ESL Teacher

CATS Academy Boston is an international co-educational boarding school based in Braintree, Boston. We offer a world-class American college preparatory education, attracting students from around the United States and across the globe.

Students are guided to realize their full potential and attain admission to a top college or university in the United States. Focusing on the individual, we inspire excellence in academics, social development, and extracurricular exploration. We offer an exceptional High School experience for culturally diverse students in one of the best student cities in the U.S, driving success in academics, arts, and athletics.

Description
The school is seeking a candidate to fill in a position of an English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor to teach different ESL levels to international students in a high school environment.

Educational requirements (preferably)
• MA TESOL to teach any ESL level
and/or
• MA/BA in English with ESL certification to teach mainly but not limited to Academic Writing and Research
All candidates should have previous experience working with international students.
Strong preference would be given to a candidate who has an experience teaching ESL in a high school environment.
Citizenship, residency, or work visa required

The CATS Academy full-time teacher teaches a full course load, defined as five classes and up to three preparations, serves as an advisor, and satisfies extracurricular (activities/athletics) responsibilities as defined by the administration. Full-time teachers are expected to plan, prepare, and teach well-developed lessons that enthuse and inspire students and promote their enjoyment of learning. They effectively and appropriately differentiate instruction so as to meet all student learning styles with an appreciation for student learning differences. Full-time teachers provide all students, but especially their advisees, with educational guidance and general counselling in a supportive manner that recognizes individual student needs.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The following is a guide to the scope of the role of a Full-Time Teacher. It is not a complete list of all duties and may vary when necessary to match the skill set of the position holder and/or the needs of the Academy.
• Register student attendance on a daily, class by class basis in a timely manner and supervise student behavior in accordance with the Student Handbook.
• Write reports on student academic and personal progress with clear formative comments and targets as to how to improve work by the deadlines given and provide assignments, grades and feedback on assessments on a timely basis using school designated software (Canvas).
• Design and administer a range of lesson materials and assessments that reflect an awareness of different learning styles and language skills.

Additional Expectations:
As part of your role within the Academy, you will also be expected to:
• Safeguard the welfare of all students for whom the school is responsible.
• Adhere to standards and procedures detailed in the Faculty/Staff Handbook.
• Attend academic, departmental, and school meetings when required and attend/deliver professional development sessions as directed.
• Attend school events (concerts, plays, sports contests, etc.) whenever possible that promote school spirit and support advisees.
• Satisfy study hall duties
• Weekend duties as determined by the head of school, as needed.
• Satisfy extracurricular responsibilities as defined by the administration.
• Log requests for absences from work (sick days, personal days, special leaves, etc.) in school designated software (ADP).
• Participate in an annual performance evaluation process.
• Promote a positive work experience for all Academy employees.
• Assist in providing a professional and welcoming environment for all visitors to the Academy.
• Comply with any reasonable request from the Head to undertake other work not listed above.

Ethics and Behavior:
You will be expected to maintain high standards of ethics and behavior both inside and outside the Academy. In particular, you must:
• Treat students with dignity and build relationships with them rooted in mutual respect.
• Model the behaviors you expect of students in your own behavior.
• Remember that safeguarding student safety and well-being is of primary importance.
• Maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality.
• Understand and act according to relevant Academy policies and/or national or local statutory frameworks.

Willingness and Ability to live our company values in the workplace:
• Accountability – takes responsibility, dedicated, committed, pro-active, makes decisions
• Enthusiasm – flexible, responsive, can-do attitude, honest, willingness to learn, positive in the face of challenges
• Creativity – new ways to improve, creates ideas and implements, looks at problems in different ways, solutions lead
• Team player – friendly, punctual, reliable, respectful of co-workers, collaborates with colleagues
• Customer focused – whether this is our students, colleagues or external contacts: Approachable, helpful, shows empathy, welcoming, organized, attention to detail, courteous

Requirements
Job Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Working knowledge, bachelor’s degree, or teaching experience in respective subject
• Citizenship, residency or work permit

Benefits
· Health Insurance
· Dental Insurance
· Vision Insurance
· HRA, FSA, DCA
· 100% Employer Paid, Life, AD&D, Short and Long Term Disability coverage
· 401k Retirement Plan with Company match, 100% immediate vesting
· Free meals during the academic year
· Great co-workers and students!

CATS Academy Boston is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or accept discrimination against any employee or applicant in any manner prohibited by law. We welcome employment applications from candidates of all backgrounds.