Bilingual Elementary Teacher Fellow

Employment Opportunity

Job Title:

Bilingual Teacher Fellow

Job-Type:
Full-time

Contract Days: 187-190 days

Reports to:

Campus Principal

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Salary: $37,080.00

ABOUT WAYSIDE SCHOOLS:
Wayside Schools is an open-enrollment, tuition-free Pre-K3-12th grade public charter school network that provides over 2,200 scholars across its four South Austin campuses with a rigorous International Baccalaureate education. Since 2012, Wayside Schools has striven to empower historically underserved scholars, providing them with the instructional experiences, academics skills, intellectual habits and social and emotional competencies needed to become graduates from four-year colleges and universities, providing them with the access and opportunities they need to narrate their own futures and positively impact and empower the families and communities to which they belong

Job Goal:
Teacher Fellows are given the opportunity to develop their skills in planning and delivering instruction while being supported by the instructional expertise of the Multi-Classroom Leader (MCL). This position is an entry-level instructional position. Under the leadership of the MCL, the Teacher Fellow will provide a second tier of support to scholars. Teacher Fellows co-plan instruction, deliver small-group instruction and manage the classroom environment alongside and in the absence of the MCL.

Teacher Fellows also prepare instructional materials as needed. Coaching is provided to the Teacher Fellow through campus leadership, instructional coaches, the MCL, and professional development. The coaching and experience gained through serving as a Teacher Fellow can lay a foundation for success as a classroom teacher.

Candidates are responsible for planning, organizing, and presenting activities contributing to the educational, social, and physical development of students to enhance their self-worth and equip them with the basic knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to function in society. Considerable judgment, tact, patience, sensitivity, and flexibility are required to deal with students from varied socioeconomic backgrounds and learning styles. This position requires creativity and adaptive thinking to meet the social and academic needs of scholars.

Qualifications:

● Paraprofessional Certificate from appropriate agency (required)

● Associate's Degree (preferred)

● Working towards a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college (preferred

* Bilingual (Spanish, required)

Skill Requirements:

* Self-starter

* Organized

* Manages time effectively

* Able to multi-task

* Collaborative

* Team player

● Ability to work with individuals and small groups of children.

● Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all employees.

● Ability to prepare and maintain required program records.

● Ability to assist supervising instructional staff in the preparation and/or organization of materials.

● Meet all State and Federal requirements for the position, regarding staff qualifications.

Performance Responsibilities:

* Prepares instructional materials for multiple classrooms under the direction of the Multi-Classroom Leader

* Provides instructional support to scholars while the Multi-Classroom Leader provides Tier 1 instruction

* Delivers Tier 2 instruction under the supervision of the Multi-Classroom Leader

* Provides scholar academic performance data to MCL

* Independently manages the learning environment both inside and outside the classroom (e.g., during class, in hallways between classes, and during assemblies, extracurricular activity meetings or events, fire drills, or other group activities.)

● Provide instruction to a class, individual students, or groups of students using such methods as oral presentation, demonstration, discussions, answering questions, offering laboratory directions, project- and problem-based learning, and research.

● Facilitate learning in the classroom (e.g., maintain discipline; encourage participation; consult with parents, school staff, and other care providers to identify and address social or developmental needs.)

● Evaluate student performance.

● Maintain records and document student progress (e.g., record grades…