English as a New Language Teacher

Teaching at Breakthrough Public Schools is a rewarding experience where dedicated staff work to impact more than 3,100 students across 10, tuition-free, schools serving grades K-8. Breakthrough has been recognized as the top-performing network of K-8 charter schools in Cleveland, honored by local, state, and national organizations for excellence in teaching, leadership, and student achievement. Each day we continue our mission to build equitable, anti-racist environments and cultures in our schools where scholars and adults can grow and thrive. We provide opportunities for educators to grow as professionals and build leadership skills to expand their impact in the classroom, within their school, or in the Breakthrough network.

OPPORTUNITY

Breakthrough Public Schools is seeking to hire an experienced and dedicated educator to serve as a floating English as a New Language (ENL) Teacher for the 2024-2025 school year. This teacher will work independently and collaboratively with General Education teachers to provide individualized instructional support to K-8 English Language Learners across three campuses. The ENL Teacher will ensure that our scholars acquire English language speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Individuals in this role will also collaborate with teachers and provide professional development to support ongoing teacher development and growth.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Key responsibilities of the English as a New Language (ENL) Teacher include, but are not limited to:
• Provide instruction to students across three campuses on a rotating schedule.
• Instruct students through targeted small groups and in-class modifications to help them achieve their learning and language goals
• Using the SIOP framework, to design and deliver modified general education content and targeted language acquisition work.
• Provide a range of instructional, management, and assessment strategies to meet the different needs of students
• Actively analyze student achievement and language proficiency data to drive strategic instructional decisions
• Maintain updated ELL data, student specific language plans
• Collaborate with grade-level teams across content areas to modify and differentiate instruction as needed, assisting teachers to implement strategies in the classroom
• Manage testing administration for ELL identification and language proficiency
• Support student assessments as a proctor, or exam monitor, including the administration of testing accommodations

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty accurately. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certification or alternative licensure with evidence of enrollment in a TESOL Endorsement program is required.

• Evidence of strong student achievement in previous teaching experiences
• Excellent communication skills, especially with students and families
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Research and best-practice aligned standards for student achievement
• Ability to work well in a team
• Exceptional ability to bridge and enhance cooperative working relationships
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment; flexible, able to work autonomously as well as take direction as needed
• Unquestioned integrity and commitment to the mission and values of the school
• Bachelor's degree required; Master's Degree preferred
• Minimum 2 years of English as a New Language teaching experience, urban school setting preferred
• Proficiency in a language other than English preferred

Breakthrough Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Any person who knowingly makes a false statement is guilty of falsification under section 2921.13 of the Revised Code, which is a misdemeanor of the first degree.