Job Description

Greenwich Public Schools seeks an ESOL teacher for Greenwich High School.

Position Purpose

The ideal candidate will teach and assess high school English learners at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of English proficiency in reading, writing, and other subject areas aligned to the CT Core Standards and the CELP Standards.

Essential Responsibilities

• Prepares lesson plans that achieve clear objectives, use appropriate techniques, and serve the needs of English language learners.
• Maintains accurate and complete records.
• Assesses student learning on a continual basis and differentiates instruction and assessment based on linguistic proficiency level as needed.
• Communicates student progress with families through the use of interim reports, report cards, and conferences, as well as family engagement sessions and field trips specific to English learners.
• Designs and implements assessments that measure progress, and uses assessments to refine curriculum and instructional practices.
• Maintains a positive learning environment that encourages open communication between the teacher and the learner.
• Establishes and maintains professional relationships, including with co-teaching colleagues.
• Participates in professional learning.
• Helps complete administrative tasks in support of the K-12 ESOL program.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience working with adolescents.
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Effective, active listening skills.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications Profile

• CT State Certification, or certifiability, in Teaching English to Students of Other Languages, Grades PreK-12 (#111), or Emergency Teacher of English Language Learners, Grades PreK-12 (#024), or comparable certification or certifiability, required
• Oral/written fluency in English required

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

The Greenwich Public School District is committed to a policy of equal opportunity/affirmative action for all qualified persons. The District does not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by Connecticut state and/or federal nondiscrimination laws.