POSITION: English Language Learner Coordinator/Teacher

DEPARTMENT: Instructional

LOCATION: Various Great Hearts Academies

REPORTS TO: School Headmaster

EEO Classification: Professional

FLSA STATUS: Salaried-Exempt

Job Description:

The EL Coordinator/Teacher supports the broad EL program on their campus. They are responsible for administering the AZELLA (including training and preparation), managing caseloads, supporting EL teams and their needs, as well as managing students programing entry and exit data. In the teaching function, they create lesson plans that target specific ELP standards based on the student's proficiency level and grade level and monitor their progress to promote their language acquisition and align with all required instructional minutes per state guidelines.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Attend meetings with parents, ELT, general education teacher, and PEA for student programming.
Participate in professional development opportunities at the Phoenix Home Office
Track and integrate student AZELLA results into instruction
Administer AZELLA (including training and preparation)
Enter and exit EL students from PowerSchool
Maintain the EL Caseload
Support HM in maintaining lists of SEI trained teachers
Design lesson plans for integrated and targeted to ensure compliance is being met
Support campus during audits
Attend grade- or subject-level meetings to help plan integrated EL instruction
Collaborate with grade-level teachers to determine students' strengths and weaknesses for lesson planning
Monitor students' progress through quarterly reports
Create and maintain a schedule for targeted instruction time with PEA and grade-level teachers
Collaborate with grade-level teachers to identify and implement any accommodations necessary for the student to access the curriculum
Participate in professional development opportunities at the Phoenix Home Office

Requirements:

Candidates must hold at least a bachelor's degree and a valid Arizona teaching certification, with an SEI or EL Endorsement or the equivalent SEI or EL training, if not certificated.
Minimum of 1 year of EL experience; 3 years preferred
Candidates must be proficient in the use of technology.
Great Hearts staff must also demonstrate a commitment to and love for the liberal arts and a commitment to diversity.

Benefits:

Great benefits
Strong administrative support
Collaborating team members

Additional Requirements:

Type of fingerprint clearance: Must possess or obtain valid Arizona Department of Public Safety IVP fingerprint clearance card.

Physical functions: Requires but is not limited to standing, sitting, repetitious hand and body movements, bending, squatting, and reaching. May be required to move or position equipment up to 15 pounds approximately.

Travel required: May need to travel locally to the various academies within the Phoenix metro area.

This description reflects management's assignment of essential functions, it does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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