Teacher ESOL - Grades K-5

Openings as of 5/20/2026

Teacher ESOL - Grades K-5

• Position Type:
  Teachers/ Tchr ESOL
• Date Posted: 5/15/2026
• Date Available:
  
  07/27/2026

Job Code:
Tchr ESOL - 060025

Standard

Hours:

40

Department:
Grades K-5 - 101199

Employment Class: ESL

• Minimum Salary: $60,146.00/Annually
• Maximum Salary: $/Annually
• Scheduled Days: 190
• Target Openings: 1

• Meets Georgia certification requirements in appropriate field of education (Required)

• Bachelor's Degree in applicable field of education from a Professional Standards Commission (PSC) approved college or university (Required)

• Previous teaching experience (Preferred)

• Knowledge of Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) curriculum with in-depth knowledge of content in field of certification
• Knowledge of techniques for integrating curriculum, GCPS policies, and effective instructional practices
• Ability to understand the teaching/learning process
• Ability to infuse technology into instruction to increase student learning
• Ability to work effectively with administrators, colleagues, central office, and school‑based staff, students, parents, and community
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Effective human relations skills

• Plan for appropriate learning experiences for students based on the district AKS curriculum and provide an atmosphere and environment conducive to the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Demonstrate command of the school subject being taught.
• Develop and prioritize short and long‑term instructional objectives based on district AKS curriculum.
  • Identify specific prerequisite skills and/or knowledge necessary for students to learn the AKS.
  • Plan instruction as needed to promote student mastery of prerequisite skills and knowledge.
  • Analyze student work and assessments to determine instructional needs.
  • Prepare written lesson plans to support instructional objectives of the AKS for all students.
  • Plan appropriate assessment of student learning.
• Evaluate, select, and modify resources and activities.
  • Review resources including district core materials.
  • Select core materials and other resources that match the AKS.
  • Select resources that match the learner(s)’ needs.
  • Select resources that reflect scientifically‑based research on effective instruction.
• Provide initial focus for the lesson.
  • Communicate specific learning objectives to students.
  • Link lesson content to students’ prior knowledge, background experience, and/or real‑world application of content.
  • Capture student attention through active involvement.
• Organise content for presentation of the lesson.
  • Present information in a logical sequence.
  • Organise the presentation of content into blocks or steps based on the students’ needs and the complexity of the material.
  • Follow research‑based organisational plan for content organisation, such as anticipatory set, acquisition lesson, guided practice, independent practice, and summarising.
• Utilise scientifically researched effective instructional strategies and methods of providing information for students to acquire the learning.
  • Assess students’ learning of the AKS and provide specific feedback to students and parents.
  • Provide collaborative learning opportunities to enhance student achievement.
  • Provide multiple opportunities for distributed guided practice followed by independent practice.
  • Teach essential content‑related vocabulary.
  • Utilise a variety of non‑verbal/visual representations of content and skills.
  • Teach students to summarise their learning.
  • Teach skills for improving reading and writing proficiency/literacy across content areas.
  • Access and/or build students’ background knowledge and experience.
  • Utilise and teach questioning and cuing/prompting techniques.
  • Utilise technology effectively to plan, teach, and assess.
  • Utilise inquiry‑based problem‑solving learning strategies with students in all content areas.
  • Teach and require students to set personal goals for improving their academic achievement.
  • Teach students to compare and contrast knowledge, concepts, and content.
• Provide formative assessment…