ESL Teacher

ESL Teacher

Oakland International Academy is looking for an excellent ESL teacher. Must hold a current Michigan Teaching Certificate with ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (NS) K-12 endorsement. Job summary promotes and nurtures the education of students by planning and tailoring courses of study; monitoring, assisting with, and correcting academic efforts; providing a safe environment conducive to learning; keeping classroom teachers and parents informed.

Essential duties include pulling students out in groups or pushing in for intensive work to improve math and/or reading/language arts skills. Assist general education teachers in the assessment and identification of students math and/or reading/language arts proficiency levels to create math and/or reading/language arts groups, and work with general education teachers to create a collaborative plan for addressing the needs of those identified students.

Work with general education teachers to create and implement a fixed schedule to meet with said students who require intensive math and/or reading/language arts intervention, that causes the least interference with general classroom activities. Create lesson plans according to the school's established guidelines and submit to principals as required. Assess student progress and provide periodic reports on data collected on students with said assessments.

Communicate with administrators, general education teachers, paraprofessionals, and parents regularly regarding student progress. Monitors, assists, corrects, and grades student results by preparing assignments and tests for in-school preparation and homework; conducting standardized tests in accordance with district policies and state law. Maintains order in the classroom by counseling students with behavioral problems; consulting with other professionals where there appears to be evidence of learning disabilities, drug, or alcohol abuse, problems of social adjustment, or child abuse.

Maintains safe, secure, and healthy educational environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations. Intercepts deterioration in achievement by counseling students with academic difficulties; drawing on the school system's resources for additional academic assistance. Keeps parents informed by maintaining records of academic performance, attendance, and social acclimation; reporting on all elements of student development at parent-teacher conferences, both regularly scheduled and as-needed.

Provide student support services by monitoring halls, study periods, and lunchroom; sponsoring student organizations or activities. Updates job knowledge by attending faculty meetings; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations. Enhances school's reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Performs related duties as required and requested by supervisor.

Skills/qualifications include classroom management, verbal communication, resolving conflict, presentation skills, self-motivated, motivating others, listening, collaborative teaching, deals with uncertainty, objectivity, confidentiality. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions.

Must possess a bachelor's degree and possess a current and valid Michigan teaching certificate required by the Michigan Department of Education. Working conditions and physical requirements include exhibiting manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed materials with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone;

speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds; to bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead. Job type is full-time with a pay range of $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year. Benefits include 401(k), dental insurance, employee assistance program, health insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and vision insurance.

Schedule is Monday to Friday. Education is a bachelor's degree required. License/certification is ESL certification required. Work location is in person.