Norfolk Public Schools Hiring for English as a Second Language Teacher, Half-Time SY ‘ – ‘ at Norfolk, VA Full Time

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with an endorsement in early education (NK-4), middle education (4- 8), or secondary education (8-12), and ESL
• Experience in working with English Learners (ELs)and families at the building
• Tuberculin skin test certifying that the individual is free of contagious
• In-depth knowledge of WIDA standards and assessments, and VDOE guidelines for Title III compliance as it relates to English Learners
• Strong understanding of enrollment and testing guidelines for
• Strong written and oral communication
• Considerable knowledge of the principles and methodologies of effective teaching to English language learners and classroom
• Ability to interact well with ESL teachers, content and/or grade level teachers, administrators, EL students and
• Knowledgeable in the use of personal computers and web-based collaborative platforms and applications (i.e. Microsoft 365 apps, Google classroom, etc.)

Nature of Position

• Motivates each student to develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in order to promote the student’s growth in English language
• Teaches grade level academic language content in addition to specific skills in English language (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) to English Learners
• Provides individual or small group instruction in order to differentiate the curriculum to meet the needs of each EL
• Teaches in a variety of settings – push-in, pull out, small group, and stand-alone class setting.
• Encourages students to think independently and to express original
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior for an orderly, productive learning
• Evaluates each ESL student’s progress in English skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing).
• Utilizes various forms of data to inform, adjust, refine, and differentiate
• Administers the English language proficiency assessment (ACCESS for ELLs © and the WIDA Screener) and ensures the appropriate placement of students who are identified as English Learners.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service educational activities provided by the district and self-selected professional growth
• Maintains on-going communication with parents, school counselors, and classroom teachers regarding the progress of
• Supervises in- and out-of-classroom activities during the assigned
• Work is performed in and sometimes outside of a classroom and required no unusual
• Advocates for the rights of English Learners when necessary
• Provides instruction to English Learners at different grade levels with varying levels of English proficiency within the same
• Works in collaboration with classroom teachers of English Learners and supports them by providing/modeling strategies and sharing resources to support them in making content accessible to ELs