Bilingual Native Language Support Teacher; Portuguese and or Spanish Speaking Anticipated

Position: Bilingual Native Language Support Teacher (Portuguese and or Spanish Speaking Preferred) Anticipated 26-27 School Year
Position Type:
Elementary

Date Posted:
6/17/2026

Location:
District Wide

Date Available:
August 2026

Closing Date:
07/01/2026
Bilingual Native Language Support Teacher
(Portuguese and or Spanish Speaking Preferred)

Bilingual Native Language Support teachers work under Section 10 17e(2) of the C.G.S. This statute defines bilingual education as a program that: "(A) Makes instructional use of both English and the eligible student's native (Spanish) language; (B) enables eligible students to achieve English proficiency and academic mastery of subject matter content and higher order skills, including critical thinking, so as to meet appropriate grade promotion and graduation requirements;

(C) provides for the continuous increase in the use of English and corresponding decrease in the use of the native (Spanish) language for the purpose of instruction within each year and from year to year and provides for the use of English for more than half of the instructional time by the end of the first year."

Bilingual Native Language Support teachers are bilingual certified instructors who teach students who are bilingual eligible and have selected bilingual support in their district school. The goal of the program is to provide native (Spanish) language support as a scaffold for students in order to make the core curriculum comprehensible while building language proficiency in English. Bilingual Native Language Support teachers provide both direct services, such as pull-out instruction, and indirect services, such as consultation with classroom teachers and/or push-in support, to eligible students who have been in the United States less than 30 months.

Educational programs for ELs are regulated by the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title I and Title III. The Bilingual Native Language Support teacher receives supervision from building administration and technical supervision and assistance from the Coordinator of English Learners (EL).

Qualifications:

• CT CSDE certification endorsed for Bilingual Education as appropriate for the grade levels:
  • Bilingual, Pre-K - Grade 12 (009)
  • Bilingual English, Grades 7-12 (915)
• Experience working with EL students preferred
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching
• Superior organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with administrators, teachers, parents and students
• Superior communication skills (oral and written)
• Knowledge of and/or demonstrate the ability to learn and implement Operating Systems (i.e. Windows);
  Office suites (i.e. Microsoft Office, Google Docs);
  Presentation Software (i.e. PowerPoint, Keynote);
  Spreadsheets (i.e. Excel, Google Spreadsheets);
  Communication and Collaboration tools (i.e. Skype);
  Accounting Software (i.e. Quick Books);
  Student Information Systems (i.e. Naviance, Power School); or any other technology deemed relevant for this position.