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Primary ELL Teacher

Full-time
Posted 14/01/2025 12:00AM

CIS JOB DESCRIPTION

Title

ELL Teacher

Department/Division

Primary

Employee Group

Teacher

Reports to

Principal, Vice-Principals and Lead

Works collaboratively with

Principals, Vice-Principals, IB Programme Coordinators, Grade level leads, Grade level subject/homeroom teachers

Supervises

None



KEY ACCOUNTABILITY (Main purpose of this job):

ELL teachers work under the leadership of the Primary School Administration and the ELL Lead to maximise the English language learning outcomes for identified ELL students.


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree and related teaching certificate/credential.

  • Minimum of two years’ teaching experience in an ELL teaching environment.

  • Experience related to guiding and supporting the acquisition of English as a part of an ELL language support programme.

  • Experience in teaching English Language Acquisition within the PYP framework.


KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED:

  • Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Awareness of cultural diversity and third culture families and an ability to communicate effectively with ELL students and their parents.

  • Knowledge of recent research in the field of language acquisition and ELL education.

  • Literate in the use of information technology and student achievement data.

  • Skill in communicating an understanding of the strengths of the ELL programme within the grade level.


RESPONSIBILITIES (Key areas of responsibility):

Specific Responsibilities:

  • Advocate for ELL learners.

  • Identify ELL students in the grade and develop a programme of intervention, support, and outcomes in collaboration with subject teachers.

  • Closely monitor ELL students’ learning success and intervene as appropriate.

  • Maintain record keeping in compiling a profile and outcomes achieved for each student. This record needs to be available to the ELL Lead at all times.

  • Provide support for students as determined by an ongoing needs analysis.

  • Provide ELL in-class and/or pull-out instruction to students in assigned grade level.

  • Employ a variety of instructional techniques and teaching strategies to meet different learning needs and interests of students, including whole group (co-teaching) / small-group or individual personalized learning during opportune periods (SMART or other) throughout the week.

  • Evaluate students’ language growth and maintain accurate records.

  • Establish and maintain regular communication with parents of students in the programme to inform parents of concerns or progress.

  • Continuously monitor LAQE (primary) courses, and modify learning engagements, assessments and learning outcomes as appropriate.

  • Collaborate and/or co-plan with subject teachers to support differentiated instruction.

  • Support assessment of a student’s English proficiency including ongoing internal moderation.

  • In consultation with the ELL Lead, support the successful transition of students into the appropriate Secondary School mainstream programme.

  • Develop appropriate curriculum (resources and strategies) to help ELL students acquire the English language. Included in this is understanding and applying the IB PYP/MYP Command terms.

  • Assist in administering required language proficiency and academic achievement tests for determining placement or progress.


Professional Responsibilities:

  • Know, understand, and support the school’s Mission, Vision, Core Values, and Learning Principles.

  • Ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students in accordance with CIS administrative policies and divisional procedures.

  • Participate in ELL team meetings and grade level meetings.

  • Meet the expectations as outlined in the Primary School ELL teacher Job Description and the CIS Teacher Standards.

  • Contribute to community building, professional learning and staff meetings as required or assigned.

  • Attend and participate in school-sponsored activities (i.e, back-to school night, open house, parent interviews and other activities customarily attended by classroom teachers and/or faculty members), which may be outside of regular school hours.

  • Develop and implement an Individual Work Plan (IWP) under the direction of the ELL Lead, and complete the requirements of the Individual Work Plan (IWP).



COMPETENCIES:

  • Culturally competent and able to work with culturally diverse staff and students in a bilingual and multilingual setting.

  • An effective communicator with the capacity to listen, empathize, and connect, as well as teach, present, and motivate

  • A lifelong learner who keeps up-to-date with current research and best practices in teaching and learning.

  • A facilitator able to build strong and productive relationships with students, parents, academic and non-academic staff, and the community

  • A change agent, who can motivate and manage positive change in complex environments.

  • A strategic thinker who is able to see connections between the school’s vision and mission and IB programme philosophy and create action steps to move the school forward

  • An activator with motivation, energy, and enthusiasm to spare

  • A producer who is results oriented and has a strong sense of accountability for student success

  • A character builder and role model, whose values, words, and deeds are marked by trustworthiness, respect, and integrity

  • An active contributor whose priority is making contributions to the development and success of others




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