Secondary EL Teacher

Geary County USD 475 

Job Description

Classification: Certified

Division/Department: Secondary Education/EL

Job Category: Teacher

FLSA: Exempt

Title: English Learner Teacher (Secondary)

Qualifications:*Kansas Teaching Certificate w/ ESL endorsement

*Valid Kansas Drivers License

Reports To: Associate Superintendent for Teaching & Learning, Building Principal, District EL Coordinator

Supervises: Students

BASIC FUNCTION/PURPOSE

The teacher of English Learners will deliver the district's program for teaching English to students acquiring the English language in the context of the 9-12 academic curriculum.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

            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.        

            The employee performing the duties of this position is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, hear, bend, stoop, and reach. The employee may be occasionally required to manually lift, move, or carry up to 50 pounds.  The employee is required to interact with staff and meet the demands of several different people.  The employee is responsible for the work output of others.  The employee occasionally works extended hours. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

CRITICAL SKILLS

1. Ability to maintain regular and good work attendance and come to work on time.
2. Ability to work constructively and cooperatively with others.
3. Ability to respond to information requests in a courteous, timely and helpful manner.  
4. Ability to manage job responsibilities while meeting established deadlines.
5. Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer.
6. Ability to maintain confidentiality of student and staff information.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Identify and screen students who speak or understand a language other than English.
2. Complete required state and district paperwork on ELL students.
3. Provide building principals and the ELL coordinator with updates on ELL students.
4. Monitor language and academic progress of individual ELL students.
5. Serve as a resource to classroom teachers in modifying lessons for ELL students.
6. Serve as a communication link between school and home.
7. Participate on building teams identifying special needs of ELL students.
8. Provide training and supervision to aides and volunteers serving ELL students.
9. Coordinate/provide building in-service on English Language Learners.
10. Provide direct instruction to students as needed.

Term of Employment: Teacher Contract

Salary Range: Determined by placement on teacher salary schedule. 

Evaluation Frequency: Job performance will be evaluated a minimum of 1 time per year.

Updated 1/26

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Geary County USD #475 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and/or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For questions or complaints based on race, color, national origin, sex or age, please contact the USD 475 Director of Personnel Services, 123 N. Eisenhower, Junction City, KS 66441. Telephone: 785.717.4000. For questions or complaints based on disability, please contact the USD 475 Director of Special Education, 123 N. Eisenhower, Junction City, KS 66441. Telephone: 785.717.4000

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