Greenwood School
District 50
Position Description
POSITION TITLE: ESOL Teacher
Department: Instruction
Reports To: Principal
SUMMARY: Helps students learn subject matter and skills
that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible men
and women.
ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
Other duties may be assigned.
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Meets
and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
·
Plans
a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs,
interests, and abilities of ESOL students.
·
Supports
the curriculum and instruction of the regular classroom as appropriate to the
developmental stage of the student
·
Prepares
for classes assigned, and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of
immediate superior.
·
Maintains
individual student folders on each student attending the ESOL class (work
samples, tests, grades, etc.)
·
Provides
ESOL instruction to students who do not understand, speak, read, or write
English.
·
Guides
the learning process toward achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with
the goals establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and the
like to communicate these objectives to students.
·
Employs
a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with
the physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and
capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.
·
Strives
to implement by instruction and action the district's philosophy of education
and instructional goals and objectives.
·
Assesses
the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress
reports as required.
·
Assesses
and monitors the academic progress of language minority students in the school
system with an ongoing evaluation process
·
Takes
all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment,
materials and facilities.
·
Maintains
accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy,
and administrative regulation.
·
Assists
the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student
life and conduct, and for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom
behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just
manner.
·
Makes
provisions for being available to students and parents for education-related
purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so
under reasonable terms.
·
Serves
as the liaison between the school and the parent/guardian of the ESOL students.
·
Plans
and supervises purposeful assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
·
Strives
to maintain and improve professional competence.
·
Attends
staff meetings and inservice activities as directed.
·
Serves
on staff committees as required.
·
Maintains
professional relationships with students and faculty; follows ethics of the
teaching profession; and promotes the welfare of students at all times.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises students and assumes other supervisory
duties as assigned by building principal.
QUALIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge,
skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or
EXPERIENCE:
South Carolina Teacher's Certification with add-on
ESOL endorsement or enrolled in required courses leading to endorsement. Bachelor's Degree in the area of major study.
Must be able to effectively deal with students, parents and staff both in
person and on the phone.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze and interpret general
business periodicals, professional journals, technical instructions and
procedure manuals. Ability to write reports, procedure manuals and business
correspondence. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from
customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as
probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plain and solid
geometry and trigonometry.
REASONING
ABILITY:
Ability to define problems,
collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
OTHER SKILLS and
ABILITIES:
Ability to interpret a variety of technical
instructions in mathematical or diagram forms and deal with several abstract
and concrete variables. Ability to
perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and the Board of
Education policies.
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that
must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of
this job. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and talk or hear. The
employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision. The
employee must be able to hear the difference between bells, buzzers, beeps,
horns, etc. The employee frequently communicates through speech.
WORK
ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential
functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
The work environment may be quiet or loud. While performing the duties of this job,
employees may have a higher risk than the average person of being exposed to
infection.
The
information contained in this job description is for compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the
duties performed for this position. The
individuals currently holding this position perform additional duties and
additional duties may be assigned.