ELD Teacher

Frontline Applicant Tracking - Compass Academy

Start Date:
Fall 2025

At Compass Academy, we believe that all students can succeed and become lifelong learners and leaders. Launched in August 2015, Compass currently serves 200 students in grades 6‑8. Our team of talented and energetic educators and leaders live out our values every day and are excited to build an extraordinary school. We prioritise language acquisition in English and Spanish and celebrate the power of biliteracy.

We believe in an equitable education for our diverse student body, and teachers and staff receive extensive professional development and planning time to meet students’ needs. We integrate our Compass competencies into learning to foster both academic and socioemotional growth. As a small community, we have a collaborative culture where both adults and students thrive.

Compass Academy is seeking a Bilingual Humanities ELA‑S Teacher. This teacher will join an experienced team of educators to help develop the academic and cultural foundation of an extraordinary school. The ELA‑S Humanities teacher at Compass Academy helps elevate our bilingual programming by teaching sections of Humanities that integrate ELA and Social Studies standards in both English and Spanish. This position also teaches a reading intervention block to fill students’ literacy gaps.

In their daily practice, Compass Academy teachers develop and implement a curriculum that meets all students’ needs, cultivate a culture that encourages our young learners and leaders, and leverage data and evidence‑based teaching practices to ensure student success.

• Plan and implement rigorous curriculum and evidence‑based teaching practices designed to inspire and support Compass Academy’s diverse student body.
• Differentiate instruction to challenge students and meet diverse student needs.
• Design lessons that are culturally responsive and empower students to engage in their learning and community.
• Utilise hands‑on learning strategies to promote engagement and deeper learning, including project‑based, inquiry‑based, and experiential learning structures.
• Engage students in socio‑emotional learning and competency development through our morning advisory classes called “Pack.”
• Model Compass Academy’s core values and enforce school policies and expectations.
• Establish purposeful classroom routines and implement school cultural elements to create an equitable and encouraging learning environment and students to take responsibility for their actions, learning, and shared space.
• Implement effective classroom management practices using a Restorative Practice lens and communicate and collaborate with the school team when behavioural issues arise.
• Analyse student assessment data and track early warning indicators to monitor student progress, inform instruction and develop targeted interventions and supports.
• Lead students to analyse and reflect on their own progress by providing constructive feedback based on both academic measures and Compass competencies.
• Collaborate with other teachers and support staff to push forward the school’s initiatives and major improvement strategies.
• Constantly refine skills through coaching, professional development, and opportunities to build practice.
• Build relationships and demonstrate commitment with families to solicit their input and communicate students’ academic and social‑emotional progress.

• At least two years of experience teaching in a diverse middle school classroom.
• Experience with culturally and linguistically diverse students.
• Experience working with diverse learners with IEPs or 504s.
• Comprehensive knowledge of content area and ability to effectively implement a variety of curriculum to enhance student learning.
• Proven track‑record of raising student achievement and holding students to high expectations.
• Experience using data to collaborate and support student performance.
• Commitment to growth and reflection through coaching and professional development.
• Communication and relationship‑building skills with experience cultivating strong…