English Language Learners (ELL) Teacher at The International School of Kenya

Responsibilities:

• Every educator’s primary responsibility is to ensure student learning success and provide for the individual learning needs of each student. Some specific responsibilities for the English Language Learners (ELL) Teacher role include:
• Work with the Head of Student Support Services (SSS) to ensure the implementation of the school-wide program as outlined in the SSS manual
• Use the case manager model for the instruction and supervision of students in the ELL program
• Work as a collaborative member of the SSS team and elementary school grade level teams to provide support for ELL students using a variety of service delivery models, including in-class, resource/pull-out, consultation, and enrichment
• Provide appropriate support for students through least restrictive environments
• Develop and monitor Student Profiles for ELL students based on assessment data, teacher input,and other data, such as observations
• Conduct ongoing diagnostic and formative assessment of student progress in academic language
• competence and content knowledge, and use assessment data to inform planning and adjust instruction to meet students’ individual needs.
• Develop students’ use of strategies to comprehend the use of language in a variety of academic settings, to participate in academic discussions, to construct meaning from text, and to express themselves in writing
• Leverage students’ home language, cultural background, and prior knowledge as a bridge to new learning and making content meaningful and comprehensible
• Support homeroom teachers in designing opportunities for ELL students to engage in the curriculum by building conceptual understanding and language competence in tandem Support homeroom teachers in differentiating instruction to address preferred learning styles and
• the needs/readiness levels of ELL students in their classes
• Communicate with and support families
• Co-teach
• Participate in Professional Learning Communities
• Attend relevant departmental, divisional, and K-12 professional meetings
• Assist with accreditation and authorization
• Implement the school’s strategic focus areas (SFAs)
• Provide support to Admissions through application review, language proficiency assessments, and recommendations
• Sponsor a minimum of one extra-curricular student activity
• Perform other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the administration

Education/Experience

• Preferred Master's Degree in relevant subject(s)
• Teacher certification from an accredited university/college
• Minimum 2 years of relevant teaching experience
• Cultural proficiency and understanding of intercultural learning with teaching experience in a multiculturasetting
• Competent in using educational technology, including Google Suite, and experience integrating technology
• Fluent English speaker with excellent writing and communication skills
• Solid understanding of pedagogy and instructional approaches, curriculum design, and assessment:
  • Cultural proficiency
  • Understanding by Design model
  • Social Emotional Learning
  • Integration
  • Communication skills
  • Student-centered approach
  • Conceptual inquiry
• Understanding of learning differences, behavior-based differences, and effective research-based interventions
• Experience interpreting results of educational psychological reports
• Solid understanding of pedagogy and instructional approaches, curriculum design, and assessment:
  • Cultural proficiency
  • Understanding by Design model
  • Social Emotional Learning
  • Integration
  • Communication skills
  • Student-centered approach
  • Conceptual inquiry