English Teacher 6-12 (Remote)

Job Description: 

Laurel Springs School is seeking an experienced, passionate, and innovative English educator to join our dynamic English Department. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the Advanced Placement English courses and the capability to teach English courses to all students in grades 6–12th. This individual will lead weekly, engaging, synchronous lessons for 6th- to 12th-grade students, provide targeted academic support, and actively contribute to curriculum review and development. The successful candidate will also create meaningful enrichment opportunities to deepen student understanding and engagement with the English academic concepts to develop their students' critical thinking skills. A commitment to academic excellence, student-centered instruction, and creative online teaching strategies is essential. Candidates must have exceptional communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships with students and guardians in a fully online, asynchronous learning environment that includes regular opportunities for live interaction. This full-time, 12-month remote position requires collaboration with the English Academic Department Chair and fellow educators to ensure a cohesive and rigorous English program. Educators must be available during business hours (Eastern Time) to grade assignments, provide feedback, support students, contribute to curriculum projects, share ideas to enhance the program, participate in meetings, office hours, one-on-one student sessions, as well as other opportunities within Laurel Springs School.

Job Duties:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Advance the mission of the school by providing high-quality, positive, proactive asynchronous and synchronous student learning through the LSS online learning management system and other learning platforms.
• Actively monitor the academic progress of each assigned student and intervene as needed to ensure mastery and timely completion of enrollments.
• Provide substantive, motivating, personalized, timely, and constructive feedback for all student assignments.
• Support the curriculum team with content creation and course reviews as assigned.
• Communicate proactively and responsively with students, parents, counselors, staff, and administrators via email, phone, video conference, and any other communication tools provided by LSS.
• Be readily and proactively accessible to students and parents via virtual office hours, individual live instruction and appointments, and parent-teacher conferences.
• Teach Workshop courses (asynchronous courses with weekly live lessons) as assigned.
• Participate collaboratively and professionally in school-wide meetings, events, communications and activities, both online and in person, with some required evening virtual events.
• Engage in ongoing professional development (internal and external), practice self-assessment, and strive for continuous improvement.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding students, families, and staff as well as  LSS management and operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education/Credentials:

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field required; Master’s degree strongly preferred
• Active education certification and commitment to ongoing compliance with state and local regulations relating to background checks and credentials.
• Demonstrated experience in 6-12 teaching; experience in online learning, asynchronous learning, and/or blended learning strongly preferred.

Essential Skills:

• Excellent skills with word processing, productivity, communication, and educational technology tools; expertise with G-Suite, Learning Management Systems, and Student Information Systems strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical, interpretive, evaluative, and constructive thinking and organizational skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Access to dependable and high-quality internet and a quiet work space that allows the Student Support Manager to be fully present and available to students, parents, and colleagues as needed during work hours (Monday through Friday from 8:30am - 5pm ET).
• TRAVEL: Employees in this role may be required to periodically travel by air or motor vehicle for required training or in-person events.

Additional Requirements:

• This is a full-time, year-round, salaried position in which the employee may be required to work more than 40 hours a week.