Bilingual Education Social Studies Teacher at Proviso Township High Schools in Forest Park, IL

Job description

BILINGUAL EDUCATION SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER (Spanish) Division / Department : Social Studies Classification (FSLA) : Full-time, Exempt Position Group : Teacher Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) : 1.0 Anticipated Work Year & Hours *: 180 Days Union Membership : Proviso Teachers Union, Local 571, AFL-CIO Reports to : Building Principal and/or designee General Description : Full-time high school teaching position. Minimum Required Qualifications : Employees are responsible for obtaining/retaining the most current statutory and administrative rule requirements for their position. Education/Training : Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree or meets minimum requirements to be eligible for an Educator License with Stipulations (ESL) Endorsement Licensure : Valid Illinois Professional Educators License (PEL) or Educator License with Stipulations (ELS) for grades 9-12 Endorsement: Bilingual Education - Spanish (Grades 9-12) and any of the following: Social Science - Economics (Grades 9-12) Social Science - Geography (Grades 9-12) Social Science - History (Grades 9-12) Social Science - Political Science (Grades 9-12) Social Science - Psychology (Grades 9-12) Social Science - Sociology & Anthropology (Grades 9-12) Experience : N/A Knowledge/Abilities/Skills : Ability to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. Desired Qualifications: (Note: These are “desired qualifications” only, and are not required to be considered for employment for this position) Master’s Degree and/or Doctorate Degree Previous high school teaching experience ESL Endorsement (grades 9-12) Special Education Endorsement (LBS1) Bilingual (English/Spanish) Multiple subject area endorsements Essential Duties and Responsibilities *: Instructional Competencies Teach to prescribed outcomes and goals to lead to positive student outcomes Utilize best practices of standards-based learning and the gradual release of responsibility instructional model Design and implement coherent and rigorous instruction to improve student achievement ensuring prerequisite, grade level, and extension skills that are aligned to priority standards Ensure that students understand the learning goals and the relevance of instructional outcomes Involve students in learning using research-based differentiation practices and educational technology Use appropriate school support and resource materials toward improvement in students' social, emotional, academic, and behavioral health outcomes Provide appropriate remedial and/or enrichment material Implement reteaching and review opportunities and interventions for students Differentiate for students with special needs, language needs, or different learning styles. Promote student success through clear expectations for learning and coursework, timely responses, and regular feedback Assign and evaluate student work that leads to mastery of standards Track, monitor, and post student progress on a weekly basis using the district SIS system Communicate regularly with parents, students, counselors, and support staff and document using the district student information system (SIS) system Be clear in explanations and directions to ensure student understanding Speak clearly, audibly, and fluently to ensure student understanding Establish a positive and safe, student-centered learning environment Regularly revise lesson plans based on formative and summative assessment data to differentiate instruction and guide student learning Address different styles of learning by employing a variety of instructional techniques and materials Be creative and innovative in the use of curricular and instructional materials Demonstrate command of assigned content areas and enthusiasm for teaching the subject matter Exhibit knowledge of contemporary instructional research related to assigned content areas and to the teaching of diverse students Classroom Management Competencies Develop, communicate, and enforce a set of classroom rules, pol