Position: ESL Teacher
Reports to: Headmaster
Dept. /School: Special Student Services-Assigned Campus; Great Hearts Texas
EEO Classification: Professional
FLSA STATUS: Exempt, Full-time
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The ESL Teacher is responsible for:
Planning
Teaching
Program Coordination Assistance
Policy, Reports, and Law
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Certification:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university required
Valid/Current Texas Teacher Certification required
Valid Texas Bilingual Spanish Endorsement or ESL Supplemental and Generalist/Core Content Area Certification that covers grade levels assigned is required
Experience:
Benefits:
Great Hearts offers a very competitive benefits package and overall compensation will commensurate with talent, experience and education.
Additional Requirements:
Type of fingerprint clearance: Must possess or obtain valid Texas fingerprint clearance card.
Physical functions: Requires but is not limited to standing, sitting, repetitious hand and body movements, bending, squatting, and reaching. May be required to move or position equipment up to 15 pounds approximately.
Travel required: May need to travel locally to the various academies within the metro area.
This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
ESL at Great Hearts
At Great Hearts, our English as a Second Language Teachers and Coordinators are integral members of our faculty and participate in all faculty-wide events and professional development. Their specialized expertise provides English learners assistance with grade-level curriculum using ESL strategies, enabling students to become academically successful. Great Hearts aims to serve all students including English learners in a manner that affirms and reflects their dignity and rightful participation within the larger student body and academy. Through small group and one-to-one support, the ESL team provides essential support throughout the school year and with annual state assessment preparation. Through the state mandated Language Proficiency Assessment Committee identification, monitoring and reclassification processes, ESL Coordinators and Teachers support all English learners at Great Hearts as they develop their academic English language to proficiency.
About Great Hearts
Great Hearts Academies is a growing network of public, open-enrollment, tuition-free schools in San Antonio (TX), Dallas/Ft. Worth (TX), Phoenix (AZ), and Baton Rouge (LA). We currently provide over 25,000 K-12 students with access to a high quality, classical liberal arts education, without the barriers that often come with private prep schools. We gladly prepare our graduates for success in the best universities in the nation, but our main purpose is the formation of the soul, heart, and mind. We believe that the highest goal of education is to become good, intellectually and morally.