FY27: Teacher, ELD .9 and Reading Initiative .1, Bells Mill Elementary School, 1.0 FTE

About the Role

Under the direction of the school principal, plans for and provides English language development (ELD) instruction for students who have been identified as eligible for ELD services (formerly known as ESOL) through the state mandated English language proficiency test.

Bells Mill Elementary School is seeking a teacher for a combined 0.9 English Language Development and 0.1 Reading Initiative position. The teacher will support English Multilingual Learners through direct instruction, required paperwork, assessment administration, progress monitoring, and collaboration with staff and families. The teacher will also provide targeted reading intervention to students.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with administrators, counselors, teachers and other school staff about individual Emergent Multilingual Learner (EML) students and their needs
• Serves as a resource for information regarding students who are EML, cultural and linguistic differences, English language development, and the ELD instructional program
• Serves as a resource to explain the ELD instructional program to parents
• Serves as a resource for students, parents, staff, and community, as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Holds Maryland teacher certification in ESOL/ELD (required)
• Applicants must hold current Maryland certification in English Language Development to be considered

Skills and Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of second language teaching/learning methods and techniques
• Ability to work effectively with administrators, counselors and other school staff in organizing and implementing the ELD instructional program
• Fluency in another language, in addition to English, preferred
• Ability to understand and support students in the process of adjustment to the academic and cultural environment in MCPS
• Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills

Pay

The wage range for this position is a salary between $66,690 and $135,745 based on education and experience.

Schedule

Work hours are Monday through Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Full-time, 10-month position.

Benefits

For information about benefits, please follow the link below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nCKtJEqy4w4SLTzmvmVXgE8hPfOBolkb/view