Bilingual Teacher

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Full Time Professional Richmond, VA, US

10 days ago Requisition

Salary: $60,000.00 Annually

Is your passion to help immigrants feel more at home in the community through education? Do you enjoy and have experience working with children? Do you want to make a positive impact on the community through education? Join our team as a Bilingual Teacher!

Our Bilingual Teacher for Transitional Foster Care will collaborate with the Lead Teacher to plan, organize, and implement the appropriate instructional program in an elementary or secondary learning educational setting that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic potential. This individual will also coordinate with the teacher aides within the program, to ensure classroom needs are met.

This position is expected to function effectively with moderate supervision while following the guidelines given on procedures, along with agency, federal, and state regulatory requirements.

Applicants must be eligible to teach in the state of Virginia and be located in Virginia.

Please note:
This role requires driving, therefore a "clean driving record" is critical.

• Competitive salary starting at $60,000
• Health coverage options: medical, dental, vision, disability, life, accident, hospital, critical illness, pet
• Financial benefits: 401(k) with match, retention bonus, early wage access via Daily Pay
• Time off & well-being support: generous PTO, paid holidays, employee assistance program & chaplain services, educational assistance, professional development, Calm app access (for you, friends & family)

• Bachelor’s level degree in Education or equivalent field of study from an accredited college or university.
• Active certification by the relevant governing authority.
• Prior work experience teaching English as a Second Language with Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certification or other appropriate accrediting body and additional training to meet the special needs of unaccompanied children.
• At least three (3) years of experience working in a similar role.
• Must be CPR, First Aid, and AEC certified upon hire or within 60 days of hire.
• Bilingual English and Spanish, required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Spanish.
• Prior experience working with immigrant and/or refugee populations is preferred.
• Trauma-informed training for serving immigrant or vulnerable populations is preferred.
• Computer literacy and typing skills sufficient to perform essential job functions.
• Active motor vehicle license and a reliable automobile with adequate insurance coverage.
• Must pass a criminal history screen, including state and local child protection agency registries.
• Willing and able to be on an on-call rotation (24hr availability) and work a variable schedule including weekend and evening hours.
• Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm.
• This is a year-round position.
• DRIVING SPECIFIC:
  The following list may or may not be all inclusive at time of posting
• Must not have any of the following violations within the last 5 years:
• Reckless driving, including speeding 20mph or more over the posted speed limit.
• Driving under the influence/impaired/intoxicated or refusing a blood/breath test.
• Manslaughter or negligent homicide.
• Driving after being declared a habitual offender.
• Driving on a suspended or revoked license
• Driving a commercial motor vehicle while disqualified, under the influence, with a blood alcohol level of .04 or higher, refusing a blood/breath test, or violating an out-of-service order.
• Injuring a person while racing - felony.
• Failure to stop at the scene of a crash where there is injury, death, or property damage of $1000 or more.
• Emergency vehicle violation - death.
• Vehicular assault or willful stopping, impeding, or damaging a vehicle.
• Blocking access to the service facility.
• Attempting to elude police.
• Operating an unsafe vehicle.
• Must not have any of the following violations within the last 3 years:
• Passing a stopped school bus.
• Careless driving.
• Three…