English for Speakers of Other Languages Teacher for ESOL/ML/ELL - Montello Elementary School

About the role

To use instructional practices to meet English Language Learners' proficiency English levels for students at their appropriate grade level.

Responsibilities

• Teaches district approved curriculum aligned to Maine Learning Results and local learning expectations.
• Implements the LAU PLAN at assigned school.
• Maintains records and meets federal, state, and local mandates.
• Works with district directors, ELL coordinator, school administrators and school staff in meeting appropriate instructional needs.
• Administers English proficiency assessments i.e., access, access screening.
• Implements accommodations on the MEA and local designated common assessments.
• Differentiates the curriculum and instructional practices in meeting Maine Learning Results standards and local learning expectations.
• Works collaboratively with classroom teachers, special education and Title I staffs.
• Schedules student daily participation in the ELL Program.
• Serves as a resource to students and parents for educational related purposes.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning.
• Supervise classroom ELL students.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Bachelors degree in education.
• Valid Teaching Certificate with ELL endorsement #660.

Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plan and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program.
• Ability to plan and implement lessons.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit.

Occasionally the employee will bend or twist at the neck more than the average person while performing the duties of this job; the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs such as boxes of books.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.

Benefits

Lewiston Public Schools offers a robust employee benefits package for full-time employees, including: health insurance with up to 85% of the premium paid by the employer; dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance; flexible spending and dependent care accounts; Maine Public Employee, 403(b) and 457 retirement plans; 15 paid sick days per year; tuition reimbursement and more!

Pay

Salary: $45,518.26 - $85,857.57 + Stipend (SY26/27)