Teacher Job Description
About Global Village School
GVS is an international K-12 homeschool diploma program with a creative, flexible approach and an emphasis on peace, justice, diversity, and sustainability. Our focus is on preparing students to be wise and capable stewards of the planet and each other. We work to nurture and protect the passion and enthusiasm for creating a better world that comes so naturally to so many young people. We seek to help our students to lead authentic and meaningful lives, and strive to have them leave school feeling confident in their abilities to make an impact on the world around them.
Global Village offers a full K-12 curriculum with all the regular academics, weaving in progressive themes wherever we can. In addition, we offer customized curriculum which reflects students’ interests and learning styles, and high school courses such as International Human Rights, Planetary Stewardship, Peacemakers, Literature of Diversity, and The History of Civil Rights in the U.S.
About the Teaching Position
Working remotely under the supervision of the Executive Director, and in cooperation with the office staff and administration, the Teacher provides support to and oversees the educational progress of assigned students.
Schedule
Flexible. Time required depends upon number of students assigned. This is a part-time position.
Duties and responsibilities
Provide teaching services for GVS students and follow the guidelines in the GVS Teacher Manual, including:
- Consult with and support parents and students, answer questions as they arise
- Review student work and return it in a timely manner
- Assign grades to high school work (K-8 work only if requested by parent)
- Keep detailed records, including an up-to- date list of all students
- Provide documents such as written evaluations at the end of each semester’s work, monthly student updates and billings, send welcome letters to new students, etc.
- Communicate regularly with office staff and assigned families, including notifying the office if you have any concerns about a family
Qualifications
- Personal commitment to the vision of Global Village School, including commitment to social change, educational excellence and innovation, creativity, peace, justice, and diversity
- A passion for working with young people
- Teaching experience, preferably in an alternative education context
- Ability to work with people from a variety of ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, and religious backgrounds, generations, sexual orientations and gender identities
- Experience working with staff and students in a team-based context
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently; trustworthy; dependable; productive
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- The ability to personalize curriculum and requirements to meet individual student interests, needs, and learning styles
- High school diploma required. Bachelor's Degree preferred. Teaching credential is a plus.
- Solid knowledge of personal computing: Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Drive, creating pdfs, e-mail, the Internet, Skype, online chat, and social media such as Facebook is required
- Knowledgeable about peace, social justice, active nonviolence, diversity issues, education, and their interconnectedness is a strong plus
- Knowledgeable about homeschooling, humane education, and alternative education is a plus
How to Apply
Please send resume and cover letter to Marcie Foster, Assistant to the Director, at info@globalvillageschool.org
No phone calls please.
www.globalvillageschool.org
