Teacher - English as a Second Language (ESL)

Chesterfield County Public Schools is hiring dynamic English as a Second Language teachers for our elementary, middle and high schools.

General Description

ESL teachers generally teach students in a pullout program focusing on language arts instruction in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary acquisition. Appropriate strategies are used to help English language learners (ELL)  at each level of development within the program. Some ESL teachers work within the classroom in an inclusion model with LEP students who need assistance in understanding English.  At the secondary level, ESL teachers teach specific ESL courses that have been developed in English and in related content areas and /or work with mainstream teachers in a collaborative model.

Essential Job Functions

• Serves as a resource on ESL-related matters for teachers, school administrators, instructional personnel, parents and others.  
• Provides appropriate assistance regarding teaching second language learners to mainstream classroom teachers.
• Instructs students in English emphasizing the acquisition of listening, speaking, reading, grammar, vocabulary acquisition and writing skills.
• Evaluates student performance in English for placement at the various levels of ESL instruction. Regularly reviews testing materials to help correlate results with instruction.
• Assists in coordinating testing for and exemption from state-mandated tests (SOL tests) for ESL students.
• Assists in coordinating referrals of ESL students for special placements; confers with personnel in early childhood services and special education for continued collaboration; assists with IEP and/or child study teams as requested by building principals and special education staff for ESL referred students.
• Maintains order within the classroom setting in accordance with division guidelines regarding student behavior management.
• Communicates regularly with parents. Demonstrates commitment to improving professional competence.
• Assesses student learning on an ongoing basis and alters instruction to meet group/individual needs.
• Uses the curriculum of the district to plan daily instructional activities.

Qualifications

Considerable knowledge of the regulations and policies related to English as a Second Language and of the concepts, principles and methodologies of ESL instruction.  Working knowledge of current curriculum development, program implementation, learning theory and recent research in ESL.  Working skill in the use of technology to deliver and assess instruction.  Demonstrated ability to develop instructional goals to design and deliver instruction and to assess students' learning.  Demonstrated ability to organize, schedule and monitor work assignments; to train and advise teaching staff regarding ESL students; to communicate effectively, orally and in writing. Demonstrated ability in decision-making, problem analysis, conflict resolution, interpersonal relationships and planning

Requirements

Must hold or be eligible for a Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in ESL. 

To be eligible you must have completed one of the following:

• Completed a state-approved teacher preparation program in English as a Second Language (ESL) or Career Switcher Program in ESL
• Completed a bachelor's degree (any major) from a regionally accredited institution, along with a passing Praxis exam in ESL #5362
• Hold a valid out-of-state license with a comparable endorsement