Esl Assistant

**ESL Assistant - Temporary**
**Southwest Elementary Campus
**Located in Calgary, Foundations for the Future Charter Academy (FFCA) is the largest
public charter school in Alberta, serving over 3700 students in eight campuses
throughout the city. We offer educational programming through a distinctive Direct
Instruction Teaching and Learning Framework (DITLF) that has been refined and
developed within the Alberta context for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Our
mission is to provide a safe and caring environment where the four pillars of our charter,
namely academic excellence, character development, parental involvement and staff
leadership are valued and fostered.

**Position Summary**

An ESL Assistant is required for a temporary position at the Southwest Elementary
Campus starting April 10, 2023 until June 29, 2023.

Reporting to the Principal Educator, the ESL Assistant provides language learning
support to individual or small groups of students, to help the student achieve results at
grade level. Working in collaboration with teachers and campus administrators, the ESL
Assistant will develop and implement a plan to best meet individual needs of students.

**Responsibilities
1. Instructional Support
a. Identifying ESL students at the beginning of the school through

approved language assessments
b. Collaborating with teachers and Campus Administration to determine a

schedule for ESL assistance
c. Supporting English language learning by working with teachers and

students in the listening/understanding, speaking, reading and writing
language strands

d. Researching, preparing and compiling ESL instructional materials in
support of language learning

2. Student Support

a. Preparing and implementing activities, assignments and resources to
use with the students to help them improve their language skills, to
address specific areas of weakness as identified in the assessment
process

b. Working with the students to provide extra assistance, either through
individual attention, small group work or in class support

3. Teacher Support

a. Communicating with the homeroom teacher frequently about student
progress

b. Supporting in collaboration with teachers to develop and implement a
plan to best meet individual needs of students who require assistance

c. Supporting teacher assessment of student progress

4. Other related duties as assigned

**Qualifications -**

Diploma or Certificate in English as a Second Language;
- Familiarity with the Alberta K-12 English Language Proficiency Benchmarks;
- Work experience within a school environment preferred;
- The ability to work independently and take initiative;
- Strong interpersonal skills with students, parents and staff;
- A supportive and caring manner with children and a belief that all students can

learn;
- Strong organizational skills;
- Proficiency with current technology for performance of duties;
- While all applicants are thanked for their interest, only those selected for the interview _
- process will be contacted._