QUALIFICATIONS

Holds a valid Tennessee teacher’s license with appropriate endorsement for teaching ESL classes; has strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills; and meets health and physical requirements.
REPORTS TO Federal Programs Supervisor and Building Principal
FLSA STATUS Exempt
SCHEDULE 200 Day

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.
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Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments.

• Verbal: The ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel so assigned.

• Provides screening/instruction/evaluation/assessment for non-English speaking and limited proficiency students.
• Provides instruction to each ESL/LEP student appropriate to his/her level as determined by formal assessment.
• Maintains records for each student’s individual and academic instructional program.
• Provides periodic written reports to parents of ESL/LEP students in regard to child’s progress.
• Provides referral to existing guidance and counseling as well as other support resources within the district where appropriate.
• Provides assessment for newly arriving non-English speaking students.
• Confers with classroom teachers regarding each student’s program.
• Participates in in-service and teacher training provided by the district.
• Meets with project director or ESL supervisor at regular intervals.
• Provides support and resource information to ESL classroom teachers.
• Assists in project implementation;
• Attends work regularly and on-time, and:
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Federal Programs Supervisor or his/her designee.