Multilingual Learner Lead Teacher

Job Description

Multilingual Learner (MLL) Lead Teacher at KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School

KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School is looking for talented, committed, and culturally competent MLL lead teachers who have the power to amplify our children’s potential by creating a school experience that affirms, values, and challenges students each day. We seek to create a professional and authentic environment of joy, excellence, care, and community where educators can make long-term transformative outcomes for students.

Please note that in compliance with DESE licensure policies, candidates must obtain their ESL licensure prior to starting with students.

This role requires consistent and reliable demonstration of the following essential job functions and key responsibilities:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Academic Responsibilities

• Ensure that all children feel affirmed, valued, and challenged every day

• Create and foster a positive and safe learning environment

• Meet regularly with co-teachers to review student data and plan appropriate language supports

• Create language goals and objectives and plan lessons that move students toward meeting these goals

• Plan and teach small group language-focused lessons

• Consider students’ language, cultural, and background needs in lesson planning, execution, and classroom culture

• Co-create and internalize academically aligned lesson plans, unit plans, rubrics, and assessments

• Set specific, ambitious growth goals for all students and identify and leverage all necessary resources to ensure they meet them

• Infuse core values into daily lessons and every school practice, implementing school-wide student culture systems and positive classroom management strategies

• Maintain accurate student grades/records and strong lines of communication with students and families regularly regarding students’ growth and progress

Compliance Responsibilities

• Plan and administer ACCESS testing for MLL students and maintain accurate documentation for testing accommodations, at times collaborating with the Special Education teams

• Provide consultation to SEI teachers and teachers who work with EMLs (Exited MLLs)

• Administer TELL assessment 4x/year (quarterly)

• Complete quarterly progress reports for current MLL students

• Collaborate with families and teachers to write Student Success Plans for MLL students who don't meet ACCESS benchmarks and track student progress toward goals

School and Professional Responsibilities

• Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and weekly during the academic year

• Engage in internal and external professional development opportunities facilitated by the MLL Team

• Take ownership for the development of your craft and seek feedback from your coach (meet 1x/1-2 weeks with coach, implement feedback, engage in co-planning and active practices, participate in live coaching, etc.)

• Perform necessary support duties including (but not limited to) coverage, bus, lunch, and dismissal duties

• Develop strong relationships with families through participating in school events, the MLL Family Council, and consistent phone calls home

• Assist with planning and attend MLL Family Council meetings

• Be willing to offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues in order to create a professional working atmosphere that is conducive to accountability, change, and improvement

• Collaborate with grade level and content teams to tackle common challenges and implement grade-wide systems, sharing responsibility for all students

• Participate in IEP meetings for dual classified students (complete MLL teacher input from pre-meeting; recommend and record ACCESS testing accommodations; share progress toward language goals; and give insight into how language may impact or be impacted by the student’s disability)

• Dependable attendance according to our school calendar

• Lead conversations with colleagues about ACCESS/MLL assessment data and collaborate to implement appropriate language supports for all students

General Requirements and Responsibilities

• Embody KIPP MA’s Code of Conduct by acting with integrity, leading with humanity, centering self-awareness and critical consciousness, taking personal responsibility, and engaging productively

• Participate and engage in regional professional development and community events as required

• Demonstrated ability to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make reasonable judgments and decisions in a timely manner in accordance with the needs of the school

• Self-awareness, flexibility and emotional intelligence to navigate a setting with students who express diverse needs

• The consistent use of interpersonal and self-management skills to effectively support behavioral and emotional needs of students to ensure a safe and inclusive environment, as well as build relationships and manage conflict with students, staff, and caregivers

• Effective communication skills to perform assigned duties and to meaningfully exchange information with students, staff, families and others in person, through written communication, in front of groups, and on virtual platforms

• Physical mobility to move self in various positions in order to execute duties effectively, which may include kneeling, walking, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending, stooping and reaching overhead

• Physical strength sufficient to periodically lift and/or carry 20 pounds of materials or supplies and to physically restrain a student to keep from harming themself and/or others in an emergency situation

• Manual dexterity sufficient to perform repetitive hand/wrist/arm motions and to operate a computer and office equipment

KIPP MA teachers are supported in their demanding work by experienced and dedicated leadership and staff who have themselves proven successful in the teaching role. Our leaders maintain consistent school-wide systems and procedures - academic, behavioral, cultural, logistical - designed to permit teachers to do their best work. 

In addition to the responsibilities listed above, there will occasionally be other duties as assigned that teachers will engage in to help promote a positive and safe learning environment and culture.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Deep alignment with KIPP MA’s mission and values, including the unwavering belief in the high potential of all students

• Demonstrated ability to drive student growth and achievement and to create a warm, inclusive, rigorous learning environment

• Passion for subject/content area and demonstrated commitment to professional learning

• 2+ years of full-time teaching experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required

• Computer literacy and baseline familiarity with Google Suite

• Pass Criminal Background Checks

• MA ESL Teaching Licensure Required

Qualifications

Additional Information

What We Offer

The minimum base salary range for this exempt position is $55,000 to $89,500 (per 1.0 FTE/45 hours per week), depending on years of experience after your Bachelors degree (+$3,000 for 1st advanced degree and +$1,500 for 2nd advanced degree). The role includes a $1,000 signing bonus—and an annual $2,000 retention bonus in subsequent years, as well as other bonuses, when eligible. This role follows our School Year calendar. For more about what we offer, how to apply and more about KIPP MA, please visit this link HERE.

KIPP MA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in building a vibrant and welcoming school community that advances our mission of ensuring that all KIPP students graduate with the skills and confidence to lead fulfilling lives. This includes a commitment to attracting and developing individuals who understand the experiences of the students and communities we serve. We hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.