Bilingual Teacher, Bridgewater - Juntos

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Location: Somerset County (Bridgewater), NJ
Job Type/Status: Full Time

Center For Family Services is seeking a full time Teacher for our Juntos Program located in Bridgewater, Somerset County, NJ. The Teacher is responsible for instructing students in core subjects, college-career readiness, as extra-curricular subjects (i.e. Art, Music, Computers, Health/Gym) as well as acclimation to the American culture and basic life skills curriculum. The Teacher will create well-rounded lesson plans, comprehensive instructional programs, he/she must demonstrate proficiency in classroom management, and will instruct students on subjects such as science, literature, and math, and TESOL standards required for a comprehensive ESL program for English Language Learners (ELL) for children in grades K-12.

Bilingual/Multilingual preferred but not required.

• Ensures all necessary worksheets are copied for class instruction
• Assists Lead Teacher in developing plans and implementing learning experiences that advance the intellectual and physical development of children, including improving the readiness of children for English-focused school by developing their literary, phonemic, and print awareness; their understanding and use of language, their understanding and use of increasingly complex and varied vocabulary, their appreciation of books, their understanding of early math and early science, their problem-solving abilities and their approaches to learning.
• Establishes and maintains a safe, health-learning environment.
• Supports the social and emotional development of children.
• Supports Lead Teacher with all classroom activities and field trips.
• Attends at least 15 hours annually of professional development that is classroom focused.
• Directs any student s special needs to the appropriate specialist in a timely manner.
• Orders supplies as needed.
• Assist students in completing instructional assignments.
• Performs clerical and non-instructional assignments as assigned.
• Works in small groups with students to provide specialized assistance.
• Prepares bulletin boards to enforce daily assignments.
• Supports Lead Teacher in preparing classroom activities and organizes field trips.
• Keeps classroom clean and organized.
• Supports Lead Teacher in providing educational services and assessments, including curriculum building meeting Flores standards for education requirements.
• Supports Lead Teacher in creating an educational assessment for each UAC youth.
• Supports Lead Teacher in creating a classroom environment to include and focus on acculturation skills for the children.
• Supports Lead Teacher in developing onsite classroom and ESL classes for each youth ensuring 6 hours of daily education for each youth to assist UAC with assimilation into US culture.
• Coordinators services with the local schools when indicated
• Supports Lead Teacher in completing and implementing weekly lesson plans
• Evaluates children s performance on a weekly basis and provide feedback to foster parents and staff
• Ensures the client growth and achievement is continuous and appropriate for age group, subject area, and/or program classification
• Demonstrates gains in client performance
• Prepares reports for the youth to take with them whey they leave for their home schools

• Bachelor s Degree from an accredited University, Master s preferred in one of the related fields:
  Education, Teaching English as a Second Language, Teaching English to Speaker s of Other Languages, Bilingual Education
• Required - Certificate of Eligibility - CE/License for corresponding age/grade levels, K-12 in lieu of Teaching Degree, Preferred
  - Certification by the relevant governing authority or other appropriate accrediting body in Teaching English as a Second Language/Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• 3 or more years of working with children in a classroom
• Must complete all medical testing required by funders…