English Language Learner Teacher

104 Arizona Virtual Academy; Arizona; Hybrid; USD 47,332 - 70,998; Full time

Job summary

104 Arizona Virtual Academy is seeking a General Education teacher to deliver K12 online courses in English, history, math, science, and more. You’ll work from home, monitor progress via Stride K12 LMS, and collaborate with families and learning coaches to support each student’s goals.

Required: Bachelor's degree with an active state teaching license and ability to clear a background check, plus Arizona ELL certification and fingerprint card.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and active state teaching license with background check clearance.
• Arizona English Language Learner Teaching Certification required.
• Ability to travel occasionally for state testing and professional development.
• Experience with online learning platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provides rich synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students.
• Personalizes learning and differentiates instruction by mastery level.
• Maintains grade book and monitors student progress in the LMS.
• Prepares students for high stakes standardized tests.
• Communicates regularly with families/learning coaches to support students.
• Supports coaches with curricular issues and basic tech troubleshooting.
• Travels as required for face-to-face professional development and testing.

Skills

Online teaching

Differentiated instruction

Student assessment

Parent/learning coach communication

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Arizona teaching license

Background check clearance

Tools

Stride learning management system

Microsoft Excel

Online learning platforms

Job description

Job Description General Education focuses on K12-powered virtual schools with K-12 programs offering courses in English, history, math, science, music, art, and world languages and other personalized courses. Bachelor’s degree, 0-1 year of related professional experience Required Certificates and Licenses: Arizona English Language Learner Teaching Certification Required AND Arizona Fingerprint Card Residency Requirements: This position is virtual and open to residents of all 50 states and Washington, D.C. 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.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students
• Commitment to personalizing learning for all students
• 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
• Understand 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 AND Active state teaching license AND Ability to clear required background check

DESIRED QUALIFICATION

• 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.

Exempt (salary): We anticipate the salary range to be $47,332.00 - 70,998.00. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual’s compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions.

Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.

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 The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. 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/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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.

About Stride

For more than 20 years, Stride, Inc. has transformed the teaching and learning experience for millions of people by providing innovative, high‑quality, tech‑enabled education solutions, curriculum, and programs. Stride serves learners of all ages in all 50 states and more than 100 countries. At Stride, learning is essential. It is the foundation of the human experience and we are proud of our commitment to powering learning, no matter what stage of life you are in. For more than 20 years, we’ve worked to challenge the idea of one‑size‑fits‑all education and provide personalized, online, lifelong learning at every step of the journey. Above all else, we believe in serving the communities we live in and creating space for all voices therein.