Job Description

The Akron Board of Education announces an opening for a part-time Teacher, Special Projects for ESL, Job Code 453, Time Schedule - as and when needed at the hourly rate of $37.98/hour- not to exceed 24 hours a week, based on EL enrollment. This is a grant funded position. This is a State Teachers Retirement System position.

Application must be made electronically through http://www.applitrack.com/akron/onlineapp/.

Please upload a letter of interest, resume and a current copy of appropriate license in addition to completing the online application. The Superintendent reserves the right to either keep the position open until suitable applicants are found or to cancel and repost the position with such changes as may be deemed appropriate. For further information please contact Loi Dang-Nguyen, Ph.D., Foreign Language Curriculum and Instruction at 330-761-3114 or Department of Human Resources, 330-761-2753.

QUALIFICATIONS-REQUIRED:

• Valid State of Ohio teaching certificate/licensure;
• Ability to work collaboratively with families and students from diverse cultures;
• Evidence of successful classroom teaching or counseling
• Demonstrated success with urban populations

• Works with the ESL Dept. to design a program which enhances EL education at the middle school level
• Monitors EL data, supports enrollment, administers EL identification screener, and, assigns EL interpreter support
• Screens new EL students and makes classroom recommendation and placement based on data; monitors and plans for student progress
• Administers state mandated and district mandated tests for EL students and works with the building administrators to schedule and organize OELPA annually
• Ability to connect EL families with community resources
• Incorporates technology in classroom lessons
• Determines professional development needs in alignment with the building's 90 day-plan
• Provides monthly parent orientation for new families, monitors parent participation data and encourages the full participation of EL parents in school events
• Collects data for grants, for parent and student programs, and works with the building administrators to plan and provide PD to EL parents to help them adjust to the US
• Provides timely updates of refugee student and parent data
• Keeps in close contact with home through phone calls and written communications
• Monitors student progress & communicates with parents necessary information
• Coordinates the scheduling of interpreters for IEP meetings and classroom support
• Communicates frequently with teachers, administrators, and other APS staff of the needs of EL parents and students
• Works closely with campus principal in the coordination of the refugee and ESL program including obtaining principal and ESL Specialists' approval in all aspects of the program;
• Reports to and carries out other responsibilities as assigned by the building principal or the ESL Learning Specialist.

If you require any special services (such as interpreter, braille or large print, or wheelchair-accessible accommodations) covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336, Section 102, please call the Department of Human Resources at 330-761-2949. If you are using a TTY/TTD, please call the Ohio Relay Service, 1-800-750-0750.

Akron Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and transgender identity), disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry or genetic information (collectively, "Protected Classes").