THS TESOL Instructor (Professional - Endorsement 111) 35 Hours | 10 Month School Year #260723-9210VS-009

About the role

Join our team of innovative high school instructors and empower multilingual learners to thrive right here in CT. The Connecticut Technical Eduation and Career System (CTECS) is hiring for an TESOL Instructor (THS Instructor - Professional) to join our education team at Windham Technical High School.

Responsibilities

• Engage in intentional planning to prepare lesson plans that achieve clear objectives, use appropriate techniques, and serve the needs of all learners in the classroom through differentiation
• Understand the varied needs of each student and implement culturally responsive pedagogy
• Work collaboratively with guidance personnel and other support service educators to assist students with special programming; ensure IEP and 504 accommodations/modifications are implemented
• Set instructional goals and outcomes
• Effectively design instructional learning opportunities
• Effectively design assessments
• Develop mutual respect and rapport with students
• Establish a culture for learning
• Manage classroom procedures
• Positively manage student behavior
• Organize physical space to maximize learning opportunities
• Effectively communicate with students
• Effectively use questioning and discussion techniques
• Culturally responsive pedagogy
• Keep students intellectually engaged
• Follow the scope and sequence of the approved CTECS instructional program and curriculum
• Design instruction to meet the needs of all students through both individual and small group settings as needed
• Utilize assessments on an on-going basis to design clear and specific learning tasks
• Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness

Requirements

• Hold a 111 Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), PK-12 endorsement, or qualify for a Durational Shortage Area Permit (DSAP)

Qualifications

• Knowledge of various methods of teaching the English language to multilingual learners
• Culturally responsive pedagogy
• Experience streamlining instructional accommodations and modifications, and progress monitor EL students through ELLevation
• Experience communicating ideas and directives clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• Experience creating individualized educational plans based on each student’s language needs (oral, literacy, comprehension)
• Experience working effectively and collaboratively with others in planning instruction and assessment

Skills

• Versatility in lesson delivery
• Assessment design
• Technology integration

Benefits

• Maintain accurate records
• Maintain effective and on-going communication with students and their families
• Participate in building and district level professional development and collaboration
• Participate in professional communities
• Demonstrate growth in professional craft
• Adhere to the Connecticut Code of Professional Responsibility
• Implement the CTECS Board of Education and administrative policies, rules, regulations, and directives
• Maintain a positive school community image that encourages ethical student behavior
• Maintain confidentiality concerning personnel, student, and operational concerns of the district
• Report all cases of suspected child abuse to appropriate school personnel and authorities

Pay

VS002 starting salary, derived from the State Vocational Federation of Teachers.

Schedule

First shift, full time (35 hours per week) Monday through Friday.

Location

Windham Technical High School (Windham, CT).