Online Elementary Teacher

STANZA EDUCATION CORPORATION

Regular Part Time, Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

The candidate for this position will reside in, California, Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania or Georgia.

At Stanza Education Corporation, our mission is to empower organizations to create small learning communities that cultivate future-ready students by providing personalized curriculum and instruction, streamlined processes, and innovative systems. Our transformative educational experience equips students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to excel in an ever-changing world.

We are seeking an individual who is passionate about supporting our students a part time Elementary Teacher for our online school, Holston Academy.

How You Will Make an Impact

The Teacher will plan, organize, and implement an appropriate personalized program in either an online or in-person instructional environment that guides, supports, and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic potential, using data and technology. This Position will collaborate with other instructional staff and school personnel to support the student’s academic plan. This position reports to the Head of Schools or the designee. 

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: This list is illustrative only and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of tasks performed by this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Promote and support the School Mission, Vision and Core Values representing those in all interactions with families and within educational practices.
• Provide authentic, meaningful feedback on assignments via the Learning Management System (LMS) in an online or via an in-person classroom.
• Conduct virtual synchronous instructional sessions utilizing effective online learning best practices as the student needs or conduct an in-person instructional session.
• Manage the discussion board in each class to encourage participation and learning in the online classroom or in-person classroom.
• Plan, prepare for, and deliver instructional activities to facilitate learning experiences, in the assigned area, either online environment or in-person classroom.
• Welcome new students within 1 business day of enrollment with same day welcome.
• Engage students in goalsetting and progress monitoring.
• Collaborate with the Academic Coach in the assignment of appropriate courses of study with input from parents and students.
• Create and maintain an effective learning environment by modeling positive and respectful behavior while upholding and supporting high academic expectations.
• Establish and communicate learning objectives and content standards to be assessed.
• Monitor and document student’s progress and communication with student in the Student Information System (SIS).
• Implement effective interventions to ensure student success.
• Provide communication to students and parents at a minimum on a weekly basis via phone, text, email, and/or other electronic means.
• Accept, carefully review, and evaluate coursework within 12 - 24 hours of submission.
• Administer, proctor, grade tests and award test scores, providing feedback and retries to promote mastery-based learning.
• Provide availability during the school’s operating hours with scheduled office hours.
• Maintain student records in compliance with administration’s requirements.
• Work independently and efficiently, exercising reasonable judgment, in a fast-paced, multi-task environment.
• Perform administrative duties, responsibilities, and activities as assigned. These may be changed or modified from time to time.    

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Knowledge in a variety of educational programs, specifically focused on private schools.
• Ability to learn Student Information and Learning Management Systems.
• Ability to motivate students and parents toward achieving good academic standing.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse student populations.
• Ability to handle, analyze, reason, and resolve problems.
• Ability to keep and maintain accurate and detailed reports.
• Ability to understand and follow directions.
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in setting task priorities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with a team.
• Ability to maintain professionalism and confidentiality.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, strong time management and organizational skills.
• Self-sufficient and committed on excellent customer service. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong technology skills (Intermediate or Advanced, or Expert skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Google Apps is preferred.
• Able to work in a rapidly growing and changing environment.
• Strong customer service-focused approach with a commitment to student achievement.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Mental Demands: high workflow management, high project coordination, and high people engagement.
• Finger Dexterity: primarily using the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together.
• Talking: especially where one must convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Average Hearing: hearing average or typical conversations and receiving ordinary information.
• Average Visual Abilities: normal acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents and operate office equipment or machinery.
• Prolonged period sitting at a desk and working on a computer.