PT ELL Level 3 Teacher - Evenings

Position Summary

The Somerville Public Schools' Somerville Center for Adult Learning Experiences (SCALE) is seeking a part-time Teacher to teach ELL Level 3 evening class. The teacher will facilitate a contextualized, competency-based approach to teaching and encourage adult learners to be active participants in their own learning. The teacher will collaborate with other program staff to ensure adult learners are equipped with skills needed to succeed in the workplace and in educational setting.

The Somerville Public Schools' Somerville Center for Adult Learning Experiences (SCALE) is seeking a part-time Teacher to teach ELL Level 3 evening class. The teacher will facilitate a contextualized, competency-based approach to teaching and encourage adult learners to be active participants in their own learning. The teacher will collaborate with other program staff to ensure adult learners are equipped with skills needed to succeed in the workplace and in educational setting.

The part-time ELL Level 3 evening teacher is responsible for preparing engaging, active, learner-centered lessons for adult students at low intermediate to advanced levels of English proficiency. The ELL teacher will work to ensure that students are receiving standards-based and evidence-based instruction that is student-centered, and includes appropriate supports and necessary accommodations. Instruction focuses on the four domains of English language: reading, writing, speaking and listening, according to the curricular guidelines of the program.

Technology is integrated to enhance instruction and to strengthen students' digital literacy in preparation for college and/or workplace demands. Teachers follow the SCALE ELL curriculum to provide a rigorous and meaningful educational experience to meet program objectives and student goals.

The essential functions or responsibilities listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

• Create and implement student-centered lessons which focus on the vocabulary, pronunciation, and authentic conversation skills necessary for on-the-job success.
• Ensure that delivered lessons align with the ELL Department's Curriculum Guidelines and the MA DESE English