EAL Support Specialist

Key Accountabilities

• Deliver direct language instruction through both push-in and pull-out support models aligned with student language proficiency levels.
• Collaborate with classroom and subject-area teachers to co-plan and co-teach lessons that include language scaffolds, differentiation strategies, and content accessibility.
• Administer, score, and interpret WIDA assessments (e.g., Screener, MODEL, ACCESS) and use results to design individualized language support plans.
• Monitor and document ELL student progress using formative data, teacher observations, and language benchmarks to inform instruction.
• Develop and facilitate intervention sessions for students requiring intensive language support in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
• Provide targeted reading intervention support to students struggling with phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension, using evidence-based instructional practices.
• Participate in Child Study Team or Student Support Team meetings as needed to advocate for multilingual learners.
• Communicate regularly with parents, counselors, and other stakeholders while maintaining a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Attend faculty meetings, participate in professional development, and serve on committees relevant to student support and EAL programming.
• Support the implementation of the school’s inclusion and EAL policies and uphold GEMS Education’s standards of excellence and core values.
• Embrace and encourage the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the GEMS Core Values.
• Work with the English as an Additional Language and Literacy team and classroom teachers to identify students requiring further EAL assessment.
• Ensure the GEMS policies, procedures, and codes of conduct are followed at all times.
• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.
• Perform other duties as requested by line managers / supervisors.