Position Type:
High School Teaching/Social Studies

Date Posted:
3/9/2023

Location:
Queen Creek Virtual Academy

TITLE:
Social Studies High School and Junior High School Facilitator

JOB GOALS:

Responsible for providing a high-quality education in a technology-based education system, ensuring that each student has the knowledge and skills necessary for success in the future.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Valid State of Arizona Teaching Certification
2. Proficient in Google and Microsoft
3. Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms
4. Knowledge of instructional technology and the ability to integrate tech into the curriculum

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. Support students and parents with the set-up and maintenance of their learning environment including basic computer troubleshooting
2. Orient students to the program, their coursework, and communicate course and school requirements
3. Plan and implement a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests and abilities of students within the district curriculum
4. Use effective teaching techniques and materials to implement established curriculum goals and objectives
5. Manage student caseloads ranging from 60-75 students at elementary and 200-250 students at secondary level, or as may be assigned by the District
6. Monitor and assess student progress in order to provide feedback on a regular basis to students and their parents
7. Diagnose, instruct and evaluate specific student needs and seek assistance of district specialists as required
8. Help students learn self-regulation skills by modeling to the students how to review progress using their Course Report/Attendance log
9. Proctor all tests and cumulative exams
10. Make phone calls to parents and students to build support for helping the student be successful
11. Interact with the students via small groups/whole class/one-on-one for multiple content/grade levels virtually and/or in-person
12. Augment course content in the form of remediation, modification, and enrichment
13. Enter grades into Student Information System in a timely manner
14. Communicate regularly with parents, school administrators, and virtual students
15. Provide support and feedback via Google Meets, phone, e-mail, and virtual lab/office hours
16. Conduct tutoring sessions and additional instruction for lessons as needed
17. Track and verify that attendance hours are being logged and correlate with the number of lessons completed
18. Conduct scheduled conferences with parents/guardians to assess each student's progress, learning style, and any other academic, social or developmental issues
19. Study student data and build a plan for each student's success
20. Document all conferences and necessary information in a timely manner
21. Provide corrective feedback on student work samples
22. Participate on IEP teams for students with special needs and implement and monitor IEP goal progress
23. Other duties as assigned

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 218 days (11 Months)

COMPENSATION: Per District Certified Professional Support Salary Schedule

BENEFITS: As per District policy

REPORTS TO: Director of Educational Technology and Innovation

EVALUATION: Per District Policy

HOURS: 40 hours per week and may require longer hours

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and arms, stand, bend or stoop. The employee is frequently required to move about the campuses. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This position requires the instructor to work on-site eight hours daily.

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.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Queen Creek Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age or sexual orientation in admission and access to its programs, services, activities, or in any aspect of their operations and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Queen Creek Unified School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. The following employees have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Title IX Coordinator, Assistant Superintendent of Support Services, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-7418 and Compliance Officer for Section 504/ADA, Director of Special Education, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-5990.

El Districto Escolar Unificado de Queen Creek no discrimina en base a su raza, color, religión, origen nacional, sexo, discapacidad, edad, o la orientación sexual para la admisión y su acceso a sus programas, servicios, actividades, o en cualquier aspecto de sus operaciones y proporciona un acceso igualitario a los Boys Scouts y otro grupos de jóvenes designados. El Districto Escolar Unificado de Queen Creek tampoco discrimina en sus prácticas de empleo y contratación. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para manejar las preguntas en cuanto a las pólizas de no discriminación: Funcionario de Cumplimiento de Título IX, Asistente del Superintendente de Servicios Auxiliares, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-7418 and Funcionario de Cumplimiento para la Sección 504/ADA, Director de Educación Especial, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-5990.