About this role
RESPONSIBILITIES: Teach: Grades 2-8 students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) Provide individualized and small group literacy instruction to identified students Collaborate and communicate with the students’ content teachers to align instruction and support to both the EL student’s English language development and their classroom instructional needs (instructions, vocabulary, reading and writing support, and clarification of assignments). Collaborate and communicate with the school’s instructional leadership team and administration to ensure identified students receive language support and other forms of academic assistance. Deliver push-in/pull-out lessons to students with varying levels of proficiency. Assist with the oversight and delivery of specific testing administration. Deliver appropriate lessons for varying levels of English proficiency. Demonstrate cultural proficiency and use effective and culturally relevant instructional practices. Integrate technology into the classroom as an instructional tool. Assist classroom teachers in the lesson design and intervention whenever appropriate. Sets ambitious learning goals for all students, creates cognitively demanding tasks, and models the belief that all students can master challenging material through effective effort Assesses students’ understanding regularly with ambitious learning goals in mind and takes ownership of making necessary adjustments to instruction to reach goals despite setbacks Passionate and optimistic about their students, their content, and the teaching profession Demonstrates mastery of and enthusiasm for content area and the pedagogy it requires Demonstrates understanding for how the subject matter applies in real-world settings and connects to other content areas and relevant standards Can convey content in creative and engaging ways that align to standards Scaffolds and differentiates instruction in order for all students to do complex thinking and rigorous academic work Uses instructional practices that are likely to challenge, motivate, and engage all students and facilitate equitable, active student participation Builds a productive learning environment where every student participates and is valued as part of the class community Actively creates and maintains an environment in which students’ diverse backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respected Engages with families and builds collaborative, respectful relationships with them in service of student learning Regularly reflects on practice, seeks and responds to feedback, and demonstrates self-awareness and commitment to continuous learning and development Seeks to participate in and contribute to a collaborative adult learning community. QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED: Education: Hold a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree preferred Massachusetts Educator License required - Reading Specialists certification preferred Ability to meet the Standards of Effective Teaching established by the Methuen Public Schools. Current authorization to work in the United States - Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment. Attend district and state-sponsored professional development opportunities sufficient to stay current with changes in instruction and improvements in teaching strategies. Able to model excellent spoken and written English for students learning English in school. Experience teaching in an urban setting. MPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. MPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of MPS highest incident languages: Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.