Teacher, English Learners; Adult Detention Center); Part-time

Teacher, English Learners (Adult Detention Center) (Part-time)

Loudoun County Public Schools

Assistant Superintendent Teaching and Learning Office - Ashburn, Virginia

• Job
• Final date to receive applications:
  
  Posted until filled
• Starting Date:
  
  Immediately

Job Overview

The Part-Time English Learner (EL) Teacher at the Adult Detention Center provides individualized and small-group instruction to English Learners who are also identified for special education services. The teacher delivers standards-aligned, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed instruction within a secure facility, ensuring that students continue to make academic and language-development progress while in custody. This role requires flexibility, strong collaboration skills, and the ability to build trust with learners in a highly structured environment.

The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed. This is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities or tasks; work may differ, and other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate.

• Establishes a safe and supportive environment that is conducive to learning and enables each student to demonstrate agency, ownership, and reflection.
• Designs and implements authentic and engaging learning experiences using the Virginia Standards of Learning, LCPS curriculum, and effective strategies to maximize student achievement using a variety of instructional materials.
• Creates a supportive and trauma-informed learning environment that promotes student engagement, agency, and respect within the secure facility.
• Differentiates and personalizes instruction based on language proficiency, IEP goals, academic history, and student needs.
• Assesses and monitors student progress using formal and informal measures, documenting growth in both language development and academic skills.
• Collaborates with detention center staff, special education teams, and LCPS personnel to coordinate services and ensure continuity of instruction.
• Implements effective behavior-support strategies aligned with detention center expectations and trauma-informed practices.
• Maintains accurate records and adhere to LCPS policies, including those related to assessment, grading, confidentiality, and special education compliance.
• Participates in professional learning and team planning to strengthen instructional practices and support student success across programs.
• May support other alternative locations as needed.

Below are the minimum qualifications for this job. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are also acceptable.

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Experience working with English Learners and students with disabilities

• Holds or is eligible for a Virginia Collegiate Professional license with an endorsement in English as a Second Language

• Demonstrated knowledge of subject content, curriculum, methodology of effective teaching
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs
• Skilled in the use of multi-media and computer technology to enhance learning
• Ability to establish and maintain effective collaborative relationships with students, peers, administrators, and parents
• Ability to work effectively in a secure, highly structured environment
• Demonstrated skill in oral and written communications; excellent human relations skill
• Ability to travel between assigned work locations as needed to support operational requirements

The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this job:

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