ESL MTEL Tutor, Salem Public Schools - Grant Funded, Internal Candidates Only SY2023-2024

 

About Salem Public Schools, where belonging leads to opportunity.

Salem is a small, diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history.  Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4,000 students across our 11 schools. Our vision is to ensure that all students will be locally engaged, globally connected, and fully prepared to thrive in a diverse and changing world. We hold dear our core values of belonging, equity, and opportunity in everything we do. Over the next three years (2023-2026), we are committed to the work outlined by the four core priorities in our strategic plan: 1) Elevate Learning; 2) Empower Educators; 3) Center Belonging; and 4) Strengthen Our Foundation. We seek individuals who are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement for all students, regardless of ability, economic status, gender/gender identity, language, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, or other backgrounds. Applicants who have experience working in urban schools and settings and are bilingual are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

What You’ll Do:

As an MTEL tutor for teachers in the Salem Public Schools, you will be responsible for providing tutoring  to classes and/or groups of adults online and in person in the Salem Public Schools. Your goal will be to help teachers develop the skills necessary to succeed in passing the ESL MTEL exams.

 

Role Responsibilities:

1. Teaching and Learning 

• Plan and deliver engaging and challenging lessons and assignments that lead to adult learners growing in their conceptual understanding of skills in the areas of language, pedagogy, and second language acquisition.
• Support adult learners to develop the skills needed to succeed on the ESL MTEL.  
• Review adult learner’s coursework and give timely and effective feedback to promote their development of competencies and skills needed to succeed on the ESL MTEL. 
• Provide necessary support for learning and opportunities for collaboration among adult learners.
• Tutor adult learners after school on dates to be arranged in conjunction with the Director of Multilingual Learner Education.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

What You’ll Bring:

We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change children’s lives through education. You’ll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself, your work and the people around you to the next level.  We expect our SPS employees to:

• Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity - The SPS community is vibrant, diverse in background, ethnicity, language, and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work.

 

• Hold high expectations for yourself, students, and colleagues – You see potential in all, especially our SPS students, and maintain high expectations for achievement, while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations, modeling SPS values and seeking opportunities to continuously improve.

• Build authentic, caring relationships with colleagues, students, and families – You build strong relationships across students, families, and colleagues that are collaborative in nature and contribute to the individual and collective success of SPS.  You partner with families and colleagues to make decisions in the best interest of students and learning.

 

• Embrace feedback – You are a reflective practitioner who learns from mistakes and challenges and uses them as opportunities for professional development. You model persistence and growth mindset and thrive in a culture of feedback.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree Required; Master’s Degree preferred
• Required Massachusetts certification as an ESL Teacher
• SEI Endorsement Required
• Ability to meet the expectations of the Massachusetts Standards and Indicators of Effective Teaching Practice
• Able and willing to work in-person, remotely, or in a hybrid learning environment, if needed
• Second Language (Spanish) proficiency a plus
• Bilingual, candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply
• Current authorization to work in the United States

Equal Opportunity Employer

Salem Public School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.