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Function / Position Summary

The primary goal of this position is to provide content and language development support in an effort to improve academic achievement for students identified as English Learners.  Specifically, it is to raise the level of language acquisition instruction at our internal and external outplacement schools by supporting English Learners (EL's) students and classroom teachers in identifying and sustaining best practices that are culturally and linguistically responsive. A primary function of this role is traveling to serve students outplaced to private placement facilities all around the Chicagoland area. 

Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Effectively provides language acquisition support to students in a self-contained setting with complex learning needs.
• Assists students in multiple languages to further their education and language proficiency growth.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and/
• or small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the language needs of each student.
• Translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to properly utilize the available time for instruction.
• Effectively establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Evaluates students' language, academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports as specified by the district.
• Attend IEP meetings in collaboration with teams as requested.
• Effectively communicates with parents through conferences at times and other means to discuss students' progress and interpret the school program.
• Identifies student cultural and linguistic needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Supports the creation of an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, bulletin boards, interest centers and learning stations that are culturally and linguistically responsive.
• Participate fully in professional development opportunities, stay current with ESL professional research and literacy publications, and attend job-related workshops and conferences including U-46 Rising professional development sessions.
• Participates in the Teacher Appraisal Plan with the appropriate administrator to improve performance.
• Collaborates with schools and/or private placement facilities selecting appropriate texts, materials, and instructional aids that are culturally and linguistically responsive.
• Administers group-standardized tests and language screening in accordance with the district-testing protocols.
• Participates in faculty committees and student activities as appropriate.
• Maintain and respect confidentiality.
• Actively engage in meetings with the MME Department, coaches, and/or other Equity and Innovation groups as deemed appropriate for supporting the job responsibilities within this role as appropriate.
• Perform related duties as assigned by Special Education Administrator and MMED Coordinator.
• Travel may be required (reimbursable) to various Private Therapeutic Day schools served by the District, some exceeding 1 hour travel one way.
• Daily schedule varies week by week, collaboration with schools and departments required for scheduling.
• Services may be delivered virtually as needed.
• Will involve engaging with students with varied levels of need including but not limited to little to no communication skills, minimal functional skills, and students with severe or challenging problem behavior.

Education

• Professional educator license issued by the state of Illinois with a Bilingual and/or ESL Endorsement required.
• Learning Behavior Specialist 1 (LBS1) certified strongly preferred

Experience / Knowledge

• Strong knowledge in fundamental principles of ESL teaching and learning.
• Must have a good command of the written and spoken language in both English and the desired language.
• In-depth knowledge of reading and writing processes, assessment, and instruction for EL's at the elementary level.
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and facilitation skills in English and home language.
• Knowledge of academic and language progress monitoring and analyzing benchmark assessments.
• Demonstrate computer literacy.
• Ability to research online resources and to synthesize and present information from those resources to enrich ESL teachers' instructional practices.
• Expertise in selecting and implementing instructional materials for EL students.
• Strong organizational skills and efficiency in meeting deadlines.
• Demonstrate professionalism by managing time effectively, working with different stakeholders (administrative staff, teachers, other Language Resource Teachers, and students), and engaging in continuous learning.
• Must have exemplary interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong literacy development skills and native-like fluency in oral and written forms of both languages.
• Evidence of experience with and leading colleagues in using fundamental principles of language acquisition teaching and learning, such as, but not limited to: English Language Arts CCSS, WIDA's English Language Development Standards, WIDA Can Do/Key Use descriptors, WIDA Performance definitions, formative and summative assessment practices, progress monitoring, data-driven decision making, etc.
• Strong knowledge base of and experience working with EL's.
• Experience working with students in special education is a plus.

Physical Demands

• Ability to stand and/or sit for prolonged periods of time.
• Occasional physical exertions to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials.
• Ability to travel between school sites both inside and outside of the district boundaries (possible travel to therapeutic day schools)

Terms of Employment

• This is a 9-month position. Salary and benefits are established by the Board of Education
• The starting salary for this position is $60,689.