SY25-26 Emergence Academy High School ESL Teacher

About the position

The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) is seeking a full-time ESL Teacher for grades 9-12, with an immediate start date. The position involves enacting anti-racist instructional practices, providing rigorous course content, and working collaboratively with a co-taught team. The educator will engage with families and perform other duties as determined by the school Principal. The role is designed to improve educational outcomes for historically marginalized students in Springfield.

Responsibilities

• Enacting anti-racist instructional practices that ensure students own the learning
• Providing grade level rigor in the course content using highly-rated, research-based curriculum
• Providing embedded interventions for students needing additional support, time, or scaffolds
• Working closely with a co-taught team of two to three additional educators in the classroom
• Engaging with families as partners in the learning around successes, challenges, and problem-solving on behalf of our scholars
• Other duties as determined by the school Principal

Requirements

• Experience teaching in middle school or high school preferred
• Appropriate content/program area and grade level educator license (English as a Second Language) from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education required
• Experience as an active anti-racist, LGBTQ+ advocate, or organizer for equity preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred
• Bachelor's degree required

Nice-to-haves

• Experience as an active anti-racist, LGBTQ+ advocate, or organizer for equity
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

Benefits

• Up to $90,424 base salary
• Substantial signing bonus in addition to base salary
• Relocation award for candidates from regions beyond western Massachusetts