Elementary School Teacher

004 K12 Virtual Schools LLC; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

004 K12 Virtual Schools LLC is seeking a Virginia-licensed teacher for its Virginia Virtual Academy. The role delivers online instruction, supports students and families, tracks progress, and aligns with state standards.

The position is remote with occasional travel for PDs and events. The teacher will work primarily from home, coordinating with parents or learning coaches to meet individualized goals, while staying compliant with licensure and background checks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Active state teaching license.
• Ability to clear required background check.

Responsibilities

• Deliver course content in an online environment.
• Provide instruction, support, and guidance to students.
• Monitor student progress in the LMS and communicate with families.
• Differentiate instruction to meet student needs and goals.
• Prepare students for high-stakes tests and assessments.
• Travel for in-person PDs and events as required.

Skills

Teaching

Online instruction

Parent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description

Required Certificates and Licenses: Virginia Elementary Teaching Certificate.

Residency Requirements

This position is remote and strongly prefers candidates that reside in Virginia. May consider candidates that reside in surrounding states: Washington, DC and Maryland. Must be able to attend in person PDs, testing, and other school events.

This positions offers a base salary of $50,000 plus the eligibility of a performance bonus.

Role Summary

The Teacher is a highly qualified, state certified educator responsible for delivering specific course content in an online environment. Teachers provide instruction, support, and guidance, manage the learning process, and focus on students’ individual needs. Teachers monitor student progress through Stride K12’s learning management system. They actively work closely with students and parents/learning coaches to advance each student’s learning toward established goals. Teachers typically work from home but must travel occasionally throughout the year to various school functions, such as state testing or as otherwise required by the school.

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide families with an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.

Mission of Virginia Virtual Academy (VAVA)

Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Virginia Virtual Academy (VAVA). We want you to be a part of our talented team! The mission of Virginia Virtual Academy (VAVA is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us! This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
• Provides rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students.
• Commitment to personalizing learning for all students.
• Demonstrates a belief in all students’ ability to succeed and meet high expectations.
• Differentiates instruction based on student level of mastery.
• Augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools under guidance from principal and coach.
• Maintains grade book ensuring student academic integrity, makes student placement and promotion decisions, and alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress.
• Prepares students for high stakes standardized tests.
• Understands that a primary responsibility is to establish and maintain positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with and responds to students and learning coaches/parents in a timely manner.
• Supports learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues, as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures.
• Travels as required (on average once per month and/or approximately 20% of the time) for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and as required by school.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Active state teaching license.
• Ability to clear required background check.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working with proposed age group.
• Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology.
• Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment.
• Experience with online learning platforms.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions.
• Receptive to receiving coaching regularly with administrators and teacher trainers.
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint.
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms.
• Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs and curriculum.

Compensation & Benefits

Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position is virtual.

Job Type

Regular

General Information

All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting [e-mail].

Equal Opportunity Employer

Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.