Remote Special Education Teacher Jobs

POSITION TITLE: Online Special Education Teacher

DEPARTMENT: Instructional

LOCATION: Great Hearts Texas; Remote

REPORTS TO: Headmaster

EEO CLASSIFICATION: Professional

FLSA STATUS: Exempt, Full-time

COMPENSATION TYPE: Salary

COMPENSATION AMOUNT: N/A

Position Summary:

Teachers are the most important daily leaders and shapers of intellectual and ethical culture on our campuses. Every teacher is a role model and must always act and speak as one. Great Hearts Texas Online faculty will design and develop best-in-class, classical virtual courses and become expert online facilitators of instruction, discourse, and community.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Create an educational experience that will feel safe for all students to learn and reach their fullest potential.
- Create thoughtful and well-planned lessons, adhering to the curriculum, across synchronous and asynchronous environments with clear, intentional connections to independent work and rigorous assignments.
- Record, edit, and post video course material.
- Provide timely and meaningful evaluation/correction of student work (quick return is critical in the online setting).
- Timely response to student questions posted online.
- Engage students utilizing the Socratic method.
- Lead students through intelligence, charisma, humor, moral integrity, and example.
- Fully embrace the school's vision of community, of learning, and of leadership.
- Perform additional assigned campus duties.
- Read, know, and support the philosophy, policies, procedures, and other pertinent data of the school as published in the Faculty Handbook and most current Family Handbook.
- Provide reasonable assistance to those students in need of individual help and assist students to make-up work after approved absences.
- Communicate regularly and as needed with parents and respond to parental inquiries by the end of the next school day.
- Attend virtual events that may occur outside of normal hours. Events may include (but are not limited to): Open Houses, special school events and staff meetings.
- Attend all Great Hearts professional development opportunities and participate in faculty development.
- Support and enforce the school dress and behavior codes and makes reasonable efforts to promote the orderly behavior of all students.
- Keep accurate records and makes reports as required by the Headmaster.
- Evaluate and document the student’s day-to-day work, prepare the quarter report, and prepare and participate in the formal semester evaluation and conference.
- Attend and participate in review meetings with the Headmaster and/or Assistant Headmaster.
- Be an active member of the community of learners and continues to pursue his or her own professional growth and development.
- Pursue excellence in teaching and continues to develop his or her own knowledge of the great ideas and works of Western Civilization.
- Maintain regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance, and adherence to relevant health and safety procedures.
- Maintain positive supervision and an orderly online classroom.

PROFILE OF A GREAT HEARTS ONLINE TEACHER:

You hold a deep love for your students and their formation as learning and people.
You love your academic content, and your sense of wonder and depth of inquiry is contagious.
You admire and appreciate the classical, liberal arts tradition of education.
You believe that your job is to ensure students learn and master the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors.
You actively reflect, learn, and strive to close the gap between “I taught it” and “students learned it.”
You are genuinely enthusiastic and optimistic about online education and yearn for this job as the next step in your professional journey.
You are an avid learner and a strong team-member.

Education:

Bachelor's degree or higher required for all lead teaching positions.

Experience:

Teachers must be highly qualified in the subjects they teach.
Previous teaching experience with Great Hearts Academies preferred.

SKILLS:

N/A

PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS:

Must be clearly spoken for students to hear and understand.
Must maintain a professional appearance and be able to sit for long hours working on a computer.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal history background check and fingerprint clearance in accordance with state requirements.

Travel required: May need to travel locally for training and professional development opportunities.

This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.