Remote High School Social Studies Teacher

Connections Academy; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Great River Connections Academy is seeking a High School Social Studies Teacher to support and motivate students, deliver synchronous instruction, and use data to diagnose learning needs. Applicants must have an Ohio Certification and reside within 30 miles of the Ohio border.

The role involves remote instruction, engaging with families, and collaborating with staff to tailor learning plans and interventions.

Qualifications

• Valid Ohio high school social studies teaching credential.
• Strong technology skills with Microsoft Office products and Google Suite.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Highly organized and punctual.
• Student and family focused approach.
• Willingness to travel for marketing and state testing events (may require occasional overnight travel).
• Ability to work some occasional evening hours, as needed to support some families.
• Ability to effectively work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Represent a commitment to equitable practice in all areas within the job description; this includes use of evidence to make decisions, holding high expectations for all students and committing to providing individualized support to all students to meet those expectations
• Support the instructional program with asynchronous recorded lessons and synchronous instruction, along with individual communications and intervention;
• Provide clear, constructive, and consistent feedback for all student work, create progress reports and conduct parent conferences in a timely manner;
• Communicate with parents, students and other teachers on a regular basis to develop and update Personal Learning Plans and schedules, score assessments, provide feedback on student work, suggest instructional approaches and strategies, monitor completion of assignments and coach special projects;
• Develop a general knowledge of the entire program's K-12 curriculum and a very detailed knowledge of the courses for which responsible;
• Operate within the Response to Intervention/Multi-Tiered System of Supports model, using data and evidence to provide Tier 1 differentiated instruction to all students while working with a team of teachers to develop and implement Tier 2 and 3 interventions;
• Support students and parents with alternate lessons, assessments, and strategies and provide additional assistance with daily assignments and projects in order to meet individual learning goals
• Build strong relationships with students and families to provide direct instruction and intervention that meets the needs of the individual student
• Work collaboratively with other staff within a professional learning community to ensure that all students are successfully progressing through the program, that parents have a central point of contact, and that tasks are distributed among staff;
• Collaborate within the school's professional learning community to continuously monitor student data to make strong instructional decisions that have direct impact on student learning
• Collaborate with other teachers, team members and staff learning specialists to develop alternate interventions and extensions to students' programs to ensure all students learn at relatively high levels of achievement;
• Keep student records and data up-to-date, including cumulative files, online student and family information, attendance accounting, and logging all student and parent contacts;
• Work with Advisory Teachers and School Counselor(s) to ensure students and families are receiving appropriate communications, students are making adequate progress and established goals are being met;
• Work with other teachers to coordinate and attend social activities, required school events (Graduation, for example), and relevant field trips for students, making consideration for integrating these trips into the curriculum;
• Actively engage with students and families at school events and field trips;
• Devise and implement virtual methods of creating and maintaining a "school community";
• Attend required school and district professional development, in addition to seeking professional growth within curriculum field(s) of study
• Participate in the organization and administration of State Testing, as directed;
• Participate in student recruiting sessions and other marketing efforts that require teacher representation;
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

Great River Connections Academy is seeking a High School Social Studies Teacher to support and motivate students, deliver synchronous instruction, and use data to diagnose learning needs. Applicants must have an Ohio Certification and reside within 30 miles of the Ohio border.

The role involves remote instruction, engaging with families, and collaborating with staff to tailor learning plans and interventions.