Junior High Spanish Dual Language Long Term Substitute Teacher

Implement district goals in an instructional environment that promotes each student's learning and social and emotional development. Establish good relationships with parents, administrators and other staff members. Support students with mastery of grade level Essential Outcomes.
Provide families with ongoing home/school communication in both languages.
Serve as a Dual Language education resource to other staff and interested families.
Primary Responsibilities
Teaching responsibilities:

• Ensure that Dual Language program goals are met for each Dual Language student
• Create lesson plans designed to support mastery of grade level Essential Outcomes
• Deliver high quality instruction using best practices
• Collaborate with teaching partners in planning and implementing instruction for Dual Language students
• Collect, analyze and evaluate student language and content proficiency based on assessment data (state, district and classroom)

Classroom management:

• Develop a classroom community
• Teach, implement and sustain a positive behavior system
• Encourage positive peer relationships and individual development of social skills.
• Establish effective management procedures for use of materials and supplies.

Other responsibilities:

• Maintain student permanent records
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Notify appropriate person of concerns about room or equipment
• Use support services appropriately and effectively
• Maintain professionalism
• Be a contributing member of the school community (i.e. collaboration with staff, students, community and administration)
• Participate in school-community functions
• Encourage parent support of and involvement in school programs
• Participate cooperatively with the appropriate administrator in the teacher evaluation process
• Communicate with parents continuously to discuss students' progress (i.e. report cards, conferences, graded work, tests, homework, newsletters)
• Collaborate with support staff to ensure appropriate support for students
• Participate in staff development, faculty meetings, committees, and other school activities
• Adhere to policies, rules and regulations
• Complete school records and reports accurately
• Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and/or self-selected professional growth activities
• Administer tests in accordance with district testing programs
• Complete other responsibilities as assigned by building or district administration

Requirements: Illinois Professional Educator License and Transitional Bilingual Approval. English as a Second Language Endorsement or Approval. Background in Language Arts. Fluency in Spanish as well as English. Experience in multicultural education preferred.
Salary: $200/day