Florida Virtual School Flex Elementary Music Instructor Florida Certified

Florida Virtual School•FL - Home Office, FL

1d•Remote

About The Position

Florida Virtual School (FLVS) is seeking a Florida Certified Elementary Music Instructor for its Flex program. This is a remote position for Florida residents only, requiring a valid Florida teaching certification in the relevant content area. FLVS is a leader in online education, providing personalized digital learning solutions to students worldwide. The instructor will be responsible for creating an engaging educational atmosphere that fosters student growth and academic success in accordance with FLVS and state policies. The role involves planning and implementing instructional activities, identifying and modifying resources, delivering synchronous learning, maintaining records, and collaborating with peers and parents. The position may involve blended learning models, requiring occasional travel to various schools across the state for instruction and interaction. FLVS is committed to excellence, innovation, community, balance, and communication, offering a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, generous paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Valid Florida Professional Teaching Certificate in content area
Endorsements as required by Florida Department of Education
One year successful teaching experience within subject area required
Operational knowledge of the Internet and Web-related technologies
Possess strong verbal and written communication skills
Work independently with little direct supervision
Demonstrated ability to collaborate on group projects and work as part of a team
Must be responsible, accountable and self-motivated
Demonstrated strong work ethic to achieve school goals
Display effective prioritizing, organizing, and time-management skills; ability to meet aggressive deadlines
Ability to learn and apply all required and recommended FLVS computer applications to create efficiency and consistency in internal workflows and instructional practices
Demonstrated ability to successfully support the FLVS core competencies, values, and expectation for student-centered behaviors

Nice To Haves

Reading Endorsement preferred

Responsibilities

Plan, prepare, and implement instructional activities that contribute to a climate where students are actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences.
Identify, select, create and modify instructional resources to meet the needs of the students with varying backgrounds, learning styles, and special needs.
Deliver synchronous learning opportunities to students a minimum of two days per week.
Assist in assessing changing curricular needs and offer plans for improvement.
Maintain effective and efficient record keeping procedures.
Provide a positive environment in which students are encouraged to be actively engaged in the learning process.
Communicate with students, parents, and internal and external professionals within established timelines.
Collaborate with peers to enhance the instructional environment for students by participating in activities which include, but are not limited to, team teaching, meetings, staff development, communities of practice, and various committees.
Model professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, peers, and community members.
Ensure that student growth and achievement is continuous and appropriate for age group, subject area, and/or program classification.
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, parents, schools, and colleagues measured by FLVS district/school survey results.
Meet specific course and school-wide student performance goals.
Demonstrate gains in student performance.
Participate in research and presentations about online teaching; this may include activities such as, authoring articles, hosting workshops, sharing of information for professional growth, and student outreach events and activities.
Participate in blended learning models, which includes both on-line and classroom instruction and interaction with students at various schools and districts across the state; may be required to report to an assigned school.
May be responsible for instructional tutoring.
Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as, meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, coordinating resources and meetings in an effective and timely manner, and demonstrate respect for others.
All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals and/or targets established.