High School Mathematics Instructor – Full Time

Position Summary

Penn Foster High School is looking for a full-time Math Teacher who has a passion for teaching and helping students. Students are helped to achieve learning objectives as well as their own learning targets; the different types of support available to students:The variety of support provided to students:

This job will include communicating with students via phone, email, live chat and text. The teacher will also use other virtual tools for supporting student learning such as regular virtual office hours, virtual Q&A, webinars and student appointments. This role also collaborates closely with the other personnel on the high school team as well as those throughout the organization with projects and initiatives designed for enhancing learning outcomes.

Essential Job Functions

Offer students academic assistance by phone, email, live chat, text, office hours and appointments.

• Develop and deliver webinars.
• explanations to subjectively marked examinations
• Do administrative work as required, such as write letters and keep spreadsheets up to date, and distribute files to team members
• Analyse program/ course level data to inform outreach plans and activities considering student needs.
• Make, review and evaluate lessons, courses and programming for adherence to standards, guidelines and practices
• Do other work related to the job duties and level of work

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Bachelor or other higher level degree in Mathematics
• Completed high school student teaching certification from State of Iowa.Student teaching certificate from State of Iowa for 12 th grade Math.
• At least 2 years’ experience in teaching and/or tutoring.
• Having access to a reliable high speed internet connection.
• Effective computer skills and a positive learning attitude towards new systems.
• Very good time management skills
• Experience with online learning and instructional design
• Agriculture knowledge and understanding of business, good
• A solid grasp of the opportunities technology can afford to teaching and learning in fresh ways.
• Strong written, oral and attention-giving abilities and team working ability
• Pity for the e-student with all the things going on in his life!
• Disengagement to encourage students and employees to be successful academically

Strong work ethic Preferred

• Gain counterproductive work experience with at-risk students/young adults
• Quick thinking and body of words to say stuff effectively and efficiently.
• Enjoys working as part of a team
• Previous working experience in a customer service or high pressure environment’s helpful.
• Work experience in a private, for-profit high school and/or postsecondary institution.
• Experience in online instruction, or, Education Services Managers experience is a plus.

Working Conditions & Hiring Process:

• U.S. Work Location Requirement: Employees must live in, and work in the United States. International remote job is not possible for this position.
• Travel Expectations: This is a remote position, but may require travel to team meetings, corporate events, conference, summits and other events as necessary.
• Requirements: Candidates must be willing and able to travel as required.
• On-Camera work environment – We work in a collaborative culture remotely using on-camera methods. Unless extenuating circumstances, employees will be on camera during a meeting.
• Recorded Video Interviews: Any Video Interviews that happen as part of the hiring process will be recorded to help maintain consistency and enhance purchasing process.
• Background Checks: The employment process requires the verification of a criminal background, where lawfully required, and/or employment, education and criminal history of an applicant, which will serve as a necessary condition to gaining employment with Penn Foster Group.
• Employment eligibility verification (Form I-9): In the course of our hiring process, all employees are required to undergo Employment Eligibility Verification under Federal law and be certified as being eligible for employment by the employment agency. This includes files I-9 verification that could involve an in-person step verifying the identity with an authorized representative.

Who We Are: We’re reimagining online learning to help learners at the Penn Foster Group, which joins Penn Foster, CareerStep, Ashworth College, James Madison High School, the New York Institute of Photography, the New York Institute of Art and Design and other education platforms. We model a pathway for him or herself and their peers to achieve more rapid economic mobility through hands-on skills and knowledge that will help them succeed in the future’s workplaces. We’ve been here since 1890 when our founder, Thomas Foster, concocted the idea of training coal miners by mail to get them the skills to work in safer jobs. Now, we carry on our mission of accessible training and education for in-demand skills with our partners—those we build through our education and training programs—and are forging an workforce prepared for tomorrow’s job market.

Equal Employment Opportunity: We work for a culture of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Penn Foster Group through our intentional recruitment practices to ensure that our staff is diverse – in their lived experiences, identities and ideas; so they can continue to feel connected to one another, and have a sense of belonging. Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is at the heart of what we do as an organisation – maximising opportunities for learning to reach scale, ensuring children have experiences we want them to have, and being the kind of organisation that we want to work in.

What We Pay For: We have an excellent benefits package which includes all of our online programs, medical insurance, dental, vision, flexible spending, generous paid time off, sponsored volunteer opportunities and a 401k with a company match.