ANTICIPATED English Language Development Teacher

Position Type: Teaching
- Elementary School/ ESL

Location: McDonald Elementary School

Date Posted: 6/18/2026

Date Available: 08/19/2026

Closing Date: 06/27/2026

McDonald Elementary

ANTICIPATED English Language Development Teacher (ELD)

School Teaching Certification
- Must have valid PA Certification AND English as A Second Language Program Specialist Pennsylvania Certification

Term of Employment
- Contracted starting '26-'27 SY. Salary and benefits per Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Salary Range: $54,160 to $83,501

Job Goal

To provide instruction based on the general education curriculum and designed to develop English language proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Essential Functions

• Conducts assessment of students at time of enrollment for eligibility in the ESL program in accordance with state requirement for screening, identification and placement. Prepares students for English language assessments required pursuant to state and federal law.
• In collaboration with others, determines the most appropriate language instruction educational program (LIEP) based on the student's English language proficiency and native language proficiency if available, using classroom data and annual WIDA scores.
• For students with individualized Education Programs, collaborates with Special Education personnel to determine program and academic placement. Complies with parental notice and placement requirements.
• Implements LIEP provisions of English language development (ELD) throughout the school day. Assists general education teachers with strategies for working with students who have LIEPs and are placed in the general education program for all or part of the school day.
• Employs a variety of instructional techniques and teaching strategies to meet different aptitudes and interests of students, including current technology and whole group/small-group or individual learning.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

Works in standard office and school building environments.

Qualifications Profile

• English as A Second Language Program Specialist Pennsylvania Certification (REQUIRED)
• English or Reading Specialist Pennsylvania Certification (PREFERRED)

Education

• Bachelors from an accredited college or university in education applicable to teaching assignment.

Experience

Successful prior teaching experience for the appropriate grade level preferred.

All employment is provisional for 90 days as required by ACT 168 of 2014. MUST SUBMIT ACT 168 FORM TO ALL CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYERS WHERE YOU HAVE HAD DIRECT CONTACT WITH CHILDREN.