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EL/BILINGUAL TEACHER

 

POSITION SUMMARY INFORMATION:  Essential Duties and Requirement Details

                    

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

 

Position Summary: The Bilingual or ELL Teacher provides direct classroom instruction to Bilingual students, collaborates with teachers, and provides guidance to bilingual teaching assistants.

 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

  • Acts as an English Language Learner (ELL) Teacher
  • Engages teachers in intensive ELL instruction
  • Promotes a school-based professional community; serving as a resource to classroom teachers with ELL students
  • Possesses the ability to plan, implement and evaluate standards-based instructional programs and lessons. 
  • Promotes a positive and collaborative culture within the school
  • Collaborates with staff, administration, district and lead partner on implementation of the Illinois Learning Standards (ILS)
  • Demonstrates knowledge of pedagogy, school improvement planning, and knows how to collect and utilize data to drive instruction.
  • Follows all expectations required of teachers according on the RIEA Contract Agreement and RIMSD Board Policies      

 

Required Education:

  • Must possess Illinois Educator License
  • Successful completion of a language examination in the non-English language to be taught.

 

Certifications, Licenses:

 

Illinois Secondary Teaching Certificate with appropriate endorsement

 

Required Experience/Qualifications:

  • Bilingual clinical experience totaling 100 clock hours or three months of teaching experience in bilingual programs
  • Participate with other classroom teachers to develop and implement instructional program and curriculum 
  • Ability to function effectively as a member of the school staff

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities:

 Knowledge of and ability to speak, read, and write in a non-English language  

 

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.  Sitting & standing most of the day.  Lifting no more than 25 pounds.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

 

Work Environment:  School Classroom  

Acknowledgements:  The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position.  Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

 

compiled by Deborah Shivers, Human Resources Business Partner