Who We Are

New Paradigm For Education (NPFE) is a non-profit Charter Management Organization (CMO) composed of educational practitioners, community advocates, and business leaders who have dedicated years of service to children. NPFE serves 2,100 students in Detroit, Michigan. We specialize in maximizing student learning potential through proven education practices and managing all phases of school design, planning, and program implementation.

Why New Paradigm for Education

NPFE is on a mission to ensure that all students in Detroit achieve at the highest levels, supporting educational transformation through increased student achievement, fiscal responsibility, and community support. NPFE’s Mission is to provide a quality education through shared responsibility in a safe supportive environment for all students to meet the needs of a global society. We are committed to excellence and strive to offer a new educational paradigm evident by increased student achievement, fiscal responsibility, and community support.

New Paradigm for Education seeks educators who have a relentless belief that all students, regardless of their race and economic or social circumstances, can perform at high levels, deserve a quality education, have access to high quality instruction and curriculum, and can attain post secondary success. Educators who are driven bv academic achievement, continuous growth, and excel working in a rigorous and supportive environment. We seek culturally responsive educators who have experience working with diverse communities and strong relationship-building skills that they apply to understand their students, families, and communities.

What You’ll Do

NPFE seeks a certified and highly qualified English-as-a-Second Language teacher to work with English Language Learner (ELL) students in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar and vocabulary acquisition. The ESL teacher will use appropriate strategies to help learners at each level of language acquisition and development. The ESL teacher will work within the classroom in an inclusion model for students who need assistance in understanding English, and will also provide specific ESL small group instruction courses, consistently collaborating with general education teachers and other school staff.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in education

• Must have - or be on a path to - a valid Michigan Teaching Certificate with an ESL endorsement

• Prior classroom experience working with English Language Learners

Duties & Responsibilities

• Uses various teaching methods to promote language acquisition, including intensive individualized instruction and small group learning

• Administers assessments and screeners to determine specific student needs and services - and support teachers in understanding and utilizing these data points

• Ensures students receive appropriate accommodations and set personalized learning goals

• Monitors student progress and develop plans to transition students out of ESL programming as appropriate

• Keeps up-to-date and accurate records of student progress and required documentation

• Helps general educators adapt curriculum materials and teaching techniques to meet the needs of English Language Learners

• Develops systems to monitor student progress on an individual, classroom, and school level

• Other ancillary duties as assigned or needed