Elementary School Teacher

About the role

The Elementary School Teacher at Dogwood Virtual School (DVS) is a highly qualified, state certified educator responsible for delivering specific course content in an online environment. Teachers provide instruction, support, and guidance, manage the learning process, and focus on students' individual needs.

Responsibilities

• Provides rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students
• Commitment to personalizing learning for all students
• Demonstrates a belief in all students' ability to succeed and meet high expectations
• Differentiates instruction based on student level of mastery
• Augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools under guidance from principal and coach
• Maintains grade book ensuring student academic integrity, makes student placement and promotion decisions, and alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress
• Prepares students for high stakes standardized tests
• Supports learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues, as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures
• Travels as required (on average once per month and/or approximately 20% of the time) for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and as required by school

Requirements

• North Carolina Teaching Certification with an Elementary endorsement
• Resides in North Carolina
• Bachelor's degree
• Ability to clear required background check
• Experience working with proposed age group
• Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology
• Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment
• Experience with online learning platforms
• Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week
• Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school

Qualifications

• Desired: Experience working with proposed age group
• Desired: Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology
• Desired: Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment
• Desired: Experience with online learning platforms
• Desired: Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions
• Desired: Receptive to receiving coaching regularly with administrators and teacher trainers
• Desired: Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes
• Desired: Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
• Desired: Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms
• Desired: Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs and curriculum

Skills

• Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week
• Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school

Benefits

Stride, Inc. offers competitive compensation and benefits. Salary will differ based on factors including education, experience, and the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market, and internal value. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range. The position is virtual.

Pay

Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections.

Schedule

This position is virtual. The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.