Sora Schools · 2 days ago

High School Humanities Expert - Immediate Need (Remote within the U.S., Potential Contract to Hire)

Atlanta, GA

Full-time, Contract

Remote

Mid Level

$59K/yr - $65K/yr

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Responsibilities

Serve as a House Advisor and coach students one-on-one: Faculty members serve as House Advisors to 18-20 students, meeting daily with the group to provide academic guidance and support. Additionally, faculty actively collaborate with students and their families throughout their time at Sora to identify and supply necessary resources and support, serving as their first point of contact and primary support person, offering feedback on their progress, and generally facilitating their educational journey at Sora.

Facilitate learning experiences (Expeditions, Activities, and Independent Studies) for students: Expeditions are six-week learning modules for our students, helping them develop knowledge and abilities while allowing them to explore interests. We have a growing library of expeditions developed by faculty and curriculum designers and work with faculty on developing new offerings. Activities are student self-guided learning experiences where faculty provide feedback and assessment. Independent Studies are student-developed learning experiences where faculty assist in providing expertise, coaching, feedback, and assessment.

Develop new learning experiences and improve current expeditions: Faculty members will develop new learning experiences with the guidance and support of curriculum staff on an annual basis. Faculty will also continuously improve current expeditions on an ongoing basis in collaboration with curriculum staff.

Track student progress and goals: Using our internal software and other tools, ensure students meet their learning goals and document feedback for students, parents, and Sora team members. Provide ongoing feedback on student performance to all stakeholders.

Support overall school, community, and company growth: We are a new school and organization, and we look to each team member to help us build the right model, culture, processes, and policies. We are growing and will need you to grow and change with us!

Communicate with the team, students, and guardians: As a fully remote workplace and school, we expect each community member to communicate proactively and thoughtfully. We use internal software, Heartbeat, Zoom, and other technology to enable this.

Qualification

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LiteratureWorld HistoryU.S. HistoryPhilosophyCultural StudiesProgressive educationMusicStudent-focusedVirtual learningTech tools familiarityStartup environment experience

Required

Experience should be at the secondary or postsecondary level in 2 or more of the following areas: Honors level experience with Literature, World and/or U.S. History, Philosophy, and Ancient and/or Modern Cultural Studies including Art and/or Music.

Experience working with high school students and a belief that adolescence is a special time of life with its own specific joys and opportunities.

A broad, demonstrated understanding of the academic area, with clear expertise in various component parts.

Appreciation for and experience with student-led, progressive education and a desire to build something new for students and for the world.

Interested in being part of a unique hybrid school-tech start up model and excited to dive straight into ambiguity.

Intellectually curious, with strong critical thinking skills, and a deep interest in furthering your own learning.

Responsive, professional, and understand working with widely ranging stakeholders both kids and adults; proactive at building relationships in a remote setting.

Invested in furthering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Sora through curricular design and implementation as well as participation in the Sora community.

Preferred

Experience with virtual learning, passion for independent learning, familiarity with a variety of tech tools and platforms, and/or experience in a startup environment.