Springfield Public Schools - Springfield, MA
posted 16 days ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Springfield, MA
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
About the position
The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) is seeking a full-time ESL Teacher for grades 6-8, with an immediate start date. This position involves enacting anti-racist instructional practices, providing rigorous curriculum, and working collaboratively with a co-taught team. The role emphasizes engaging families in the learning process and includes other duties as determined by the school Principal.
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
Benefits
- Up to $90,424 base salary
- Substantial signing bonus in addition to base salary
- Relocation award for candidates from regions beyond western Massachusetts
