High School Special Education Teacher -HVA

Overview

Heron Virtual Academy (HVA) offers a fresh start for students who need a new path to success. With flexible scheduling, personalized support, and a focus on life-after-school outcomes, we make graduation—and a better future—possible for every student.

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• Implement instructional strategies that stimulate learning and increase student engagement
• Create instructional resources to meet the varying needs of students
• Collaborate with parents and colleagues to manage coarse goals, curriculum, and materials that enhance the learning experience
• Actively participate in Professional Learning Communities (or professional development)
• Host live synchronous sessions that promote a positive learning environment
• Analyze student data to prescribe remediation and enrichment as needed
• Participate in data analysis meetings to monitor student growth
• Collect data and work samples to support documentation of IEP goals
• Document all contact with parents, collaborations with general education teachers, and interventions with students
• Make modifications and accommodations to K12 lessons and assessments as specified by the IEP
• Collaborate with general education teachers to ensure inclusion and success of students in the general education classroom
• Collaborate on all progress, semester and grade reports
• Provide special education services to students; support general education teachers and parents with student accommodations to promote attainment of IEP goals
• Communicate with parents and applicable related service staff to ensure that students with special needs are receiving the appropriate therapies
• Ensure compliance by holding all IEP meetings prior to the IEP end date
• Enter accommodations into school-based programs to ensure 100% accommodation compliance for all testing sessions
• Attend school-based face-to-face outings and professional development sessions as scheduled

• Organizes social and educational activities for students and families, including sponsorship of virtual clubs, outings, marketing events or other extracurricular activities as required
• Travels to testing sites to proctor state exams

• Bachelor’s degree
• Six (6) months of student teaching experience
• Valid South Carolina teaching certification in Special Education
• Pedagogical knowledge of content being taught and ability to apply critical thinking
• Knowledge of state content standards and ability to align those with the K12 curriculum
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes
• Ability to problem solve independently and have a high level of organization
• Understanding of interdependency of deadlines on multiple projects and ability to act to preserve integrity on other people's deadlines
• Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week
• Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 8-4 or as defined by the school
• Ability to travel as required (on average once per month and/or approximately 10% of the time) for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and as required by school
• Access to reliable high-speed internet
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word;
  Power Point
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms
• Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs and curriculum
• Ability to clear required background check

• Experience working with proposed age group
• Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology
• Experience working in a virtual environment
• Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick and mortar environment
• Experience with Blackboard Collaborative, Newrow, or other online platforms

This position has 0 direct reports.

As a staff member at HVA, you’ll enjoy:

• Benefits:
  Health care, dental, life insurance, and retirement through PEBA - Keep your service credit!
• Work from home 8am-4pm - no car or lunch duty!
• Laptop provided by the school and eligibility for internet reimbursement