Hybrid ESL Assistant Teacher for Baxterville, Lumberton, Purvis bei Lamar County School District

Job Title: Assistant ESL Teacher for Baxterville, Lumberton, & Purvis Schools

Reports to: EL Coordinator or Principal

Receives Guidance From: EL Coordinator, Principal

Job Purpose: To provide English Learner (EL) students in Baxterville, Lumberton, and Purvis schools with instructional support in learning appropriate skills (listening, speaking, reading, & writing) in the English language, as well as some academic content support.

• Provide English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction and support for English Learner (EL) and/or Immigrant students at the following schools:
  • Baxterville School
  • Jefferson Todd Alternative School
  • Lumberton Elementary School
  • Lumberton High School
  • Purvis Lower Elementary 
  • Purvis Upper Elementary
  • Purvis Middle School
  • Purvis High School
• Collaborate with the district EL Coordinator and staff at each school in creating a work schedule that serves the needs of all the previously mentioned schools
• Work under the guidance and supervision of the EL Coordinator and certified staff at each school, including administrators, general ed teachers, and SPED teachers
• ESL services may include push-in, or inclusion-type support, in which the assistant ESL teacher will work with EL students in the general ed or SPED classroom, and it may also include pull-out ESL support in a separate room for individual or small groups of EL students.
• This position will require travel between different schools in Baxterville, Lumberton, and Purvis. The assistant ESL teacher will be reimbursed by LCSD for mileage incurred.
• Assist school & district staff in communicating with the parents/guardians of EL students. This may include phone calls, text messages via district software, or in planned or impromptu meetings at school facilities.
• Because well over 70% of the EL families in LCSD speak Spanish, bilingual applicants proficient in both Spanish and English are preferred for this position. 
• Alert school certified staff and/or the EL Coordinator to special needs of individual children
• Provide assistance to and escort children as necessary
• Help maintain individual records for each child. Collaborate with the EL Coordinator on completing required paperwork for the ESL Program.
• When possible, participate in staff development, such as Professional Learning Communities (PLC's), to be equipped with the skills required to assist teachers in carrying out district initiatives.

• Maintain and accept responsibility for any district owned fixed asset items assigned to employee and ensure appropriate use by following district policies for acceptable use

• Undergo periodic evaluations according to state and board policy procedures

• Maintain confidentiality

• Regular, dependable, punctual, in person attendance is an essential function of this position

• Perform such other and not specifically enumerated duties as may be requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, administrator, EL Coordinator, or established by district policy

Qualifications:

Education level:  Associates degree or higher from an accredited college. Minimum of 48 hours of college credit from an accredited college or pass a Work Keys test as determined by the Mississippi Department of Education.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using equipment such as a keyboard and video display panel. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, reach, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is not a standard office setting; but rather encompasses the entire active school campus both inside and outside the facilities. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high.

Note:  This is not necessarily an all-inclusive or exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. The job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify, or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Mississippi Department of Education and the Lamar County School Board policy on Evaluation of Employees.