Bilingual Education Social Studies Teacher

Bilingual Education Social Studies Teacher

• Position Type:
  High School Teaching/ Bilingual
• Date Posted: 9/11/2026
• Location:
  
  Proviso West High School
• Date Available:
  
  Upon Approval
• Closing Date:
  Until Filled
• Division / Department:
  Social Studies
• Classification (FSLA):
  Full-time, Exempt
• Position Group:
  Teacher
• Full-Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.0
• Anticipated Work Year & Hours*: 180 Days
• Union Membership:
  Proviso Teachers Union, Local 571, AFL-CIO
• Reports to:
  
  Building Principal and/or designee

Full-time high school teaching position.

• Education/Training:
  Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree or meets minimum requirements to be eligible for an Educator License with Stipulations (ESL) Endorsement
• Licensure:
  Valid Illinois Professional Educators License (PEL) or Educator License with Stipulations (ELS) for grades 9-12
• Endorsement:
  Bilingual Education
  - Spanish (Grades 9-12) and any of the following:
• Social Science
  - Economics (Grades 9-12)
• Social Science
  - Geography (Grades 9-12)
• Social Science
  - History (Grades 9-12)
• Social Science
  - Political Science (Grades 9-12)
• Social Science
  - Psychology (Grades 9-12)
• Social Science
  - Sociology & Anthropology (Grades 9-12)
• Experience:
  
  N/A
• Knowledge/Abilities/
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position.

• Master’s Degree and/or Doctorate Degree
• Previous high school teaching experience
• ESL Endorsement (grades 9-12)
• Special Education Endorsement (LBS1)
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Multiple subject area endorsements

• Instructional Competencies
  • Teach to prescribed outcomes and goals to lead to positive student outcomes
  • Utilize best practices of standards-based learning and the gradual release of responsibility instructional model
  • Design and implement coherent and rigorous instruction to improve student achievement ensuring prerequisite, grade level, and extension skills that are aligned to priority standards
  • Ensure that students understand the learning goals and the relevance of instructional outcomes
  • Involve students in learning using research-based differentiation practices and educational technology
  • Use appropriate school support and resource materials toward improvement in students' social, emotional, academic, and behavioral health outcomes
  • Provide appropriate remedial and/or enrichment material
  • Implement reteaching and review opportunities and interventions for students
  • Differentiate for students with special needs, language needs, or different learning styles.
  • Promote student success through clear expectations for learning and coursework, timely responses, and regular feedback
  • Assign and evaluate student work that leads to mastery of standards
  • Track, monitor, and post student progress on a weekly basis using the district SIS system
  • Communicate regularly with parents, students, counselors, and support staff and document using the district student information system (SIS) system
  • Be clear in explanations and directions to ensure student understanding
  • Speak clearly, audibly, and fluently to ensure student understanding
  • Establish a positive and safe, student-centered learning environment
  • Regularly revise lesson plans based on formative and summative assessment data to differentiate instruction and guide student learning
  • Address different styles of learning by employing a variety of instructional techniques and materials
  • Be creative and innovative in the use of curricular and instructional materials
  • Demonstrate command of assigned content areas and enthusiasm for teaching the subject matter
  • Exhibit knowledge of contemporary instructional research related to assigned content areas and to the teaching of diverse students
• Classroom Management Competencies
  • Develop, communicate, and enforce a set of classroom rules, policies, procedures, and expectations which are consistent with school and department policies and with learning outcomes
  • Monitor and correct student behavior to maximize student learning in a positive and safe learning environment
  • Respond to behavioral infractions quickly and in a professional manner
  • Document behavioral infractions using the district SIS system
  • Use effective methods to manage student behavior and classroom materials
  • Reinforce/reward appropriate social and academic behavior
  • Ensure appropriate use and care of required classroom materials and equipment available
  • Interact with students in ways that are respectful and friendly and reflect an understanding of cultural…