What are the responsibilities and job description for the Virtual PE/ Health School Teacher position at Virtual Preparatory Academy of Georgia?
About the Team
ACCEL Schools is seeking highly qualified virtual PE/Health teachers in Georgia for our 2024-2025 school year! We are seeking teachers who are excited to create a rigorous and nurturing classroom environment that prioritizes student learning and social-emotional development. ACCEL Schools uses a cutting-edge 21st-century curriculum, which can be accessed online and through a variety of traditional methods. Please note – while this is an online school position and all instruction occurs virtually, travel and face to face attendance will be required several times per year to support in person state testing and student events.
ELIGIBILITY: This position is open to residents of Georgia
About the Opportunity
- Serve as the teacher of record and primary instructor in PE
- Relentlessly work to meet all goals related to student achievement and culture as well as state specific academic accountability goals
- Deliver highly effective live lessons via web conference based on student need, rooted in research-based instructional practices
- Complete course set up for each course within the Learning Management System
- Monitor student progress in asynchronous courses and provide feedback/grade assignments daily
- Track and maintain contact with each student
- Collaborate with Principal to create and deliver Progress Reports of Students
- Review student level data frequently to inform instructional program adjustments
- Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students
- Utilize research-based best practices in both synchronous and asynchronous instruction
- Create a joyful, caring, and loving classroom environment for all students
- Integrate culturally responsive teaching practices into daily lessons and interactions with students, parents, and colleagues
- Implement school-wide culture expectations and norms, inside the classroom and beyond
- Communicate regularly with families regarding the academic and social-emotional growth of their child
- Incorporate 21st century technology skills into daily classroom practice and team settings
- Participate in the planning and implementation of non-instructional activities such as social events and field trips and attend these events in person
- Collaborate and communicate effectively, humbly, and respectfully with all colleagues
- Travel to support required face to face state testing annually
- Perform other duties as assigned
About You
- Current Georgia teaching license in appropriate content area
- Georgia residency preferred
- Knowledge of State Standards and Common Core Standards
- Preferred two years' experience teaching
- High level of comfort working in a growth-focused coaching environment based on frequent observations, debriefs, action planning, and progress monitoring
- High quality written and verbal communication skills
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Word and Outlook
- Ability to properly manage confidential information
- Ability to stand for up to 90 minutes at a time
- Ability to supervise students in all school settings
- Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks
- Experience working in a multi-cultural setting preferred
About Us
"We believe that every child should be able to be anything they want in life, regardless of their birthplace and circumstances." – Ron Packard, CEO & Founder
ACCEL Schools is a network of 80 high-performing, public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban, suburban, and rural communities we serve. Our brick-and-mortar, virtual, and hybrid schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career-technical education, sports training, bilingual programming, and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators, authorizers, and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under-resourced communities.
We offer the following benefits:
Life benefits – time & peace of mind
- Paid time off
- Retirement contributions
- Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance
- Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child)
- Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations
Health benefits – stay well & thrive
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary short-term disability insurance
- Voluntary long-term disability insurance
Career benefits – keep growing
- Career advancement opportunities throughout Pansophic Learning and our strong network of 4,000 instructors and education professionals
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
It is our policy to abide by all federal, state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based solely on a person's race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status, veteran status (including protected veterans), marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, familial status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected status except where a reasonable, bona fide occupational qualification exists.
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