JOB SPECIFICATION

Position: Online Teacher

Reports to: Headmaster

Dept. /School: Great Hearts Texas; Remote*

EEO Classification: Professional

FLSA STATUS: Exempt, Full-time

*Great Hearts is not able to hire employees from the following: California, Connecticut, D.C., Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, Wyoming; International             

All items below apply to full-time and part-time teachers, unless otherwise indicated. The Headmaster/designate is the direct supervisor of each teacher/faculty member. Great Hearts and Academy administration may modify, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time, for any reason.

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 & 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 an ideal Great Hearts Online faculty member:

• 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

Qualifications:

     Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or higher required for all lead teaching positions.
• Teachers must be highly qualified in the subjects they teach.
• Previous teaching experience with Great Hearts Academies preferred

Licenses or Certifications:

• Certification is not required to teach at any of the Great Hearts Academies. Great Hearts teachers, whether certified or not, demonstrate a commitment to and love for the liberal arts. However, certification and additional required credentials is required for Special Education, English Language Learner, 504/RTI, and Dyslexia faculty.
• Fingerprint Clearance: Shall have a valid IVP fingerprint clearance card.

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.

Work Environment:

• Must maintain a professional virtual work environment, free of distraction.
• Must have stable, high speed internet

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