Kansas City Public Schools

 

Job Title: Secondary ESOL Social Studies Teacher
Job Title Code: Certified
Salary Grade: Teacher Salary Schedule
Department: Language Services & Cultural Equity (LSCE)
Reports To: Director of LSCE & Building Administrator
Date Prepared: August 2021

 

PURPOSE OF JOB:
Teach content subjects aligned to state and national standards outlined by KCPS’ guaranteed and viable
curriculum. Proactively seeks to identify, screen possible English Learners, assess, and collaborate with
all staff members to ensure English Language Development instruction, monitoring, and support is
provided within all subject areas.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitates learning and instruction by using multiple presentation methods: demonstrating,modeling, visual representations, and strategies that aid in supplementing and engaging studentsin the content.
• Prepares course objectives and outline for course of study following curriculum guidelines andrequirements of state and school.
• Adapts/Scaffolds/Differentiates materials, assignments, and assessments to meet the needs ofEnglish language learners.
• Collaborates with all staff members to link ESL and content instruction and student needs toprovide support for English language learners.
• Administers assessments to evaluate the progress and results and issues reports to inform allstakeholders of student progress.
• Keeps and maintains grades, attendance, lesson plans, student records, discipline information
• Maintains a positive classroom environment conducive to learning.
• Ensures communication and translation/interpretation for stakeholders (parents/guardians) in theirnative language when possible
• Participates in multiple meeting types: department, building, faculty, and professional meetings,educational conferences, professional development, and workshops.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: N/A

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

• Bachelor's degree in Education from a four-year college or university
• Valid Missouri State Certification in grade level or content area assigned
• Valid Missouri State Certification in ESL (K-12) or willing to obtain ESL Endorsement

 

SUCCESS FACTORS:

• Demonstrated experience and/or training in current techniques and skills in teaching
• English language learners.
• Teaching experience in urban schools.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be
met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This job requires that the employee be able to sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands and fingers, and
reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, and lift objects of at least ten pounds.

 

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Length of work year: Length of work year: 10-month school-year calendar; 8hrs/day, five days/week

 

Benefits:
Health and Dental Insurance are provided.
KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan – mandatory 9% contribution is required from employee and
matched by KCPS; Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.