English Language Development (ELD) Teacher - Middle School

What Equitas Can Offer You:

• A strong organizational culture, focused on our mission of preparing all scholars for college, careers, and life pursuits.
• A community that is committed to building and sustaining a diverse, inclusive and equitable organization.
• A school grounded in the Pico-Union neighborhood with a strong commitment to community and family engagement.
• Consistent, relevant, and individualized coaching and feedback based on in-class observations.
• The opportunity to grow as a professional and take on leadership opportunities such as Grade Level Lead, English Learning (EL) Teacher Leader, and Induction Mentor.
• Supportive professional development including paid professional development, training, and team building in the summer, and weekly professional development throughout the school year.
• Diverse, collaborative, supportive, and reflective teams that work together to deliver high quality instruction for our scholars.
• Leadership teams that are supportive, reflective and seek out teacher voice and feedback.
• A positive, joyful, and collaborative social environment that leads to long-lasting relationships.
• A clean, organized environment that maximizes time to focus on instructional practice and student learning.
• Consistent behavior management systems and a structured classroom environment.
• A rigorous and aligned curriculum with a variety of resources.

A Day in Your Life as an Equitas Teacher:

• Provide targeted English language instruction to Emergent Bilingual (EB) students in grades 5–8
• Support students in developing academic English in speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
• Use research-based instructional strategies and scaffolds to support language acquisition.
• Use formative and summative assessments (e.g., ELPAC, internal benchmarks) to track student progress.
• Regularly analyze data to inform instruction and provide targeted interventions.
• Differentiate instruction based on student needs, language levels, and cultural backgrounds.
• Communicate and collaborate with families regarding the behavior and academic progress of their student.
• Maintain high academic and behavioral expectations for students.
• Demonstrate a warm demander style with scholars in the classroom and school community.
• Approach class community building and repair with culturally responsive and restorative practices.
• Start your day by 7:30am with a school team huddle and end at 3:30pm after scholar dismissal.
• Regular prep time and a duty-free lunch period.
• Regular 03 (one-on-one meeting and feedback session) with your coach or supervisor.
• Supervise and facilitate portions of Community Meeting (our school assembly) weekly on Friday.
• Attend IEP, SST, and 504 meetings as scheduled.
• Active participation in weekly professional development aimed at refining both school culture and academics.
• Perform other duties to support our students and school community.

What Your'll Need:

• A Bachelor's degree
• A current CA teaching credential (internship, preliminary, or clear) with English Learner Authorization (CLAD, BCLAD, or equivalent)
• A strong belief that all students can succeed
• Demonstrated experience and success working with Emergent Bilingual (EB) students.
• Deep knowledge of CA ELD standards and language acquisition best practices
• Familiarity with the ELPAC and reclassification procedures

Benefits at Equitas Academy:

• A competitive salary scale.
• A variety of health benefit plans (included options completely free to the employee) so you can choose the option that best fits your needs (and the needs of your family if applicable). Dental, Vision and Group Term Life/AD&D as well as Group Voluntary Term Life Insurance are also offered.
• California's State Teacher Retirement System (CalSTRS) retirement matching and optional 403b plan.  
• Generous time off including winter break, spring break, fourteen holidays, and ten sick days.