K-5 ELAR/ESL Small-Group Specialist

Harmony Public Schools; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmony Public Schools is seeking a teacher for Harmony School of Innovation - Euless (K-5) to provide targeted language acquisition instruction for emergent bilingual students in small groups. You will plan lessons, monitor progress, and collaborate with ELAR colleagues to tailor instruction and meet diverse student needs.

The role emphasizes supporting district mission, maintaining records, engaging with families, and participating in staff development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum two years of experience supporting K-2 ELAR and/or ESL classrooms (preferred).
• Texas Teacher certificate appropriate for level and subject area of assignment (preferred).
• ESL/Bilingual certification (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Understands and supports the mission, vision and values of Harmony Public Schools.
• Creates a small-group environment that is conducive to learning, includes research-based best practices, and is appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students
• Plans small group lessons that, as much as possible, meet the individual needs, interests, and abilities of students
• Provides focused, targeted, and systematic second language acquisition instruction and progress reports to the identified Emergent bilingual students/English learners
• Develops and implements instructional scaffolds for students based on prior analysis of a lesson's text complexity and formative assessment
• In collaboration with the classroom ELAR teacher, analyzes formative/summative assessment data to plan and makes informed adjustments to lesson preparation and instruction for small groups
• Evaluates student work samples against established criteria to identify and analyze trends and plan instructional next steps
• Supports students insetting goals and maintains standards of classroom behavior
• Analyzes year-long curriculum to anticipate student struggles and maps prerequisite knowledge for a unit of instruction
• Refers students for evaluation by district specialists as required
• Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided, and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved
• Takes necessary and reasonable precautions to protect the students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law , district policy, and administrative regulations
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life, conduct, and equity
• Makes provisions for being available to the students and to the parents for education-related purposes when required
• Maintains and improves professional competence
• Participates in district and campus staff development
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees
• Maintains a professional relationship with colleagues
• Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with students, parents, and community members
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Reading curriculum knowledge

Effective communication

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Computer literacy

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university

Job description

Harmony Public Schools is seeking a teacher for Harmony School of Innovation - Euless (K-5) to provide targeted language acquisition instruction for emergent bilingual students in small groups. You will plan lessons, monitor progress, and collaborate with ELAR colleagues to tailor instruction and meet diverse student needs.

The role emphasizes supporting district mission, maintaining records, engaging with families, and participating in staff development.