included in base salary
• 403B

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Postings current as of 10/8/2026 12:30:59 AM CST.