EL Instructional Facilitator

Position Summary:

This position provides high-quality, English Language (EL) related services through coaching/modeling as well as in-services/trainings for Putnam City school district’s English Language Development (ELD) and regular classroom teachers. EL Instructional Facilitators work with a number of schools within the district to assist schools in meeting requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), assisting with ELD program design and implementation. 

Essential Duties:

• Plans and implements on-going training with administrators, ESL teachers, bilingual paraprofessionals, regular classroom teachers, and other instructional staff. 
• Provides ongoing modeling, mentoring, and coaching for instructional personnel at school sites. 
• Collaborates with PCS staff in implementing approved programs of instruction for ELs. 
• Assists teachers in the planning and delivery of lessons aligned with WIDA/content standards. 
• Performs analysis, assessment and design of customized prescriptive interventions and classroom placement for English Language Learners, ensuring that ELs are identified and placed, and served according to Federal, State, and District guidelines.
• Assists schools in meeting EL growth progress as it relates to the A-F report card. 
• Promote the overall effectiveness of ESL Department by performing tasks and sharing responsibilities of other members of the Department, in accordance with Title III guidelines, during peak periods or when there is an overload of duties. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. 

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities Required):

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Current Oklahoma teaching certificate with certification in ESL/Bilingual Education required.
• Master's Degree in ESL and/or Bilingual Education preferred.
• Possess SIOP training or five (5) years of successful ESL/BE teaching experience preferred. 
• Ability to adjust teaching/training styles to a variety of ages, disciplines, levels, and competencies. 
• Sensitive to cultures represented in Putnam City Schools.
• Skilled in working cooperatively with others; e.g., bilingual assistants, teachers and administrators. 
• Proven performance in educational language program management; developing and implementing instructional strategies for English Language Learners (ELs). 

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

The working conditions and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

• Able to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer.
• Able to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids.
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels, outdoors and on the telephone.
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly.
• Physical agility to bend, stoop, climb stairs, walk, reach and lift up to 25 pounds.
• Duties are normally performed in an office environment. 
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the supervisor or appropriate administrator. Putnam City Public Schools reserves the right to, update, revise or change job duties as the need prevails. This document is for communication only and not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment. The Board of Education and Superintendent may approve alternatives to the listed qualifications.

Position Summary:

This position provides high-quality, English Language (EL) related services through coaching/modeling as well as in-services/trainings for Putnam City school district’s English Language Development (ELD) and regular classroom teachers. EL Instructional Facilitators work with a number of schools within the district to assist schools in meeting requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), assisting with ELD program design and implementation. 

Essential Duties:

• Plans and implements on-going training with administrators, ESL teachers, bilingual paraprofessionals, regular classroom teachers, and other instructional staff. 
• Provides ongoing modeling, mentoring, and coaching for instructional personnel at school sites. 
• Collaborates with PCS staff in implementing approved programs of instruction for ELs. 
• Assists teachers in the planning and delivery of lessons aligned with WIDA/content standards. 
• Performs analysis, assessment and design of customized prescriptive interventions and classroom placement for English Language Learners, ensuring that ELs are identified and placed, and served according to Federal, State, and District guidelines.
• Assists schools in meeting EL growth progress as it relates to the A-F report card. 
• Promote the overall effectiveness of ESL Department by performing tasks and sharing responsibilities of other members of the Department, in accordance with Title III guidelines, during peak periods or when there is an overload of duties. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. 

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities Required):

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Current Oklahoma teaching certificate with certification in ESL/Bilingual Education required.
• Master's Degree in ESL and/or Bilingual Education preferred.
• Possess SIOP training or five (5) years of successful ESL/BE teaching experience preferred. 
• Ability to adjust teaching/training styles to a variety of ages, disciplines, levels, and competencies. 
• Sensitive to cultures represented in Putnam City Schools.
• Skilled in working cooperatively with others; e.g., bilingual assistants, teachers and administrators. 
• Proven performance in educational language program management; developing and implementing instructional strategies for English Language Learners (ELs). 

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

The working conditions and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

• Able to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer.
• Able to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids.
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels, outdoors and on the telephone.
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly.
• Physical agility to bend, stoop, climb stairs, walk, reach and lift up to 25 pounds.
• Duties are normally performed in an office environment. 
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the supervisor or appropriate administrator. Putnam City Public Schools reserves the right to, update, revise or change job duties as the need prevails. This document is for communication only and not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment. The Board of Education and Superintendent may approve alternatives to the listed qualifications.