Saturday Academy Instructor, Advisory, 9th & 10th Grade

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Deliver a comprehensive college preparatory curriculum for enthusiastic high school students.

• Act as a coach and facilitator, fostering student-centered learning environments.

• Co-instruct three to four Advisory periods and independently lead classes when substituting for other instructors.

• Adhere to lesson plans and achieve learning objectives while ensuring rigorous instruction and student participation.

• Utilize Brightspace, Nearpod, G Suite applications, and Zoom chat within a blended learning framework.

• Read, comprehend, practice, and modify lesson plans and materials to cater to student needs.

• Organize open-door lunch tutoring sessions for review, makeup assignments, and skill enhancement.

• Cultivate a dynamic, engaging, and approachable classroom atmosphere.

• Participate in scheduled meetings, professional development sessions, check-ins, and debriefs; respond promptly to emails and Zoom communications.

• Meet with the designated instructional coach at least twice during the semester and incorporate feedback received.

• Conduct selected Saturday synchronous online classes and attend instructor orientation via Zoom.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a related content field.

• Teaching certification and K-12 classroom teaching experience, or experience teaching at the college or university level.

• Proficiency and comfort in working with and navigating technological learning platforms.

• Knowledge and application of student-centered teaching methodologies.

• Experience engaging with high school-aged students.

• Strong expertise and knowledge in advanced high school-level English Language Arts or Humanities.

• Willingness to engage in discussions analyzing the historical and ongoing causes of societal issues and challenges.

• Successful completion of a Level 2 background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

• Preferred: Secondary Education Degree and Certification.

• Preferred: Familiarity with and experience in Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

• Preferred: Certifications, professional development course completions, and/or higher education in Instructional Technologies.

🏝️ Benefits

• Asynchronous instructor training totaling 13 hours of work, which can be completed at your convenience.

• This position does not offer benefits in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.

• Support for accommodations during the application process.