ELL Teacher

5 months ago


Guangzhou, China BASIS International Schools Full time

*BASIS International School Guangzhou is seeking qualified candidates for an
ELL Teacher - Middle and High School for the 2024-2025 school year*

Are you an experienced educator looking to grow your career with an
established and high-achieving school network? Apply now for our ELL Teacher
position with BASIS International School Guangzhou.     

*Why BASIS International Schools?     *

BASIS International & Bilingual Schools is a rapidly growing network of
schools in China with a tradition of academic excellence and rigor. Our first
school opened in Shenzhen in 2015 and since then we have opened schools in
Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu and Wuhan, with two new schools coming
in Shenzhen in 2024.     

Our graduates have been accepted into some of the most prestigious colleges
and universities in the world, including Princeton, Oxford, Cornell, Imperial
College London, MIT, University of Toronto, Johns Hopkins, and many
more—with an overall acceptance of nearly 100% to Top 50 U.S.
universities.   

As an ELL Teacher you will work with both teachers and students to support
academic and social English language development. When working with teachers
you will provide instructional expertise on the integration of ELL best
practices into everyday classroom environments. You will use English
Language Proficiency assessments and progress monitoring tools to develop,
implement and monitor comprehensive ELL programs. Programs involve push
in/pull out, small group, and individual student support.

*Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:*

* Advocate for the academic and personal/social needs of English Language
Learners.
* Monitor the academic progress for all ELL students
* Identify students who require intensive English Language support and
determine the level and nature of services for each student.
*  Support classroom teachers in implementing ELL instructional best
practices that support the rigor of the BASIS Curriculum.
* Provide intervention and support within the classroom (especially Literacy
and STEM related courses)
* Plan and collaborate with teachers to design and implement engaging
cross-curricular instruction that leads to English language fluency in all
content areas.
* Attend weekly planning sessions with classroom teachers to support lesson
planning, projects, and small group instruction. Suggest accommodations
and appropriate lesson structures to support ELL students.
* Conduct, organize, and analyze on-going assessments of student performance
using multiple assessment tools.
* Assist and support the development of a successful learning environment
for ELL students in each classroom by providing school-wide training
around language acquisition, planning needs and learning goals,
differentiated instruction, and classroom practices that support student
success.
* Model best teaching practices for teachers with the goal of developing
their capacity to support specialized instruction, differentiation, and
classroom accommodations to support ELL students.
* Assist the development of curriculum to support ELL learners and
facilitate their access to the world-class education offered by BASIS
International Schools.
* Meet regularly with School Directors and other professionals as needed to
discuss student progress and the performance of ELLs.
* Attend parent-teacher conferences as needed in support of ELLs.