Part-Time High School Social Studies Teacher

Stride Learning • Reston, VA

3d • Remote

About The Position

K12, a Stride Company, provides families with an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Stride’s mission is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience through school and community/family partnerships, rigorous curriculum, and a data-driven, student-centered instructional model.

The High School Social Studies Teacher is a state-certified educator who delivers course content in an online environment. The teacher provides instruction, support, and guidance; manages the learning process; focuses on individual student needs; monitors student progress through Stride K12’s learning management system; and works with students and parents or learning coaches to advance learning toward established goals. Teachers typically work from home and may travel occasionally for school functions, including state testing.

This is a part-time hourly position of up to 25 hours per week, with an anticipated wage of $18.20–$25.00 per hour. Instructional hours fall between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, or 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., depending on school needs. Assigned hours vary based on school needs, content area, teacher availability, certifications, and other factors. Availability and flexibility are important to support live class sessions scheduled around the schools’ daily schedules. The position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states and Washington, D.C.; occasional travel of up to 20% may be required.

Stride offers a benefits package for eligible employees that may include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. Compensation and benefits eligibility vary according to factors including location, experience, qualifications, and benefits elections.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Active state teaching license.
• Appropriate state Department of Education High School (6–12) Social Studies Teaching Certification.
• Ability to clear the required background check.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to maintain a professional home office without distractions during the workday.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce student data representations and use them to make instructional decisions.
• Receptiveness to regular coaching from administrators and teacher trainers.
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to modern technologies and teaching platforms.
• Ability to maintain teacher certification and professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs, and curriculum.
• Availability and flexibility to support live classes scheduled around the daily needs of the schools served.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with the proposed age group.
• Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology.
• Experience teaching in an online/virtual and/or brick-and-mortar environment.
• Experience with online learning platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students.
• Personalize learning and differentiate instruction based on students’ levels of mastery.
• Demonstrate a belief in students’ ability to succeed and meet high expectations.
• Augment course content according to prescribed policies and procedures, using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools under the guidance of a principal and coach.
• Maintain the grade book and student academic integrity, make student placement and promotion decisions, and alert administrators to concerns about student performance and progress.
• Prepare students for high-stakes standardized tests.
• Establish and maintain positive rapport with families, and communicate with and respond to students and learning coaches or parents in a timely manner.
• Support learning coaches and parents with curricular and instructional issues and basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment, consistent with academy policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data and use the data to guide instructional decisions.
• Travel up to 20% of the time for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and/or as required by the school.

Benefits

• Benefits for eligible employees may include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level