ISCA- Teacher, High School - Academic Advisor - Eligibility Pool

CALIFORNIA VIRTUAL ACADEMY AT LOS ANGELES • Simi Valley, CA

2d • Remote

About The Position

Insight Schools of California (a network of three public charter schools) delivers online/virtual home based-instruction to students in grades 9-12 in California. Insight Schools of California serves at-risk students. We use K12, inc. as our curriculum provider for the basis of instruction and teachers provide live instruction via the Engageli platform. While our schools do offer some scheduling flexibility, students are still required to maintain daily attendance, attend instructional sessions, and complete their coursework each day.

All teachers provide students additional help, individualized attention, and ongoing communication with learning coaches, and all attend professional development meetings (virtual and in person). Insight staff and teachers contribute to a positive school culture by engaging in meaningful team collaboration and focusing on the needs of all students. Teachers also meet with students during testing and at in-person events.

Academic Advisors work very closely with their homeroom caseload to ensure students are attending school daily, while also monitoring student academic success. Advisors act as their students’ first point of contact with the school and support their homerooms by establishing trusting relationships, offering various types of support when needed, and ensuring that students are all meeting enrollment requirements. Advisors work with students and families to ensure that they are oriented to the school upon enrollment, and maintain close contact function as the starting point of their students’ network of support.

Requirements

• Permanent California Residence (within 1 of the 22 CA counties we hire in)
• Valid/current Preliminary/Clear/Life California Single Subject Teaching Credential AND/OR Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
• California English Learner Authorization- Issued by CTC
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong technical skills
• Strong knowledge of all Insight policies and procedures
• Self-directed, but able to work as part of a team
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite; and experience using a student information system and/or other type of database software. Experience moderating web meetings (Blackboard Collaborate, Webinar, Webex) for small and large groups.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred experience working with at-risk students

Responsibilities

• Orienting students to the school and communicating school enrollment requirements. This includes communicating via email, phone and online classroom.
• Supporting assigned student caseload with all general school information, schedule set-up, and online high school navigation. The academic advisor is a student’s first point of contact when an issue arises. The relationship between the academic advisor, student and Insight family is vital to the success of our students.
• Monitoring student attendance and following up on attendance concerns.
• Completing welcome calls within 48 hours of receiving new students on their caseload and documenting as directed.
• Ensuring students and families complete required school documents such as the Independent Study Master Agreements (ISMA), Back to School Packet (BTSP), Offline Work Logs, and other items as directed.
• Overseeing, maintaining, and monitoring participation in the online learning course, including delivery of material and announcements to students to enhance academic achievement.
• Examining academic progress and activity of students on their caseload on a daily and weekly basis
• Contacting on a daily/weekly basis by phone students who are showing signs of failure or struggling based on grade to date, missed log ins, activity in a course, and number of missing assignments to assist student in creating a personal action plan
• Referring students to the Family Academic Support Team as mandated through the guidelines to ensure additional support for student success.
• Arranging and moderating advisor/parent/student/teacher conferences as needed to address performance concerns
• Sending out daily and weekly communications of important school-level reminders
• Serving as a liaison between the student and other academic teachers and administration
• Identifying early students who are at risk of withdrawal
• Completing "win back" calls for students who wish to withdraw
• During onboarding period, contacting by phone students who failed to log in on the previous day
• After the onboarding phase, contacting by phone students who are failing coursework
• Attending and participating in IEP conferences as required
• Contacting and scheduling every student on their caseload by phone for a monthly conference call
• Planning and organizing online orientation session schedule and logistics
• Communicating with parents as needed, which includes but is not limited to: o Calling students and parents o Emailing and texting students and parents o Returning all communications ASAP but no longer than 24 hours later
• Communicating with Insight staff and administration as needed, which includes but is not limited to: o Calling and/or emailing teachers as needed o Returning all communication ASAP but no longer than 24 hours later
• Attending all in-person meetings as scheduled
• Proctoring standardized testing
• Attending all staff meetings; attending and participating in school and k12 sponsored trainings and meetings
• Fulfilling all other duties as assigned

Benefits

• We do participate in CalSTRS.
• Only full time employees are offered health, dental, and vision benefits.
• We do provide training for all programs and we have a great staff to serve as your support system.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees