English as an Additional Language (EAL) Teacher Primary School (Maternity Cover)

ABOUT OUR SCHOOL

Atlanta International School (AIS) offers the full International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum to all students from 3K through grade 12. Our challenging academic programs develop internationally minded critical-thinking students able to take complex and often disparate knowledge concepts and skills and forge these into new and unique ways of solving problems. We provide a rigorous education in a diverse multicultural multilinguistic community where the reality and hope of human potential are in action.

Our mission at AIS is to develop courageous leaders who shape their world for the better. All AIS employees believe deeply in the potential of each student value critical thinking (their own and students) and know learning can be fun and exciting. AIS offers an incredible spirit of community and diversity of perspectives that come from students families and employees representing more than 90 nationalities and over 60 languages.

Teachers at AIS are innovators and leaders who have a passion for working with students in a multicultural community and are always seeking new ways to personalize learning. With a transdisciplinary focus AIS teachers also integrate innovative learning strategies while working with a diverse student population.

JOB PURPOSE

The Primary School EAL Teacher collaborates directly with homeroom teachers and grade-level teams to support the language development of students in Grades 1 through 5 ensuring their successful access to and engagement with the Primary Years Programme (PYP) curriculum. The EAL Teacher provides specialized language instruction through various models (in-class support pull-out small groups) to foster English proficiency across reading writing listening and speaking. This role is vital in promoting an intentionally inclusive and multilingual atmosphere where all students feel a sense of belonging and their linguistic identity is valued.

Position Status : 10-month employee

AIS Position Status : Teacher

Hours per week : 40 hours (Full-time)

FLSA : Exempt

Reports to : Head of Primary School

Approximate Coverage Dates : January 26 - April 27

Application Deadline : December 5 applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate and co-plan with grade-level and specialist colleagues.

Work closely with homeroom teachers and other specialists (e.g. Single Subject Learning Support) as needed to co-plan and co-teach inquiry-based units integrating language development goals directly into the transdisciplinary curriculum ensuring alignment with the PYP scope and sequence.

Design and deliver targeted EAL instruction both in small group pull-out sessions and through in-class support (co-teaching) as needed differentiating content and language demands for students at various English proficiency levels.

Collaboratively design lessons that challenge each student within their zone of proximal development utilizing second language acquisition (SLA) strategies and providing multiple means of representation expression and engagement to support content and academic language learning based on students individual language profiles.

Foster a restorative approach to community-building creating a sense of belonging where EAL students feel valued respected and confident in taking linguistic risks during relevant real-world learning.

Value students linguistic cultural racial and ethnic identities fostering a supportive classroom culture and collaborating with parents administrators and counselors to ensure their safety and well-being and to advocate for their language learning needs.

Develop model and practice classroom expectations and language routines that reinforce respectful behaviors encourage peer-to-peer language use and build independence in thinking and communicating in English.

Inspire a love of learning while promoting critical thinking and curiosity through engaging hands-on activities that prioritize purposeful language use in meaningful contexts.

Teach students at various proficiency levels by encouraging the exploration of language patterns and providing multimodal instruction across reading writing listening and speaking for diverse academic and social purposes.

Administer and leverage standardized language proficiency assessments (e.g. WIDA) and formative assessments to monitor EAL students progress using learning data to design responsive instruction at the class small group and individual levels. This also includes supporting appropriate accommodations for standardized testing.

Communicate effectively across diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds with students families and colleagues regarding students language development goals and progress integrating culturally responsive strategies to address learning needs and perspectives.

Collaborate with colleagues support staff and administrators to adjust instructional and assessment practices while remaining open to new approaches and feedback to meet the evolving needs of EAL learners.

REQUIREMENTS

TO BE CONSIDERED

To be considered for the above-mentioned position please submit the following items through our online career site a letter of interest resume and email and phone contact information for three professional references with at least one being supervisory in nature by the stipulated deadline. Incomplete applications will not be will contact those applicants whose skills and experience best match our needs. Due to the high volume of applications we regret that we are not able to take or return phone calls regarding employment.

EEO

AIS is an equal opportunity employer. We are a diverse community of professionals that broadly reflects the people of the metropolitan Atlanta area and the United States at large. We aim to align our hiring process with our mission and institutional goals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion or religious practices sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation citizenship status national origin age ability status military status unemployment status or any other category protected by applicable local state or federal laws. AIS takes affirmative action in support of its policy to employ and advance all qualified candidates.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Fire Protection,ABAP,IT Security,Maintenance,Accident Investigation,Accounts Payable

Employment Type : Temp

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1