K-5 Digital Adjunct

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Salary Range:

Please see the pay chart in the Job Description below.As part of Arizona State University’s charter to provide access and excellence, ASU Preparatory Academy (ASU Prep) shares this commitment by demonstrating all students can achieve at the highest levels, regardless of their background. To scale our current impact, ASU Prep is advancing a major expansion program taking fundamental responsibility for the communities we serve.

A Digital Adjunct Instructional Staff member is responsible for making knowledge accessible to all students, developing student’s cognitive capacity and respect for learning, implementing ILP (Individual Learning Plans), fostering students’ self esteem, motivation, and sense of civic responsibility and leadership, and for ongoing professional growth. A member of the Digital Adjunct Instructional Staff is a reserve of highly qualified teachers who can start immediately upon an available position. Most opportunities, once available, are a remote, part-time employment position. Inactivity over a twelve month period will make one ineligible for appointment and will result in removal from our reserve. Becoming a member of the Digital Adjunct Instructional Staff does not guarantee immediate employment or employment within a certain time period. Please note, that compensation is only earned when assigned a position and paid in accordance to the approved pay structure. This position is not eligible for benefits.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Education or Post Bachelors in Education from an accredited college or university or meets Highly Qualified requirements per the Arizona Department of Education.

• State Aligned Teaching Certificate required (appropriate endorsements may be required depending on the area of instruction or have passed appropriate AEPA or NES proficiency exams), AZ State Teaching Cert, preferred. 

• Professional verification of successful classroom teacher performance and/or student teaching experience

• Active AZ Department of Public Safety (DPS) IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.

• Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Delivers instruction in a specific content area and determines instruction techniques, strategies, methods and adapts curriculum and learning styles to meet and assess student’s needs. 

• Maintains open lines of communication daily with parents/guardians about academic and discipline issues through various mediums including phone calls, text message, webinars, emails, progress reports, etc. 

• Develops, analyzes, adjusts, and implements ILP for students to accommodate instruction based on assessment and determining correct assessment tool and appropriate level to use. 

• Helps to ensure that ASU Prep Digital follows guidelines outlined by the Arizona Department of Education meeting instructional hours per week. 

• Works collaboratively to achieve the overall purposes of the school program. 

• Maintains a classroom atmosphere conducive of learning. 

• Facilitates weekly Live Lessons in a Webinar-type setting to a specific grade level to showcase student work. 

• Has appropriate devices, internet access, materials, supplies, and equipment so to work each day. 

• Provides grading and personalized descriptive feedback for all student work to encourage student growth and master of concepts.   

• Displays excellent digital skills and the ability to facilitate learning and community within a digital environment. 

• Additional duties may be assigned as necessary. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to articulate, represent professional demeanor and ability to take initiative.

• Command of theoretical knowledge of human behavior and learning including motivation, reinforcement, evaluation, and feedback techniques

• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work with a wide-range of people including teachers, parents, and students.

• Proven written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong organizational and planning skills

• Effective problem solver and self-motivated learner

• Ability to use instructional adaptive technology tools in online courses

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

• Proficiency with technology with computers such as Canvas, Zoom, and Google Suites. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. The employee must use hands, arms and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 15 lbs. such as boxes, supplies, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

LOCATION: 

Digital

TRAVEL: 

Occasional travel may be required for site visits, meetings, trainings and/or conferences. Locations may vary and may require overnight stays.

COMPENSATION:

Compensation is paid out on a monthly basis. You will be paid on the 15th of the following month.

This job description is subject to change at any time.