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VACANCY:  The Valley View Public School District is seeking an individual to fill a full-time ESL English Language Arts teaching position for the 2025-2026 school year.  
 
JOB SUMMARY:  The teacher is responsible to the middle 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 middle 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

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Illinois (PEL) Professional Educator License with Middle 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
• Middle 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

Salary/Benefits

Salary is in accordance with the teacher salary schedule.
 
Benefits:

• Medical/Vision and Dental coverage through BCBSIL
• FSA and Dependent Daycare accounts
• Life, AD&D, and Long Term Disability insurance 
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Salary Advancement
• TRS contribution included in base salary
• 403B

How to Apply

Applicants should apply on line at www.vvsd.org and upload a letter of application with a resume and three (3) current letters of recommendation, dated within the last twelve (12) months.

Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page

https://www.applitrack.com/d365/onlineapp/default.aspx

Email Address

baumgartnersm@vvsd.org

School District

https://www.vvsd.org

Position Website

https://www.applitrack.com/d365/onlineapp/default.aspx

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