LAS VIRGENES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

JOB DESCRIPTION

HOME SCHOOLING TEACHER

DEPARTMENT:  Office of Educational Services

REPORTS TO:  Assistant Superintendent of Education

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Under general direction, is responsible for the overall development, implementation, coordination, and execution of the instructional program and policies, enrichment programs, and materials of the LVUSD Home Schooling Program.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS:

This is a certificated teaching position assigned to the Office of Educational Services under the direction and supervision of the Assistant Superintendent of Education.  This position requires a Multiple Subjects credential.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

•     Develop, implement and evaluate individualized educational programs for the changing needs of each child within the needs, capabilities and perimeters of the family.

•     Build instructional programs that find the innate interests, talents, passion and brilliance within each and every child while satisfying state mandates.

•     Serve as liaison between the home schooling program and the individual student’s school of attendance; coordinate home school and site-based programs.

•     Create tools/methods to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs:

      - Routinely scheduled informal interviews

      - Parent questionnaires and written responses

      - Student questionnaires and written responses

      - Monitor the degree of student and parent participation

•     Coordinate implementation of speech/language and special educational services for students as needed and if required.

•     Use existing educational training tools, classes, venues, materials, framework, blueprint, facilities and other resources, as needed and as required.

•     Provide a structure of ongoing and changing weekly programs and events including field trips and daily enrichment activities.

•     Provide mentoring programs within the community for secondary students as appropriate.

•     Provide training programs for both teachers and parents.  Utilize professional resources, if possible, and guest speakers focusing on parenting and educational paradigms and techniques.

•     Create alliances with and accumulate, synthesize, and implement educational opportunities in the community through the California Homeschool Network, the Link Magazine, home schooling e-groups, home schooling conferences, and other outside sources.

•     Build LVUSD Home Schooling Program to eventually become a model and resource for these sources.

•     Maintain a strong community presence.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

Knowledge of:

•     Home schooling experiences either as a parent or teacher or both strongly desired.

•     Having designed, organized, and implemented home schooling programs for others strongly desired.

•     Building individualized curriculum based on a wide range of learning modalities and styles.

Ability to:

•     Demonstrate excellent verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills coupled with ability and a strong desire to establish rapport with a diverse student, family and community population.

•     Demonstrate unlimited patience, creativity, compassion, and flexibility accompanied by a personal desire for growth.

•     Manage and track numerous tasks, people, individual student progress and enrichment programs while at the same time creating new programs and events.

•     Be flexible and personalize individuals student’s educational program within district guidelines.

•     Carry out tasks and exercise leadership within the program with a minimum of supervision.

•     Operate a computer with a variety of software programs. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

•     Mental ability to organize and facilitate instructional programs at multiple levels; follow district procedures, rules and requirements regarding the supervision of the instructional program; make decisions regarding student assignments, progress or other related instructional issues;

•     Facility to see and read, with or without vision aids, printed materials related to the instructional program;

•     Facility to hear and understand speech at normal levels, and other sounds as related to the instructional program;

•     Facility to speak clearly and be understood;

•     Ability to sit, walk, reach, stoop, climb, bend, kneel and be mobile for extended periods of time;

•     Ability to attend all regular and special meetings scheduled either during the day or after regular school hours.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

•     Work environment: indoors

•     Temperature: normal climate

CONTACTS:

Regular contact with students, parents, and occasional contacts with teachers, staff, Board of Education members, community members and outside agency personnel.

EDUCATIONAL TRAINING:

Bachelor’s degree or higher; CBEST verification; valid California teaching credential

EMPLOYMENT STANDARD:

Dexterity and physical condition to maintain a rigorous work schedule and meet standards of physical and mental health.  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.