American International School of Bucharest Elementary EAL Teacher

Position Description & Application

KEY ATTRIBUTES

● Your philosophy aligns closely with our School Mission;

● You are able to empower multilingual learners to use their full linguistic repertoire, including translanguaging practices, to enrich their language development and learning;

● You view all learners from a strength-based perspective and value and affirm students’ cultural identity;

● You are passionate about providing a safe, inclusive learning environment where children thrive;

● Building relationships is important to you and student learning is at the heart of what you do;

● You understand how to establish and maintain strong partnerships between school and home;

● You have a positive disposition and are solution focused;

● Your teaching fosters students' capacity to become independent, thoughtful learners;

● You are flexible, and adapt easily to co-teaching and collaborating with colleagues;

● You prioritise Social Emotional Learning with and for your students;

● You have flexible and responsive classroom management strategies to maintain high levels of student engagement;

● You are someone who students and colleagues want to be around;

● You communicate with clarity and kindness;

● You place a high value on inquiry and learner agency, and you understand how to develop and implement effective developmentally-appropriate learning plans which reflect these values;

● You are able to use a range of strategies to assess learning for planning, monitoring and reporting purposes;

● You are confident and adaptable in using technology to enrich and facilitate teaching and learning in powerful ways.

QUALIFICATIONS

● A current EAL/ESOL teaching

qualification(Essential) and relevant degree

● Masters in teaching English as an additional language (Preferred)

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

● Ability to screen, assess, monitor, and document students’ language

proficiency skills using a variety of

standardized and nonstandardized tools

● Experience with WIDA assessments would be an asset

● Experience & training with current EAL pedagogy and practices

● Skill and experience in

differentiating in-class support, co-planning and co-teaching

● Experience with the IB PYP and/or an international Elementary

School environment (preferred)

● Excellent interpersonal skills; the ability to work in a highly

collaborative environment

● Excellent communication skills in English (oral and written)