Job: ELL Substitute Teacher (temporary, full-time)

BART Charter Public School
1 Commercial Street
ADAMS, MA 01220

Phone:(413)743-7311
Website:bartcharter.org

Company Description:
Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School (“BART”) is a nationally recognized, award-winning, college-preparatory, public middle and high school located in Adams, Massachusetts. As the only charter school in Berkshire County, it is consistently ranked among the top schools in Massachusetts for student academic achievement and growth. Committed to its mission to prepare its students for college and a lifetime of learning, BART is a community of 363 curious and creative students, devoted and innovative teachers and staff members, and families dedicated to the success of their children. The student body is richly diverse, each member with an important personal story. The School is built around a makerspace, and its academic program comprises an intense academic core curriculum enriched by ample elective courses in the arts and technology as well as opportunities for students to pursue independent creative and scholarly projects. Before they graduate, BART students must pass courses on college campuses, take and pass collegiate-skills courses each year, complete an internship within the region, and participate in a rigorous program of mock interviews, portfolio presentations, and annual science fairs. The success enjoyed by BART’s students and the School as a whole results from a school culture characterized by the pursuit of excellence and based on a set of foundational elements: A liberating, college-preparatory, academic environment that provides for students and employees alike intellectual challenge, professional development and exploration, and personal growth; Dedication to the education of the whole child that supports the child’s intellectual, emotional, social, and physical maturation; A school that embodies the best of contemporary educational knowledge, thought, and practices, including a reliance on data-driven teaching and learning in support of advancing student achievement; A vibrant, inclusive school that embraces diversity and individuality yet shines by the devotion of students, faculty and staff, and families to their BART and home communities; An educational experience that brings the world into BART and BART into the world; and A strong, resilient, and multi-element financial base from which resources enable students’ academic success and professional distinction and employees’ professional development and refinement.

Job Title:
ELL Substitute Teacher (temporary, full-time)
Salary Range:Location:
Adams
Job Type:Category:
Temporary- Full TimeEducation/Training
Education Level:Work Experience:
Certification
Required
Skills/Certifications/Licenses:
ESL/ELL License - Preference: Required
Description:

POSITION SUMMARY

Specific responsibilities for English Language Learners: 

  • Provide whole class and small group English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction to English Language Learners as required by student enrollment. Provide in-class support for student needs in content classes. 
  • Collaborate and communicate with the ELL students’ content teacher(s) to align instruction and support to both the ELL students’ English language development and their classroom instructional needs.
  • Collaborate and communicate with the school’s instructional leadership team, instructional coaches and administration to ensure ELL students receive language support and other forms of academic assistance.
  • Plan and deliver lessons and deliver appropriate lessons for varying levels of English proficiency. Demonstrate cultural proficiency and use effective and culturally relevant instructional practices. 
  • Assist in administering all mandated state and local assessments for English language learners whenever appropriate (ACCESS and ACCESS APT).

Requirements:

QUALIFICATIONS

  • A Massachusetts educator license in English as a Second Language (ESL), or English Language Learner (ELL) or Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) endorsement.
  • An SEI endorsement within 1 year of hire.
  • Commitment to the success of all children.
  • Demonstrated success in collaborative teaching, managing a mixed-ability classroom and facilitating performance-based learning.
  • Preferably have at least two years of classroom teaching experience or equivalent.
  • A team player with a growth mindset and a sense of humor.

Certification or experience working with Special Education students preferred.

Preference will be given to applicants with demonstrated experience and expertise in implementing multi-tiered systems of academic and/or behavioral support.

Those who can see themselves in the role of Teacher of English Language Learners (substitute, temporary, full-time) at BART Charter Public School should send via email a résumé, cover letter, and full contact information for three professional references to employment@bartcharter.org. The cover letter should be addressed to BART’s Interim Executive Director, Jonathan Igoe. Review of completed applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. 

 

BART Charter Public School is an equal-opportunity employer. BART does not discriminate in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its services, programs or activities, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or those experiencing homelessness, or age. For more information about BART and its programs, please visit www.bartcharter.org.