Position Type:
Elementary Teacher
Date Posted:
7/14/2026
Location:
Osgood Elementary School
Job Description
Position Title: Elementary English Learner Teacher
Location: Osgood Elementary School
Department: Curriculum & Instruction
Reports To: Building Principal
Term: Renewing 188-day contract beginning with 2026-27 school year
Schedule: Mon-Fri Full-Time
Salary: Positions follows the 2025-2027 Teacher Salary Schedule
Date of last review: July 2026
SUMMARY: The elementary English Learner (EL) Teacher creates an engaging, nurturing, and safe learning environment that allows learners to develop their physical, social, and emotional wellbeing; provides instruction, future-ready skills, knowledge, and dispositions to be compassionate, lifelong-learners, and contributing citizens in a rapidly changing world.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES:
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Instruction: Design and deliver age-appropriate lesson plans tailored to English Language Development.
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Assessment: Evaluate student progress through standardized tests, formal assignments, and informal daily observations.
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Collaboration: Partner with general classroom teachers to modify mainstream assignments and co-teach, ensuring EL students have access to all subjects.
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Cultural Advocacy: Act as a cultural guide and advocate for students and their families, helping them navigate new social norms and community resources
To Apply: Please complete the application and include up-to-date, relevant submissions of your resume, letter of interest, and three letters of recommendation. Please also include your transcripts and a copy of your licensure through ESPB, if available.
Closing Date: July 25, 2026 or until filled
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned)
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Develops positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff.
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Engage with other district staff in the professional learning community process.
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Connects and shares ideas through appropriate/applicable formats to express thoughts and ideas with integrity.
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Utilizes effective communication skills to facilitate connection and sharing of thoughts and ideas in multiple formats with diverse audiences.
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Clearly communicates the instructional purpose of each lesson and makes connections to prior learning.
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Engage learners in meaningful direct instruction, guided practice, and independent practice.
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Utilize questions, discussions, and dialogue to promote critical thinking about diverse perspectives, viewpoints, and experiences.
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Empower learners to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic learners, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information.
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Understand the complexities of cultural and global issues and how they relate to employee and learners' experiences.
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Partner with others to resolve potential controversy and conflict through respectful discussion.
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Proactively seek to understand the ideas, opinions, and skills of others.
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Design assessments that are aligned to the standards and learning targets and provide frequent opportunities for authentic and meaningful assessments.
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Establish a culture that values high expectations, work ethic, and a growth mindset.
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Demonstrate knowledge of content and pedagogy; explicitly connecting key concepts to develop learner skills.
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Demonstrate understanding of the diverse social, emotional and developmental learning needs of learners.
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Maintain composure while dealing with stressful situations.
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Proactively seek out resolutions and take initiative to resolve knowledge gaps.
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Utilize district guaranteed and viable curriculum including the scope & sequence of academic and social emotional learning targets along with the defined proficiency scales.
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Plan a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the learners.
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Utilize district behavioral plans as a backbone to promote positive learner behavior.
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Utilize the district protocol for maintaining information on learner progress.
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Utilize knowledge of applicable federal and state laws regarding education and learners.
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Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and, in harmony with the goals, establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and the like to communicate these objectives to learners.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
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While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear.
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The specific vision abilities required for this role include close and peripheral vision.
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The employee may be required to lift up to ~30 pounds.
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The employee must work with the public and various WFPS staff while simultaneously managing several competing demands.
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The employee may come in contact with bloodborne pathogens or other bodily fluids on rare occasions.
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The employee will work in an environment that has a moderate to loud noise level.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
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North Dakota Teaching License with appropriate accreditation to teach English Learners grades K-5
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Bachelor's Degree in elementary education with English Learner Endorsement (or willingness to obtain)
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Prior teaching experience is preferred.
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Prior experience working in an elementary school preferred.
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Prior experience working with English Learners preferred.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
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Exercise confidentiality, discretion, and good judgement.
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Adhere to the assigned work schedule by maintaining regular and punctual attendance.
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Ability to communicate effectively verbally, expressively, and reactively.
