Job Objective: To support the language development of students whose first language is not English.
Qualifications:
Education: U.S. Teaching Certification or Equivalent
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
EAL or TESOL Certification
Experience: At least three years of teaching experience, preferably in international settings
Prior experience as a Secondary EAL teacher is preferred
Experience integrating UDL practices in a DP classroom is an advantage
Knowledge & Skills: Innovative Mindset, Collaborative, Flexible, Exhibits the Characteristics of the IB Learner Profile
Experience in a similar position with demonstrated success in
student achievement
Ability to integrate technology, case studies, simulations, and real-world applications into teaching
Employment Arrangement:
Teacher Salary Schedule
Supervised By:
Secondary School Principal
Major Areas of Responsibility:
Curriculum and Instruction:
Support inquiry-based, transdisciplinary, conceptual curriculum design and implementation.
Regularly assess students’ language levels and plan learning experiences and individualized programs as necessary.
Assess and support the development of English Language Learner skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing by creating measurable short and long-term goals.
Plan appropriate learning outcomes and social-emotional support for diverse learners across content areas and grade levels.
Co-teach, co-plan, and co-assess with mainstream teachers to ensure appropriate support and challenge.
Implement evidence-based instructional practices and high leverage EAL strategies to support comprehensible input and differentiate instruction.
Find, modify, or create teaching resources that support the individual needs of EAL learners with attention to cognitive challenge and interest level.
Design and implement interventions based on student learning needs.
Teach pupils learning EAL on a 1:1 or small group basis and within the general education classroom with subject area teachers.
Relationships and Communication:
Promote approaches at school level that value linguistic, religious, cultural, and ethnic diversity
Encourage parents and pupils to value, maintain and develop their home languages
Work as a member of the Secondary student support team, and collaborate with the Middle School and High School EAL teachers and Learning Support teachers.
Establish trust and rapport with a diverse group of students, parents, and educators.
Communicate directly and collaboratively with families and mainstream teachers about student goals and progress.
Partner effectively with the Secondary Student Support Team and administration.
Assessment:
Assess the linguistic needs and language stage of students for whom English is an additional language, using WIDA and other data sources, and plan accordingly.
Regularly assess student learning to provide positive, timely, descriptive feedback in support of growth and achievement.
Collect and analyze data; participate in data driven conversations and decision making.
Produce/update files of information, assessments, targets and reports of students’ progress, and disseminate such information, as required, to classroom teachers and the Principal.
Professional Responsibilities:
Engage in ongoing professional development.
Abide by all school policies and procedures.
Act as a positive role model for students.
Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom which extend learning experiences for students (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, or community service projects, etc.)
Undertake any other duties within the department as directed by the Principal.
Benefits
Number of Contract Days
Teachers have 190 contract days.
Principals have 205 contract days
Starting Salary Range
Gross Salary: $71,500
Accommodation
Furnished apartment selected by the school is provided.
Flights/Transport
Annual round-trip economy excursion airfare Dhaka-point of origin-Dhaka for employee and listed full-time residing dependents.
Utilities
Up to $3,500 per household per year for gas, electricity, and water, plus an additional $1,000 maximum per year for dependent children.
Moving Allowance
Shipping: $5,000 for a single, $7,000 for a teaching couple, and an additional $500 for each dependent child up to a maximum of 2 dependents.
Settling in Allowance: $1,000 for a single teacher, $1,500 for a family (one teacher teaching at AISD), and $2,000 for a teaching couple with or without dependents.
Dependent Opportunities
2 children per teacher or 3 children for a teaching couple.
Medical
School-sponsored international health insurance plan for the employee and dependents that reside with the employee or are full-time college students not more than 26 years of age.
Dental
The School will pay the cost of the health insurance provided by the School for Employee and spouse (if residing in Dhaka), and minor dependents who currently reside with the Employee or are under the age of 26, regardless if they are residing with the Employee or not.
The School provides a total Dental/Vision self-insurance benefit of $750 a year (per person) to be used over the length of the contract. This coverage is provided to the employee, Spouse and dependent children who are covered under the AISD Health Insurance Plan. This benefit expires at the termination of the contract. Benefits are for each covered family member separately – unused benefits from one family member cannot be used by another family member.
All Claims for vision must be submitted to the School’s Insurance carrier and the unpaid portion may then be claimed from the School by submitting an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) from the Insurance carrier showing the unpaid balance.
Disability
Provided
Other
Laptop Allowance: $1500 as part of the Bring Your Own Device program to purchase an Apple laptop.
Retirement
U.S. Citizens: The school will contribute 10% of the Employee’s base salary, on a monthly basis, into the schools’ 401K AISD Retirement Plan conditional on the employee also making a minimum monthly contribution of 3% or more (up to the IRS limits), of their base salary into that same plan. If the Employee contributes less than 3%, they are not eligible to receive the 10% contribution.
Non-U.S. Citizens: The school will contribute 10% of the Employee’s base salary, on a monthly basis, to the Employee for their retirement. The Employee is responsible to set up their own retirement program.
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When we had a teacher decide to take another job in mid-July, we were left with few options. Historically, it was a tough position to fill. Within 24 hours of posting the position on Schrole, we were able to offer a contract to a more-qualified educator.
Matthew R Merritt
Secondary School Principal
KPIS International School
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