Title: | PreK Teacher (Bilingual English and Spanish) |
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ID: | 1282 |
Job Title: | PreK Teacher (Bilingual English and Spanish) |
Client: | Academia Cesar Chavez |
Application Deadline: | N/A |
Academia Cesar Chavez (ACC) is dedicated to providing a quality dual-language education that prepares critically thinking, socially competent, values driven, and culturally aware bilingual and biliterate learners by advocating Latino cultural values in an environment of familia and community.
ACC is hiring an Early Childhood Classroom Teacher for English/Spanish bilingual and bicultural prekindergarten instructional program. This teacher will provide an enriching development and learning environment that promotes academic learning and is appropriate to the maturity, interest development levels of students. The will develop a linguistically and culturally appropriate educational program.
Major Functions and Responsibilities:
- Implementing a 50:50 dual language curriculum that incorporates Latino culture into everyday lessons and activities
- Set up a new classroom
- Foster a prekindergarten to kindergarten transition
- Implement valuable and culturally relevant lessons and methods that are appropriate to the levels of Spanish and English proficiencies of the students
- Utilize specialized approaches to facilitate English language development to second language learners in addition to teaching Spanish language development
- Use best practices in language acquisition to support academic development in both Spanish and English
- Plan and guide the learning process to help students achieve program objectives
- Collaborate with school personnel, such as teachers and psychologist, to best meet the needs of all students
- Maintain a classroom environment conducive to learning as well as incorporating social skills instruction to assist students in establishing and maintaining positive classroom and social behaviors while incorporating ACC’s school values
- Conduct home visits and have open communication and engage with families and guardians
- Submit reports which meet local and state requirements in a timely manner
- Conduct literacy and math assessments in English and Spanish
- Select appropriate assessments based on individual student needs
- Possess a knowledge of Balance Literacy
- Provide positive feedback and reinforcement to students
Position Qualifications:
Required:
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a setting serving children from birth through kindergarten
- Knowledgeable in early childhood curriculum content, assessment and instruction
- Fluent language, strong oral and written skills in both Spanish and English
- Excellent knowledge and understands the Latino culture and embraces cultural diversity
- Knowledge of early childhood screening requirements
- Must have or be eligible for Early Childhood Education licensure in Minnesota
- Experience working with diverse student and family populations
Preferred:
- Experience with High Scope or similar curriculum
- Bicultural experiences
- Experience in a bilingual program
- Bilingual Spanish certification and licensure
ACC offers a generous benefits package including: Medical, Dental, Life, Long and Short Term Disability, FSA Plan, Supplement Insurance, and Paid Time Off.