Multilingual Teacher

Weld County School District RE-1 - Gilcrest, CO

Full-time - Entry Level

Gilcrest, CO

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The ML Teacher will provide specialized language instruction to our English Language Learners and collaborate with classroom teachers to ensure our English Language Learners develop English language proficiency and achieve academic success.

Responsibilities

• Screen Home Language Surveys
• Administer the W-APT or WIDA Screener, interview parents/guardians, and collect a body of evidence to determine student eligibility for the ESL program in conjunction with the ELL Coordinator.
• Actively participate with a team (classroom teacher, building principal, specialist(s), parent, and ELL Coordinator) in building a student's English Language Acquisition Plan (ELAP)
• Review the progress of ELLs in language acquisition and academic achievement to determine continuation in the ESL program or re-designation
• Determine appropriate instructional and assessment accommodations
• Set language goals and determine the appropriate strategies
• Build a student's language profile (background information, years attended in the United States schools/language of instruction, strengths as a learner, interests, etc.)
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and other district staff in order to design language services that are closely aligned to the district's core curriculum goals and objectives.
• Establishes and communicates clear objectives to the students for all lessons, units, and projects.
• Provide support for English Language Learners, while creating an environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity, interest, and abilities of students.
• Administer the WIDA ACCESS annually.
• Assess and communicate the progress of students' language development on a regular basis to parents, classroom teacher, and ELL team.
• Maintain accurate and complete records.
• Attend IEP, MTSS, CST, Section 504, parent/teacher conferences or other related meetings as needed.
• Ability to coach and provide professional development opportunities.
• Establish partnerships with the community as appropriate in support of the ELL program.
• Actively participate in end of the year evaluation meetings on student academic and language progress.
• Actively participate in re-designation meetings.

Requirements

• Must hold a valid Colorado Teaching License with appropriate endorsement.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental and Vision
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)