Job Details
| Region: | 13 |
| School District/Employer: | UT High School |
| District Category/Employer: | Campus, Central Office, College/University, |
| Position: | Specialist, |
| Assignment Level: |
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| Job Title: | Learning Specialist IV - High School Spanish (partial remote) |
| School: | The University of Texas at Austin School District |
| Campus Description: | The University of Texas at Austin High School District offers two online high schools to over 1000 full time students, and online courses, exams, and services to thousands of students and educators across Texas and beyond. The UTHS District team members work on-site at the UT-Austin Main Campus. UTHS District is an accredited public high school district, designated as a special purpose district established in 1999. |
| Date Posted: | 5/14/2024 |
| Deadline: | Until Filled |
| Openings: | 1 |
| Commitment: | Full Time |
| Description/Notes: | Earliest Start Date: June 3, 2024 This position requires reporting to work on the UT Austin main campus; however, currently the UT High School District is piloting a hybrid remote schedule with three days on campus and two days remote. This position requires remote internet access. Purpose: Serve as a lead learning specialist for the UT High School math program by designing and facilitating online courses and exams and coordinating support to ensure student success. Responsibilities Design online courses, final exams, and support materials that are aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and implement best practices in online learning and assessment. Develop scope and sequence, study guides, reading modules, diagrams/graphics, video content, and formative and summative assessment questions. Consider needs of a variety of student groups. Utilize the Canvas LMS and a variety of technology applications to produce effective instruction to support student success. Facilitate online courses in a core high school subject area to ensure student success by instructing students through a variety of online methods, such as online feedback, facilitating online communication for student groups, leading live lessons and office hours, and maintaining interactive and instructional course components. Assist in coordinating instructional support for a core subject area department of adjunct instructors. Organize resources, develop systems, and communicate with adjunct instructors to ensure instructors and students are successful. Implement systems for instruction, feedback, monitoring student progress, and grade reporting to ensure all instructors in the department maintain timely, accurate, and supportive instruction, communication, and grade reporting. Navigate a variety of technology systems including Canvas LMS, Skyward SIS, Mishell SIS, and Proctorio to support students, parents, and instructors through streamlined processes. Design credit by exams and participate in the annual TEA audit process, including coordination and feedback with contract auditors to ensure alignment to the TEKS. Respond to parent exam inquiries, prepare response documents, and provide communication aligned to state standards and UTHS policies. Prepare exams and support materials for the Proctorio remote online credit by exams and final exams. Monitor student progress and grades, prepare reports, and determine recommendations for support to ensure student success in courses, exams, and STAAR. Coordinate and prepare student support materials and tutoring sessions online and face-to-face, including webinars and group and individual tutoring. Proctor STAAR and AP exams, including occasional travel to proctor location in Texas. Participate in 504 and ARD meetings to support students with special needs. Communicate with students and parents as needed to support student success. Collaborate with a team of core subject area learning specialists, instructional technology developers, testing coordinators, and administration within UTHS to align and prioritize work to achieve measurable goals. Communicate with internal and external partners to support instruction, including preparing resources and trainings for partner school districts. Engage in projects that include partners from a variety of departments at UT. Travel to attend conferences and training sessions and participate in marketing opportunities for the UT High School program and services. Communicate with Texas school districts, including driving to districts. Other related functions as assigned. |
| Qualifications: | Required Qualifications Master's degree in education, Spanish, or a closely related field and five years of secondary teaching experience, or bachelor’s degree and seven years of secondary teaching experience. Texas Teacher Certification in high school Spanish and at least three years of experience teaching secondary Spanish courses in Texas public schools. Experience designing instruction and assessments for high school Spanish courses. Comprehensive understanding of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), STAAR expectations, and best practices in Spanish instruction and assessment. Experience implementing support for a variety of student group needs, including emergent bilingual, Gifted/Talented, and special education students. Successful experience supporting students to achieve targeted objectives and tracking and reporting student data. Experience with online instruction. Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task with high level of proficiency. Professional demeanor. Exceptional organizational and communication skills. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications PhD in education, Spanish, or a closely related field. More than five years of teaching experience. More than three years of experience teaching Spanish courses in Texas public schools. Experience teaching multiple high school Spanish or world languages courses, including Pre-AP/AP, Honors, Dual Credit, or IB. Fluency in an additional world language besides Spanish and English. Three or more years’ experience in a leadership role in an educational setting. Experience developing and delivering professional development to educators. In-depth understanding of the TEKS, Texas Education Code, FERPA, and graduation requirements. Extensive knowledge of best practices in assessment proctoring and scoring. Experience working with K-12 Spanish curriculum, instruction, or assessment in a learning management system. Educator certification in multiple subject areas. Experience developing or facilitating online instruction. Experience leading trainings for teachers for curriculum, social emotional, G/T, Advanced Placement, or emergent bilingual strategies. Experience with blended learning instruction. Experience presenting or marketing at conferences. Satisfactory outcomes of fingerprinting and criminal background check required. |
| Salary Range: | $58,000 + depending on qualifications |
| Benefits: | The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS). See the UT-Austin HR website for information regarding benefits: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits |
| How To Apply: | Complete an online application at the UT-Austin website at https://utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UTstaff. Search for the job requisition ID "R_00033089" Or, copy and paste the following URL to apply for the position: https://utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UTstaff/details/Learning-Specialist-IV---High-School-Spanish_R_00033089-1?q=R_00033089 Upload the required materials including the following: 1) Resume/CV 2) Three work references with their current contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor 3) Letter of interest Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. |
Contact Person:
| Name: | Kim Penridge |
| Email: | kim.penridge@austin.utexas.edu |
| Address: | 1616 Guadalupe St., Suite 0.134, UT Administration Bldg |
| City: | Austin |
| State: | TX |
| Zip: | 78712 |
| Phone: | (512) 232-9491 |
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