Virtual HS CTE Teacher, Licensed Health Occupations and Human Services - Indiana Statewide

The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher is a state-certified teacher and/or alternatively c ertified Health Occupations and Human Services CTE Teacher responsible for delivering specific course content in an online environment. The CTE teacher must also provide instruction, support, and guidance, manage the learning process, and focus on students’ individual needs. Teachers monitor student progress through K12’s learning management system and work actively with students and parents to advance each student’s learning and to develop and monitor a plan for post-secondary success via online tools like Career Builder and Career Cruising.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Instructional/Curricular
• Effectively apply working knowledge of the K12 curriculum and Online School as it relates to grade and subject level assignment
• Maintain and effectively apply knowledge of the State, Common Core, and Industry
• Specific learning standards
• Support students/parents with placement, the online school set up, curriculum and instructional issues
• Develop effective instructional tools and strategies to supplement and enhance the provided curriculum
• Communication
• Contact the student regularly via e-mail or phone
• Respond within an appropriate time frame (usually one business day) to student/parent inquiries
• Participate in a weekly teacher conference call with the Academic Administrator
• Attend regularly scheduled face-to-face and virtual staff meetings
• Records Management
• Develop and maintain student academic progress
• Generate formal reports
• Alert administrators of any concerns about student progress and attendance
• Process student change in placement, as appropriate
• Complete semester and end of year progress reports
• Community
• Organize orientation, training, social, and educational activities for students and families
• Create a monthly newsletter or updated Web site
• Travel to assigned geographic areas to support students; participate in school activities such as open houses, expos, information session, and orientations
• Lead student/parent orientations
• Assessment/Evaluation
• Work with the administration to prepare students for state assessments
• Serve as proctors for site-based proctored exams
• Administer state assessments
• Assess students per policy
• Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree AND
• Three (3) years of successful teaching experience within the virtual setting OR
• An equivalent combination of education and experience
• Certificates and Licenses: Appropriate Indiana state and subject teaching certification.

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A shared view of the virtual academy’s mission
• Strong content and subject-matter knowledge
• An ability to support and guide adults as well as students
• Knowledgeable in the application of databases utilized by K12
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Organization and time-management skills
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency.
• Ability to travel 25% of the time
• Ability to pass a required background check

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• For CTE Health Occupations and Human Services Instructor - Relevant, qualified CTE license preferred; will consider a certified teacher who is qualified/willing to add CTE license; or industry professional who is eligible to obtain a qualified license.
• Experience as an online learner
• Experience using a student information system and/or other type of database
• An ability to support adults with basic computer set-up and navigation
• 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 is a home-based position