ML​/Bilingual Spanish Teacher

Position Details

Full-time Position

Bilingual Spanish Elementary Teacher

Reports to:

Building Principal, Director, and Assistant Director of Student Services

Location:

Worth School District 127

Date Posted: 1/13/2026

Date Available:

ASAP

• Meets certification requirements of the State of Illinois for ML
• Experience working with Spanish bilingual students
• PEL

• Obtain necessary WIDA test certifications
• Administer placement tests to determine student ML eligibility
• Administer annual ACCESS test to ML students to determine growth in English language proficiency
• Plan and provide small group and Push-In/Pull-Out instruction to students in order to maximize their English proficiency
• Communicate with and provide instructional strategies to general education classroom teachers enabling them to increase the learning of ML students in the general education classroom
• Determine appropriate ML accommodations for students and support classroom teachers in their application
• Assist with the administration of assessment to ML students
• Communicate ML student progress to parents via parent conferences, state-required letters, meetings, phone calls, etc.
• Work ML services at school and district events
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation
• Other duties as directed by immediate supervisor(s)
• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students
• Prepares for classes assigned, and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate superior
• Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and—in harmony with the goals—establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicates these objectives to students
• Employs a variety of ML instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with measured needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved
• Strives to implement instruction and action the district’s mission statement
• Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides reports as required, as well as notifying parents of student progress when necessary
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor(s)