Sunrise Elementary School is located on Kent’s East Hill. The staff at Sunrise is committed to providing every one of its 600+ students with an educational environment that is academically rigorous, engaging and challenging, as well as supportive and nurturing. Our mission is to successfully prepare all children for their future by facilitating their growth and maximizing their potential. The school environment is one of universal respect, purposeful work, dedication, and good humor.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This position is part of the KEA bargaining unit.
ASSIGNMENT: As an English Language Learners (ELL) teacher, candidate will teach students in the English Language Learners program. Focus of the position will be development of spoken and written language.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Washington State certification with ELL endorsement required, and must be on file prior to beginning work
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- ELL endorsement, or currently in a program working towards an ELL endorsement
- Ability to enrich and understand the district’s diverse student, staff and community needs with various cultural experiences and second language skills
- Major in English as a Second Language/English Language Learners
- Demonstrated successful experience with ELL students
- Demonstrated ability to teach various levels of ELL conversation, writing and reading
- Demonstrated ability to successfully work with a variety of students who speak different languages individually and in small groups as well as working with and supporting content level teachers in core instruction.
- Demonstrated successful experience with multi-sensory teaching strategies and teaching language sheltered content classes
- Demonstrated ability to organize and maintain program records
- Ability to establish rapport with staff, students, community, and create strong interagency linkages
- Candidate should be knowledgeable of differing student learning styles
- Ability to exhibit multicultural and ethnic understanding and sensitivity with the ability to communicate effectively with all cultural groups in the school community
- Experience working with a diverse student population and the specific school demographics
- Desired teacher characteristics are: flexibility; ability to organize ideas, time and materials to accomplish goals; enthusiasm; ability to express ideas clearly and understand concepts being discussed; ability to learn new ideas and skills; ability and willingness to develop favorable relationships with students; knowledge of current approaches to teaching; and willingness to model behavior deemed appropriate by the school district and the community.
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