SY 2026-2027 MLL Teacher

nuasinnextgenerationcharterschool; New York (NY); On-site; USD 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuasin Next Generation Charter School invites applications from motivated individuals to serve as an ELL Teacher/Coordinator in New York City. The role focuses on elevating English language proficiency while aligning with our rigorous academic culture.

Responsibilities include planning, assessment, and collaboration with teachers, families, and administrators. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s Degree and is committed to growth, equity, and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Evidence of a love for working with scholars and families.
• Commitment to rigorous academic standards and inclusive teaching.
• Progressive mindset and dedication to education reform.
• Track record of scholar achievement and growth.
• Ability to adapt in a dynamic school setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead as an ELL Teacher/Coordinator to support English learners in the classroom.
• Apply language teaching strategies to raise English proficiency.
• Advocate for the needs of ELL scholars and families.
• Evaluate language needs and coordinate language supports.
• Administer screenings and maintain accurate ELL records.
• Participate in ongoing professional development and staff meetings.
• Administer NYSESLAT and monitor scholar progress.
• Plan lessons and develop high quality instructional materials.
• Maintain a rigorous, respectful, and warm classroom culture.

Skills

Love kids

Growth mindset

Community focus

High standards

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

At Nuasin Next Generation, we believe in the unlimited talent and intellectual potential of our scholars and our community. We cultivate this talent and intellectual potential through a progressive education that focuses on deep exploration, thoughtful questioning, relentless curiosity and critical thinking. Nuasin Next Generation Charter School implements a progressive K-12 educational program and an unyielding commitment to cultivating our scholars’ innate intellectual talents to empower our graduates to achieve excellence in their postsecondary paths and make positive impacts on the broader community. Every single one of our scholars has the potential to be great and change the world, at Nuasin Next Generation we prepare our scholars for that opportunity.

Nuasin Next Generation Charter School is in search of motivated, mission-aligned individuals that want to join us in providing the scholars and families of the Highbridge section of the Bronx with the truly excellent school they need and deserve. We are looking for educators that believe in the talent and intellectual capabilities of our scholars. We are looking for educators that are excited to engage and ignite our scholars in deep intellectual engagement of great ideas, problem-solving activities, and a complex understanding of our academic content. Nuasin is a school and community that cares about your why and expects you to bring passion, commitment, and respect to our scholars on a daily basis. Below is a description of the teaching positions that are currently available.

The anticipated salary range is $72,000.00 to $120,000.00 for a candidate who will work in New York City, however Nuasin does not currently cap salary ranges. The salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience for the job, education, and certifications.

An ELL Teacher/Coordinator at Nuasin Next Generation Charter School will:

• Serve as a resource to classroom teachers to help ELL scholars achieve academically in the classroom.
• Use language teaching strategies to increase English proficiency for scholars who speak a language other than English at home.
• Advocate for the needs of ELL scholars.
• Evaluate the language needs of scholars whose families speak a language other than English at home and recommend appropriate language supports
• Administer language screeners to scholars for whom a language barriers is impeding their academic success
• Maintain accurate ELL cumulative files and communicate changes to Scholar Services.
• Participate in ongoing professional development including ELL staff meetings.
• Administer the NYSESLAT for all ELL scholars.
• Keep track of scholars' performance.
• Plan, prepare, and deliver lesson plans and instructional materials that facilitate active learning.
• Develop workflows, effective lesson plans, and tests that are in accordance with established procedures.
• Instruct and monitor scholars in the use of learning materials and equipment.
• Build a classroom culture that is characterized by high academic and behavioral expectations, prioritizing a safe and caring environment for our scholars to learn and grow in. but is also warm and welcoming.
• Utilize restorative practices to build strong and meaningful relationships with scholars, families, and staff.
• Effectively prepare for all units, lessons, and assessments by effectively using materials provided and making them your own.
• Engage scholars intellectually by maintaining high levels of rigor, intellectual curiosity, high quality discussions, and joy for learning.
• Use formal and informal assessment data to drive instruction, ensure mastery, and pivot when needed.
• Innovate, challenge, and push excellence with scholars at all times.
• Be an active leader and participate in daily advisories, homerooms, and culture blocks.
• Participate in professional development from leaders and peers that pushes constant reflection, adjustment to the plan, and growth.
• Take ownership of academic and social progress of scholars, and work actively to ensure constant progress and overcome setbacks.
• Establish and maintain open communication by conducting conferences with parents, scholars, principals, and teachers.
• Actively participate in a variety of meetings (e.g. grade level, school site, district, professional growth, etc. ) for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions.
• Meet with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to discuss scholar’s language needs and progress.
• Proactively communicate with families or legal guardians and maintain communication around scholar progress such asscholar's achievements; developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
• Coach and develop teachers to establish the foundations for successful classrooms: rigorous assessments, strong relationships, and positive classroom cultures.
• Observe teachers weekly to gather data on scholar learning and teacher proficiency to diagnose teachers’ strengths and weaknesses constantly and determine strategies for improving their practice and improving scholar learning.
• Coach a portfolio of teachers, take leadership of a particular subject or grade level, and facilitate high-impact professional development for staff in line with school goals and priorities.
• Direct the interim assessment process to ensure teachers are using current data to drive instruction; facilitate regular, meaningful interim assessment data debriefs with teachers.
• Lead team and schoolwide professional development on areas as defined by the strategic plan and other data points.
• Co-teach, model and provide exemplars for amazing instruction.

• Love kids
• Possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree
• Believe in our educational pillars of Rigor, Self-Advocacy and Community
• Hold exceptionally high standards for academic rigor
• Have a progressive mindset and are are passionate about education reform
• Have a record of exceptional scholar achievement and results
• Possess the agility to adapt in an ever-changing environment