Middle School Substitute Teacher

Required Certificates and Licenses: Virginia Middle School Teaching Certificate

Residency Requirements: This position is remote and strongly prefers candidates that reside in Virginia

• May consider candidates that reside in surrounding states: Washington, DC and Maryland

• Must be able to attend in person PDs, testing, and other school events

The Substitute Teacher 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. Teachersmonitorstudent progress through Stride K12’s learning management system. They actively work closely with students and parents/learning coaches to advance each student’s learning toward established goals. Teachers typically work from home but must travel occasionally throughout the year to various school functions, such as state testing or as otherwise required by the school.   

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education forANY ONE. Weprovidefamilies withan onlineoptionfor a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.

Passionate High School Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Virginia Virtual Academy (VAVA).We want you to be a part of our talented team!

The mission of Virginia Virtual Academy (VAVA)is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data,parentand student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!

This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week isrequired. Ability tomaintaina professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school.

Essential Functions:Reasonable accommodationmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performtheiressential duties.

• Provides rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences forstudents

•  Commitment to personalizing learning for allstudents

•  Demonstrates a belief in all students’ ability to succeed and meethighexpectations

• Differentiates instruction based on student level ofmastery

• Augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures usingappropriate asynchronousand synchronous tools under guidance from principal andcoach

• Maintains grade book ensuring student academic integrity, makes student placement and promotion decisions, and alerts administrators to concerns about student performance andprogress

• Prepares students for high stakes standardizedtests

• Understands that a primary responsibility is toestablishand maintain positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with and responds to students and learning coaches/parentsin a timelymanner

• 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 andprocedures

• Travels asrequired(on average once per month and/or up to 20% of the time) for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and as required byschool

MINIMUMREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree AND

• Active state teaching license AND

• Ability to clear required backgroundcheck

OTHER REQUIREDQUALIFICATIONS:  

• Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructionaldecisions

• Receptive to receiving coaching on a regular basis with administrators and teachertrainers

• Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent studentoutcomes

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint

• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt tonew technologiesand teachingplatforms

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Experience working with proposed agegroup

• Experience supporting adults and children in the use oftechnology

• Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment

• Experience with online learning platforms

Compensation & Benefits:Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work,requiredtravel (if any), external market and internal value whendetermininga 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.  Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range. 

Work Environment:Thework environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 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 relatedduties, 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.