Greenwood School District 50
Position Description
POSITION TITLE: ESOL Teacher
Department:
Reports To: Principal
Prepared by: Date:
Approved by: Date:
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.
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Plans
a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs,
interests, and abilities of ESOL students. . Support the curriculum and
instruction of the regular classroom as appropriate to the developmental stage
of the student
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Prepares
for classes assigned, and show written evidence of preparation upon request of
immediate superior.
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Maintains
individual student folders on each student attending the ESOL class (work
samples, tests, grades, etc.)
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Provide
ESOL instruction to students who do not understand, speak, read, or write
English.
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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.
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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.
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Strives
to implement by instruction and action the district's philosophy of education
and instructional goals and objectives.
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Assesses
the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress
reports as required.
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Assess and monitor the academic progress of
language minority students in the school system with an ongoing evaluation
process
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Takes
all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment,
materials and facilities.
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Maintains
accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy,
and administrative regulation.
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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.
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Makes
provision 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.
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Serve
as the liaison between the school and the parent/guardian of the ESOL students.
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Plans
and supervises purposeful assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
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Strives
to maintain and improve professional competence.
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Attends
staff meetings and inservice activities as directed.
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Serves
on staff committees as required.
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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.