MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Follows the Utah State Office of Education core curriculum and will adjust the curriculum and differentiate instruction in order to meet the dual immersion goals of academic achievement, bilingualism, biliteracy, and biculturalism for all students. • Promotes and validates students’ needs, interests, and values as well as students’ culturally developed bodies of knowledge and skills in the lesson plans and their implementation in the daily teaching. • Creates motivating daily lesson plans as well as trimester and year-long plans. • Provides lesson plans when absent- creates emergency lesson plans on file in the office. • Encourages cooperative learning and flexible grouping. • Provides students with computer instruction and encourages computer and technology skills. • Evaluates students’ academic, linguistic (English and Spanish) and social growth and keeps records. • Provides students with the additional academic support as needed, including before or after school. • Works collaboratively both vertically and horizontally with colleagues and participates in looping. • Assists other staff members in helping students solve health, attitude, learning problems • Enthusiastically participates in committees to further school goals. • Participates in grade level, faculty, PTA and other meetings as requested by the Principal. • Develops professional growth by participating in professional development activities, conferences and workshops related to dual immersion and/or other educational areas. • Follows the Principal’s and families’ suggestions and directions, and is willing to receive feedback, implement changes, as well as engage in thoroughly open and honest dialogue when disagreements arise. • Completes all paperwork and assignments on time. • Is responsive to teacher/administrative/family requests in a timely fashion. • Emphasizes family participation and community involvement in traditional and non-traditional forms. • Communicates on a regular basis with families regarding students’ progress and is always available to assist families with homework. • Ensures that all students, families, community members, and visitors are welcomed in an inviting environment. • Engage, as needed, in volunteer community outreach initiatives. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: • Grooming and personality which establish a desirable example for students. • Enthusiastic, dedicated, caring, and who sincerely enjoy working with diverse students. • Skilled working as a team member, especially appreciating different perspectives. • Flexibility and desire to learn and implement new educational techniques, strategies, and programs. • Lifelong learner professionally and personally.

REQUIRED: • Bachelor’s degree (in the U.S. or in any other country- evaluated by a USBE-approved entity). • Student teaching in a culturally and linguistically diverse school or two years of full-time elementary classroom teaching experience in a culturally and linguistically diverse school, especially with Latino students. • Bilingual and biliterate in Spanish and English. • Advocate for bilingualism, biliteracy, and multiculturalism for students and families. • Excellent rapport with all students and families, especially among the Latino community. • Fully committed to the school’s dynamic vision and personally invested in its long-term mission success. • Knowledge in technology and computer skills in order to support Esperanza’s vision/mission. • Teaching license. PREFERRED: • Experience teaching Spanish and English literacy. • Bilingual Endorsement or Dual Language Immersion Endorsement. • ESL Endorsement. • Experience/Knowledge helping students learn a second language and culture. • Experience/Knowledge in dual immersion education, especially in a 90:10 model. • Knowledge about Invitational Education/ Glasser Quality School/ Service Learning. • Experience/Knowledge in WIDA, SIOP, TWIOP. • Familiar with charter schools.