EL Instructional Liaison - International & EL Office - School Year Only

EL Instructional Liaison - International & EL Office - 2026-27 School Year Only

Albemarle County Public Schools International & EL Office - c, Virginia Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5916440
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Posted: Sep 04, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

EL (English Learners) Instructional Liaison

International & EL Office

10 months (200 days)/year

2026-27 School Year Only

Are you looking to work in a school division where students are engaged in authentic, challenging, and relevant learning experiences, becoming lifelong contributors and leaders in our dynamic and diverse society? Then look no further!

In Albemarle County Public Schools, we work together as a team to end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high-quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds. We will know every student!

We are the first public school division in Virginia, and among the first in the country, to develop and implement an Anti-Racism policy with the expressed purpose of building school communities that share the responsibility to recognize and end racism, eliminate inequitable practices that result in achievement gaps, and support the unique gifts, talents, and interests of every child. In ACPS, “all” really means all.

General Definition of Work:

The EL Instructional Liaison plays an integral role in developing and implementing Albemarle County Public Schools’ language assistance program for English Language Learners. The EL Liaison coordinates a centralized registration process for international students at Albemarle County’s International Welcome Center and collaborates with administrators, teachers, and division-level staff to ensure all ESOL students are identified and placed in appropriate programs that provide equal opportunity for educational success across differences of language and culture. The Liaison also manages the planning and administration of division and state-required assessments for EL students, including the provision of linguistic accommodations. Finally, the EL Instructional Liaison collaborates with division and school-level leadership to facilitate professional development on policy and best practices in curriculum, assessment, and instruction for linguistically and culturally diverse learners.

Essential Functions:

• Coordinates, assists in, and supervises the identification, assessment, and placement of international and ESOL students in Albemarle County Public Schools in collaboration with employees of the International Welcome Center;
• Schedules international, immigrant, refugee, and other-language-speaking K-12 students in appropriate language assistance programs based on intake assessments and family consultation;
• Evaluates international transcripts, assign credit for courses taken outside of the United States, and collaborate with guidance counselors to set up student schedules aligned with state graduation requirements;
• Creates Embassy Report Cards and Attendance Letters for international students returning to their home countries to ensure transferrable credits from the United States;
• Collaborates with division and school-level leadership to ensure adequate staffing and funding of language assistance programs in all Albemarle County Public Schools;
• Provides leadership and support in teacher professional learning communities (PLCs) around the instructional needs of linguistically diverse students, especially newly arrived students;
• Attends Student Based Intervention Team (SBIT) meetings for EL students to advise on effective progress monitoring and instructional supports;
• Attends regional and state meetings on best practices and changing policies around language assistance programs for EL students to share these policies and practices with school personnel through a variety of means, including in-services, professional development, webinars, and PLC meetings;
• Ensures accurate processes for the collection, maintenance, and analysis of international and EL student data for instructional decision making, including data required by federal and state law;
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Demonstration of the following abilities: collaboration with classroom teachers and administrators; creativity in initiation and implementation of projects from beginning to end; effective communication with adults and students; organization of multiple tasks, maintenance of accurate, timely records. Must possess technology skills including familiarity with Excel and multiple applications for education and remote collaboration.

Education and Experience:

Must hold or be eligible for a Virginia teaching certificate; have a graduate degree in TESOL, reading, curriculum, administration, social work, or other related field; have a minimum of four years of successful teaching experience in support of ESOL students, including at least two years in a mentor or leadership role with other teachers; bilingual in Spanish is preferred.

Physical Conditions and Nature of Work Contacts:

Work is typically performed in an office setting primarily sitting at office equipment and files, with occasional light lifting and other limited physical activities. Operation of automated computer office equipment is required. Frequent travel to school sites throughout the County and occasional State-wide or regional travel is required. Attendance at meetings outside the normal duty hours is sometimes required. Contacts with State and Federal agencies, faculties, students, parents and the general public are required. There is regular involvement with principals and teachers throughout the school division.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Requirements

• At least 4 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Master degree preferred.