ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST - INSIGHT SCHOOLS OF CALIFORNIA - 2024-2025 School Year (Must hold a current California Teaching Credential) at CAVA IQLA Insight CA
Job Summary
Job Summary
THIS POSTING IS FOR CONSIDERATION AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST AT INSIGHT SCHOOLS OF CALIFORNIA. ABOUT INSIGHT SCHOOLS OF CALIFORNIA: Insight Schools of California (a network of three public charter schools) delivers online/virtual home based-instruction to students in grades 9-12 in California. Insight Schools of California serves at-risk students. We use the K12, inc. curriculum as the basis for instruction, and teachers provide live online instruction via a web conferencing platform. While our schools do offer some scheduling flexibility, students are still required to maintain daily attendance, attend instructional sessions, and complete their coursework each day. When you join the team at ISCA, you join a team of dedicated professionals working all over the state in a virtual environment to ensure the success of our families and students. We are dedicated to our mission statement of helping students to become independent learners who are responsible, competent, collaborative, compassionate, and critical thinkers, with a strong sense of self and community. Our schools provide students with an excellent education, grounded in high academic standards, which will help them achieve their full academic and social potential. Virtual schools are new models in public education. They look both backward to what we know works well in educating children, and forward to see how technology can help us implement these strategies with children. Virtual school teachers are part of a pioneering effort. Our teachers, therefore, need to share the school’s pioneering mission and approach. Our English Language Development Specialists are responsible for ensuring that students achieve mastery of learning objectives. They provide guidance, instruction, and support, manage the learning process, and focus on students’ individual needs.
Requirements / Qualifications
The English Language Development Specialists is a highly qualified instructional teacher responsible for the delivery of specified course content in an online, virtual environment. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Set up, maintain assigned courses as directed • Prepare ELD lessons using state adopted English Development Standards, according to student levels • Prepare ELD lessons for LTEL students using state adopted English Development Standards, research based best practices for LTEL students, according to student levels. • Schedule and deliver live class sessions for all English Learner students, including LTEL courses. Direct instruction includes whole group, small group, and one-on-one instruction. • Schedule and deliver live class sessions for RFEP students in need of intervention. Direct instruction includes whole group, small group, and one-on-one instruction. • Cultivate effective classroom ELD instruction and increase EL student achievement • Contact students who are not logging in to their assigned ELD/RFEP Intervention courses. • Plan and moderate EL ParentOrientation • Attend and participate in curriculum training • Attend staff meetings and attending and participating in school and K12 sponsored trainings and meetings • Other duties as assigned REQUIRED CREDENTIAL/CERTIFICATION: (All applicants MUST have the following at the time of applying) • Permanent California Residency (within 1 of the 22 CA counties we hire in) • Must hold a valid California Multiple or Single Subject teaching credential • California English Learner Authorization HOURS AND SALARY INFORMATION: Full time: Monday-Friday from 8:30am-4:00pm. Annual Salary based on degree years of experience https://tinyurl.com/InsightCASalarySchedule You are not allowed to have another job during these contracted hours.
- We do participate in CalSTRS. Please contact your CalSTRS counselor about how employment with any of the California Virtual Academies may affect your personal STRS account.
- Only full time employees are offered health, dental, and vision benefits.
- Benefits information is only given out upon offer.
- We do provide training for all programs and we have a great staff to serve as your support system.
- PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept temporary county certificates, out-of-state, intern, expired, emergency, short-term staff permits, or credentials in the process of being obtained. All applicants must meet all requirements at the time of applying in order to be considered.
- REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
- Credential Copy (Please look up your California Teaching Credential on the CTC website, save it as a PDF and upload it to your EdJoin application. Please Do Not upload the 'printable copy' or 'paper copy'. It MUST be the credential as you see it on the CTC website with the document number, issue and expiration date as well as all authorization codes and subjects. View 'Credential Copy Information Page' under 'links related to this job')
- English Learner Authorization (Please attach documentation as a PDF, showing you have California English Learner Authorization, certification issued by the CTC to teach ELL students. If your ELA is embedded in your credential as an added authorization (ELA1, ELAM, R2CL), you can upload your credential copy for this requirement. We do not accept Emergency CLAD Permits. *View 'English Learner Authorization(ELA)' document under 'links related to this job' for more information.)
- Letter of Introduction (Please attach a letter of introduction in which you discuss your problem solving skills, use of technology in the classroom, and the strengths and weaknesses of online classroom platforms.)
- Resume (Please attach a current and updated resume)
Requirements / Qualifications
The English Language Development Specialists is a highly qualified instructional teacher responsible for the delivery of specified course content in an online, virtual environment. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Set up, maintain assigned courses as directed • Prepare ELD lessons using state adopted English Development Standards, according to student levels • Prepare ELD lessons for LTEL students using state adopted English Development Standards, research based best practices for LTEL students, according to student levels. • Schedule and deliver live class sessions for all English Learner students, including LTEL courses. Direct instruction includes whole group, small group, and one-on-one instruction. • Schedule and deliver live class sessions for RFEP students in need of intervention. Direct instruction includes whole group, small group, and one-on-one instruction. • Cultivate effective classroom ELD instruction and increase EL student achievement • Contact students who are not logging in to their assigned ELD/RFEP Intervention courses. • Plan and moderate EL ParentOrientation • Attend and participate in curriculum training • Attend staff meetings and attending and participating in school and K12 sponsored trainings and meetings • Other duties as assigned REQUIRED CREDENTIAL/CERTIFICATION: (All applicants MUST have the following at the time of applying) • Permanent California Residency (within 1 of the 22 CA counties we hire in) • Must hold a valid California Multiple or Single Subject teaching credential • California English Learner Authorization HOURS AND SALARY INFORMATION: Full time: Monday-Friday from 8:30am-4:00pm. Annual Salary based on degree years of experience https://tinyurl.com/InsightCASalarySchedule You are not allowed to have another job during these contracted hours.
- We do participate in CalSTRS. Please contact your CalSTRS counselor about how employment with any of the California Virtual Academies may affect your personal STRS account.
- Only full time employees are offered health, dental, and vision benefits.
- Benefits information is only given out upon offer.
- We do provide training for all programs and we have a great staff to serve as your support system.
- PLEASE NOTE: We DO NOT accept temporary county certificates, out-of-state, intern, expired, emergency, short-term staff permits, or credentials in the process of being obtained. All applicants must meet all requirements at the time of applying in order to be considered.
- REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
- Credential Copy (Please look up your California Teaching Credential on the CTC website, save it as a PDF and upload it to your EdJoin application. Please Do Not upload the 'printable copy' or 'paper copy'. It MUST be the credential as you see it on the CTC website with the document number, issue and expiration date as well as all authorization codes and subjects. View 'Credential Copy Information Page' under 'links related to this job')
- English Learner Authorization (Please attach documentation as a PDF, showing you have California English Learner Authorization, certification issued by the CTC to teach ELL students. If your ELA is embedded in your credential as an added authorization (ELA1, ELAM, R2CL), you can upload your credential copy for this requirement. We do not accept Emergency CLAD Permits. *View 'English Learner Authorization(ELA)' document under 'links related to this job' for more information.)
- Letter of Introduction (Please attach a letter of introduction in which you discuss your problem solving skills, use of technology in the classroom, and the strengths and weaknesses of online classroom platforms.)
- Resume (Please attach a current and updated resume)
Comments and Other Information
These are direct hire positions with the Insight Schools of California.
It is the sole responsibility of the applicant/prospective applicant to apply and contact us for all questions and the status of their application.
PLEASE NO SOLICITATION FROM OUTSIDE, THIRD PARTY, OR NPA COMPANIES OR EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.
We do not accept applications or documents via email, fax or US Mail. Applications are only accepted via EdJoin and all documents must be uploaded to your EdJoin application in order to be reviewed.
You must live in California, have a valid California Teaching Credential and California English Learner Authorization; certification issued by the CTC to teach ELL students, AT THE TIME YOU APPLY.
If you are in the process of obtaining any of the listed requirements, PLEASE WAIT TO APPLY UNTIL YOU MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS, AS APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME THEY ARE SUBMITTED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
We do participate in CalSTRS. Please contact your CalSTRS counselor about how employment with Insight Schools of California may affect your personal STRS account.
Insight CA does not offer a Teacher Induction Program.
Insight CA is an organization that offers our teachers and staff members the excitement of exploring an emerging concept in education. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, color, handicap, disability, ancestry, national origin, marital status, race, religion, sex, veteran status, or political affiliation.
Comments and Other Information
These are direct hire positions with the Insight Schools of California.
It is the sole responsibility of the applicant/prospective applicant to apply and contact us for all questions and the status of their application.
PLEASE NO SOLICITATION FROM OUTSIDE, THIRD PARTY, OR NPA COMPANIES OR EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.
We do not accept applications or documents via email, fax or US Mail. Applications are only accepted via EdJoin and all documents must be uploaded to your EdJoin application in order to be reviewed.
You must live in California, have a valid California Teaching Credential and California English Learner Authorization; certification issued by the CTC to teach ELL students, AT THE TIME YOU APPLY.
If you are in the process of obtaining any of the listed requirements, PLEASE WAIT TO APPLY UNTIL YOU MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS, AS APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME THEY ARE SUBMITTED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
We do participate in CalSTRS. Please contact your CalSTRS counselor about how employment with Insight Schools of California may affect your personal STRS account.
Insight CA does not offer a Teacher Induction Program.
Insight CA is an organization that offers our teachers and staff members the excitement of exploring an emerging concept in education. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, color, handicap, disability, ancestry, national origin, marital status, race, religion, sex, veteran status, or political affiliation.
Application Deadline
12/13/2024 4:00 PM Pacific
Date Posted
12/4/2024
Contact
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Add'l Salary Info
Annual Salary based on degree years of experience https://tinyurl.com/InsightCASalarySchedule
Length of Work Year
August 2024 - June 2025
Employment Type
Full Time
Schools/Charters
Insight School of California, Insight @ San Joaquin, and Insight @ San Diego
Hours
Full Time: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm
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As Insight Schools of California are public schools and this is a public school teacher position, these are set contracted hours and you must be available/working during these hours while under contract with Insight Schools of California. You are not allowed to have another job during these contracted hours.
Start Date
December 3, 2024
Location
Our administrative office is located in Simi Valley, CA, but most of our teachers and related service providers work from home.
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You MUST live in California, AT THE TIME YOU APPLY, in order to be considered for a position and reside permanently in California, at all times, while working for Insight Schools of California.