High School English Teacher

English Language Development Teacher (Pool) page is loaded **English Language Development Teacher (Pool)**locationsLong Beach,CA time typeFull time posted onPosted 30+ Days Ago job requisition idR012597 **Job Description****Who We Are:**Options for Youth is a network of free public charter schools offering students a flexible, personalized approach to learning. OFY saw the potential that struggling students couldn’t see in themselves. For almost 30 years, OFY has helped more than 135,000 students find their passion and pursue their dreams. OFY believes in fostering the student’s vision; inspiring students inspires us. We believe the student-teacher relationship is critical to the development of a young person’s social, emotional, and academic well-being. If you believe this too, then you are the educator that we’re looking for. **Our ideal candidate will:*** Identify and Instruct English Learners and Standard English learners with English Language Development support in the areas of reading, writing, speaking, and listening, using various teaching methods, audiovisual aids and other materials. * Manage a caseload of targeted students (approximately 50-75) and provide weekly interventions and instructions, as well as assessing and reporting back to the regional leadership team the academic progress of each student on the caseload, track EL enrollment and student progress on a monthly basis and create action plans based on needs at their center and develop an individualized academic plan for each EL student in their center. * Prepare an outline for the course of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of state and school and administer ELPAC tests to evaluate pupil progress and record results. * Provides pull-out and additional support to Long Term English Learners (LTELs) in AR and SGI classes for English language development. * Facilitate professional learning communities to support the work of AR teachers by providing them theoretically grounded pedagogy and interventions for English Language Learners. * Do initial ELPAC assessment within 30 days of enrollment to make Individualized Learning Plans for English Learners that moves them effectively and efficiently to proficiency in English and maintain current ELPAC testing results and monitor progress thereof. **You’ll need the following minimum requirements:*** Experience working with second language learners and in second language acquisition * Valid California clear or preliminary teaching credential required* English Learner Authorization (ELA1 or similar) required**Salary Range:**$68,000 - $95 ,000 Depending on Experience **Location(s):** Long Beach, CA **Company Benefits and Perks:*** We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff that includes paid time off, holiday and sick time, medical, vision and dental coverage, incentives and an employer-matched retirement plan. * Staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, China and Cuba and in-country trips to DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and a farm in Northern California. * We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork. At our company-wide award functions, we take time to recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make OFY and our students successful. We are devoted to creating a team of diverse people and encourage anyone who is passionate about education and who is excited about what we do, to connect with us! To learn more about our schools, visit us at . OFY is a free non-profit public charter school serving students grades 7-12 who have fallen behind in school, are looking to get ahead and graduate early, or merely desire a non-traditional learning environment. OFY’s founders, John and Joan Hall, started the program in 1987 to provide at-risk and underserved students an alternative to traditional learning methods. OFY’s blended learning model allows students, teachers, and families the freedom to design an individualized learning plan for each student based on his or her strengths, weaknesses, college and career goals, and schedule outside of school.OFY’s program places great emphasis on the student-teacher relationship, a critical component to the development of students’ personal, emotional, and academic well-being. #J-18808-Ljbffr