5-12 Multilingual Learner Teacher

Uncommon Schools
Boston, MA
Category Education
Job Description

The Multilingual Learner (MLL) Teacher will help provide and guide instruction for MLL students at Roxbury Prep. The MLL teacher will work closely with the school-based Individual Needs Coordinator, Director and Associate Director of Individual Needs, as well as with teachers and leaders across the network. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Demonstrate a relentless drive to improve the minds, characters & lives of students both in and out of school
  • Show unwavering commitment to urban youth achieving greatness
  • Co-teach with English and/or History teachers, as well as provide support and feedback to other content teachers on SEI strategies
  • Complete case management and MLL compliance responsibilities as directed by the Individual Needs Coordinator and Director of Individual Needs
  • Attend and participate IEP meetings for English Learners as directed by the Individual Needs Coordinator
  • Create a positive, structured learning environment to ensure that students observe the school’s core values, high expectations, and strict code of conduct
  • Implement curricula and activities to meet academic and language acquisition standards
  • Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic and language acquisition standards
  • Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices
  • Participate in the collaborative curriculum development process
  • Provide consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior to ensure that students observe the school’s core values, high expectations, and strict code of conduct
  • Be accountable for students’ mastery of academic and language acquisition standards
  • Share responsibility for grade-level and school-wide activities
  • Exhibit resilience to persevere and turn challenges into opportunities
  • Focus constantly on student learning, thinking critically and strategically to respond to student learning needs
  • Communicate effectively with students, families, and colleagues
  • Engage families in their children’s education
  • Commit to continual professional growth, participating actively in department meetings, faculty meetings, and other meetings
  • Participate in an annual three-week staff orientation and training