VACANCY: The Valley View Public School District is seeking an individual to fill a full-time Bilingual ESL English/Language Arts teaching position for the 2025-2026 school year.
JOB SUMMARY: The teacher is responsible to the high school building principals for: planning instructional lessons that meet the English literacy and common core academic needs of students in the bilingual/ESL classroom; creating a classroom environment that is conductive to learning; and employing
Effective instructional techniques tailored to English learners. The high school Bilingual/ESL teacher will teach using district adopted curriculum and researched based instructional practices including sheltered English instruction, cooperative learning, writing & workshop and instructional technology. Lessons and units will be constructed analyzing and responding to formative and summative assessment data.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Illinois (PEL) Professional Educator License with High School Bilingual/ESL Endorsements or Educator License with Stipulations (Spanish) and enrolled or willing to enroll upon hiring in courses leading to full bilingual/ESL endorsement
- Language Arts Endorsement Required
- High school English and/or Social Studies endorsement required for a PEL Holder
- Bilingual in Spanish and English required
- Prior training in ESL methods/techniques preferred for a ELS holder
- Previous teaching experience with Bilingual/ESL students preferred
- Teaching experience at the middle school level (6-8) preferred
- Experience in multilingual classrooms preferred
- Ability to organize and structure classes to maximize student learning
- Inclination to be a part of staff development and program improvement activities, both self-initiated and building designed; including those performed in Professional Learning Communities (PLC) with an emphasis in development of assessments, unpacking of learning standards and analysis of student learning data
- Ability to work closely with parents, teachers and supervisors to establish effective communication
