[Hiring] Science Teacher @Learning Network

Role Description

This is a deeply student-facing, relationship-driven role where your impact hinges on daily human connection. You'll reach out consistently via phone, text, chat, Zoom, and email while guiding learners through a powerful, structured curriculum.

• Your success is measured in both key performance indicators like engagement rates and on-pace progress and in lives changed: students who re-engage after setbacks, gain confidence through meaningful feedback, stay on pace toward graduation, and emerge more resilient and capable.
• It demands extreme ownership, lightning responsiveness, and joyful persistence because when you show up fully, students feel seen, valued, and unstoppable.

Core Responsibilities

• Build unbreakable daily connections that keep students motivated, seen, and soaring, turning potential drop-offs into breakthroughs through caring, proactive outreach.
• Guide learners through the curriculum with clarity and passion, reinforcing key concepts and helping them master material.
• Monitor engagement and progress with eagle-eyed attention; spot struggling or disengaged students early and launch timely, personalized interventions that reignite momentum.
• Deliver timely grading and powerful, meaningful feedback that reinforces learning, celebrates growth, builds self-efficacy, and equips students to conquer challenges with confidence.

Essential Duties

• Serve students, families, and colleagues with genuine professionalism, integrity, humility, and a white-glove mindset that makes every interaction feel personal and uplifting.
• Own daily monitoring of student engagement and academic progress; act swiftly and thoughtfully when support is needed most.
• Foster genuine relationships through consistent, reliable, multi-channel communication that makes students and families feel supported all day, every school day.
• Empower mastery of course material by guiding students with clarity, varied explanations, and encouragement that sparks deeper understanding.
• Provide prompt, high-quality grading and feedback that inspires forward movement and long-term growth.
• Keep precise, actionable records of progress and interventions to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
• Collaborate enthusiastically with peers and leaders to amplify student success across the team.
• Engage fully in professional development, meetings, and training to continuously elevate your impact.
• Teach faithfully within the assigned curriculum, pacing, and resources only, channeling your creativity into masterful delivery rather than any creation from scratch or use of outside materials.
• Lead live sessions when called upon, bringing energy and connection using only provided content.
• Support proctoring during testing windows, including occasional travel, to ensure fair and secure assessments.
• Embrace other duties as needed to advance our mission.

Work Schedule and Availability

• Work a fixed schedule: 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Mountain Time (Denver/America), year-round, auto-adjusting for daylight saving time.
• Work full time in this exempt role, requiring at least 40 hours per week with uninterrupted focus during scheduled hours.
• Remain actively available and immediately responsive throughout the workday via phone, chat, Zoom, email, and internal systems so students, parents, and colleagues can reach you in real time.
• Avoid all concurrent work during scheduled hours and maintain full professional focus; ensure any outside employment does not interfere with performance and is approved in writing in advance.
• Maintain a private, professional, distraction-free remote workspace with reliable high-speed internet that supports video and required tools.
• Maintain consistent daily availability; absences exceeding two consecutive instructional days materially disrupt student support, engagement, and progress monitoring and generally cannot be accommodated during the instructional term.

This Role Is Your Calling If:

• You wake up energized by the chance to be a consistent, believing adult in a student's life—especially when the world feels overwhelming.
• You thrive on forging real relationships that spark "aha" moments, rebuild confidence, and drive lasting growth.
• You're wired for excellence: self-driven, ultra-responsive, and proud to own every student's progress as if it were your own family member.
• You see online education as a superpower—reaching underserved students anywhere, personalizing at scale, and redefining access to transformative learning.
• You embrace clear structure, metrics, and accountability because they fuel your ability to deliver extraordinary results.

This Role May Not Align If:

• You seek high flexibility in your schedule or a self-paced workday.
• You prefer minimal direct interaction with students or parents.
• You dislike proactive outreach such as phone calls or frequent messaging.
• You expect primarily asynchronous teaching with limited real-time engagement.
• You struggle with tight responsiveness, follow-through, or time management under metrics.
• You want to balance this position with another job.
• You resist oversight, performance tracking, or structured expectations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate clearly, empathetically, and professionally.
• Ability to build rapport, gain commitment, and explain concepts using varied methods.
• Extreme ownership of outcomes with high self-motivation, discipline, and accountability to exceed expectations.
• Proven content knowledge and prior educational success with students from a variety of backgrounds.
• Strong organizational skills, time management, attention to detail, and the ability to handle competing priorities.
• Independent work capability paired with effective remote team collaboration.
• Proficiency with Mac OS, Google Workspace, learning management systems, and task tools (e.g., Asana); quick adaptation to new technologies.
• Willingness and ability to travel to assigned testing locations for proctoring.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Education or related field (required)
• Teacher certification and an approved teacher preparation program (required)
• Ability to obtain certifications in Arizona, Colorado, Washington, and other states as may be assigned (required)
• 3+ years teaching experience (preferred)
• 2+ years online teaching experience (preferred)
• Ability to pass required background checks (required)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision employee coverage for as little as $1 each per month;
• Personal paid time off in addition to major holidays;
• Short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and AD&D insurance are all 100% paid by the employer;
• 401(k) with employer contributing a dollar-for-dollar match of employee contributions up to 6% of employee earnings.