Multilingual Learner Teacher (Immediate Start) - East Harlem Tutorial Program

Positions Report to: Instructional Leadership Team

Start Date: Immediate

Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm + some out of school time responsibilities

Compensation: (Please note that this is a general range - salaries are determined based on credentials (degree/continuing education & certification) & years of experience. East Harlem Scholars Academies also offers a comprehensive benefits package): 

• Bachelors: $66,000 - $144,000
• Masters: $75,000 - $150,000

FLSA Status: Exempt

Who We Are

East Harlem Scholars Academies are community-based Pre-K to 12 public charter schools operated by  East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP). EHTP began in 1958 as a children's reading group and has since grown into a multi-site after-school program for traditional public school students and a network of public charter schools focused on significantly increasing the college graduation rate in East Harlem. We are on track to serve at least 25% of East Harlem students by 2025, with enrollment for this year at approximately 2200 students in our schools and after school programs. In 2020, 99% of our seniors were accepted to college, and our current scholars in college are on-track to graduate at eight times the national average of their peers.

At EHTP we also aim to serve as an agent of change and thoughtfully contribute to the national fight for racial equity. Through our organization-wide commitment to anti-racism work, we prepare our scholars to effect change, challenge the status quo, and thrive in the world around them. As staff members, we face our own racial identities and conscious and unconscious biases. With this in mind, all of our professional development, curriculum, organizational materials, and processes are designed with a goal of racial justice. Read our racial equity statement here.

We ground all of our work in racial equity, in our core values, and in our four guiding pursuits: the Revolutionary Pursuit of Love, the Radical Pursuit of Knowledge, the Responsive Pursuit of Healing, and in the Relentless Pursuit of Results. These pursuits inform and are reflected in our current four key strategic priorities: to increase high-impact, high-quality academic curriculum, programming content, staff capacity, and coaching; to embrace and advance our use of technology; to deepen our embodiment of ethical and equitable radical humanity; and to efficiently operationalize teaching, learning, community, and care. 

For more information about Scholars Academies, please visit us at www.eastharlemscholars.org.

About the Opportunity

The MLL Teacher will support the Leadership Team by providing instructional support to ensure that all of our students are reading at his or her potential. In addition, the MLL Teacher will collaborate with other staff members to provide professional development to support the sharing of best practices and use of ELL strategies across all subject areas. This role is available at both one of our elementary campuses.

What Qualifies You

• Minimum of two-year's experience in relevant educational positions with a strong record of student achievement
• Experience working with English language learners and strong content knowledge of MLL best practices and strategies
• Bachelor's Degree, or higher, and appropriate NYS certifications 
• Comfort communicating with students and parents in Spanish (highly preferred)
• Knowledge of and experience with administering and analyzing student assessments and data
• Experience working with diverse populations of students, parents and families
• Commitment to continuous improvement and learning through professional development
• Demonstrated success in raising the achievement levels of traditionally at-risk students
• Belief in the East Harlem Tutorial Program's mission, education model and core values

Please note that many do not meet 100% of the desired qualifications. If much of this describes you, we encourage you to still apply. 

Areas of Leadership

• MLL Planning

• Actively monitor the progress of MLL Learners and work collaboratively with staff to make instructional decisions based on student achievement data.
• Serve as an expert in research-based trends and best practices around MLL Learners and instructional support for low-performing students.
• Monitor MLL program compliance and provide advice to the leadership team on how to better support MLL learners.

• Curriculum Development and Instruction

• Develop effective, standards-aligned lessons that support student learning and achievement of school academic objectives and benchmarks.
• Utilize developmentally appropriate, rigorous curricula, and instructional materials to present students with new ideas and concepts through a variety of strategies that inspire and guide them to explore, express and uncover new ideas.
• Collaborate with administrators, specialists and other colleagues in designing, reviewing, and executing lessons, including participating in collaborative planning and, as appropriate, peer review of standards-aligned learning experience.

• Track and Measure Student Progress

• Administer, collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data gathered from a variety of assessments on each student.
• Reflect regularly on data from student assessments alone and with colleagues, administration, or students' families in order to inform his or her work, modify practices and increase student achievement.
• Collaborate with special education teachers to design and execute individualized instructional plans for students with special needs to ensure they achieve academically at high levels and are fully included in the East Harlem Scholars Academy community.

• Create a Positive Classroom and School Culture

• Create supportive classroom communities that maintain East Harlem Scholars Academies' high academic and social expectations for students.
• Build relationships with families of East Harlem Scholars Academies' students through frequent communication about students' progress and ways that families can support their children's learning

• Reflection and Continuous Improvement

• Actively work to improve their own practice, to acquire and enhance the skills and knowledge necessary for excellent instruction and to generally increase their effectiveness in the classroom and in the school community.
• Assume responsibility for all scholars' success by holding all students accountable to the expectations set by East Harlem Scholars Academies' community.

Thank you for taking the time to submit an application.