English Language Development Resource Teacher

Position: ELD Resource Teacher
Reports to: Assistant Principal of Student Services 
Department: English Language Development
Location: STRIVE Prep various campuses
Salary: $41,000-$58,000 based on years of experience

STRIVE Prep is a Denver-based community of public charter schools that challenges every student to strive for college and thrive throughout life by helping them to discover and develop the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary to succeed in college and beyond. We encourage you to read our 2020 Impact Report and learn more about what a career at STRIVE Prep is like here. 

We seek dedicated educators that live STRIVE Prep’s core values of achievement, justice, & perseverance every day and are committed to growing as an anti-racist educator. 

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build the capacity of Departments teams and individual teachers through strategic curriculum development, co-planning, and data analysis
• Create supplemental resources, materials and instructional scaffolds in collaboration with core content teachers.
• Collaborate with the ELD Department, English Language Acquisition Admin, and Director of English Language Services on various Professional Development opportunities throughout the year
• Act as an advocate, instructor and case manager for various Emergent Bilingual subgroups, including New-to-Country and Dually Identified students
• Plan and implement Dedicated English Language Development and sheltered instruction lessons

DAY IN THE LIFE

• Teach a 90 minute instructional block for beginning proficiency level cohort. This block will provide both Dedicated ELD instruction and sheltered English Language Arts instruction at alternating times.
• Facilitate co-planning meetings with content area teachers to support planning for Content Language Objectives, explicit language instruction, and scaffolding. Meetings for each teacher will be bi-weekly and follow a set schedule for consistency.
• Provide additional support for new-to-country students in content classes as needed.
• 90 minutes of planning time.
• Weekly coaching meeting.

REQUIREMENTS

• A strong knowledge of second language acquisition 
• Prior experience teaching ELD 
• Asset-based mindset for working with Emergent Bilinguals 

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Spanish language skills
• Coaching or co-teaching experience  

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

This is a full-time exempt position and is eligible for the following compensation and benefits: 

• *Competitive base compensation based on years of relevant experience and other relevant factors allowable by Colorado law and STRIVE Prep policy. 
• Health benefits (eligibility for full-time employees only)
  • 100% employer-paid premium for employee-only medical coverage 
  • Dental 
  • Vision
  • Company Paid Employee Life Insurance
  • Voluntary Life (Employee, Spouse, Child)
  • Voluntary Critical Illness & Accidental Coverage 
  • Voluntary Short-Term Disability
  • Employee Assistance Program 
• Participation in the Colorado Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA) pension program (in lieu of Social Security tax) with an option to elect into a competitive 401(k) plan.
• Applicable Pay for Performance increase upon successful completion of a full school year
• Time off benefits 
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Designated Breaks
  • Up to 6 weeks of paid Family Leave (upon eligibility)

 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

STRIVE Prep is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. STRIVE Prep works to make a college preparatory education for all students in our community the norm, rather than the exception. To achieve this we are committed to building and sustaining a diverse team by maintaining hiring and recruiting processes that are free from bias.

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