About the Employer

Visions In Education is one of the most established TK-12 public charter schools serving northern California. We provide high-quality educational programs for students and families seeking alternatives to the traditional public school setting. Visions In Education has successfully supported students and families for over 25 years and is a growing, thriving organization.

Our success is rooted in hiring the most qualified teachers and staff, and helping them acquire the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. We have a dynamic and cohesive team and many of our staff have been at Visions for over 15 years. Visions In Education provides competitive salaries, a generous medical/dental/vision benefits package as well as STRS/PERS retirement contributions.

Our students and families choose Visions as their school because we provide outstanding teachers, personalized learning plans, enrichment opportunities, standards-based curriculum choices, and effective student support systems and technologies to help them achieve their educational goals.

We are a tuition-free, WASC-accredited (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) public charter school that provides a rigorous standards-based education to Home School students (TK-8), Online Middle School students (7 & 8), and Independent Study High School students (9-12), including our University Prep Early College High School program serving 8,700+ students across our nine-county service area, making us one of the largest and most stable charter schools in the Sacramento Valley region.

Job Summary

Grow with us! Visions In Education is preparing to enroll more students and change more lives. We’re adding many new positions for the 26/27 school year. Come join a team focused on student success!

Visions is seeking Single Subject credentialed teachers for our Independent Study Academy for the 26/27 school year. Specifically, we are seeking teachers who believe in tailoring education to meet students’ needs, are committed to ensuring that all students thrive academically and social-emotionally, and who find fulfillment in providing a personalized learning approach to students across the educational spectrum.

Teachers start on the salary schedule based upon semester units beyond their Bachelors. Visions’ Step 1 is similar to Step 7 of surrounding districts and for that reason, most teachers start on Step 1 of our salary schedule. Additional steps may be given for credentialed positions that are difficult to fill.

$67,869 (0-29 units) $71,128 (30-60 units) $77,244 (60 or more units)

Visions has a 20 step salary schedule for teachers which includes a 4.5% salary increase each school year until they reach Step 10. Visions’ teachers on Step 10, with 60+ units, earn up to $114,792. Visions’ teachers on Step 20, with 60+ units, earn up to $122,827.

Our teachers are what makes Visions a highly sought-after option by families seeking an alternative to the traditional school model. In turn, we provide our employees with a valuable, high-quality benefits package to support health and work-life balance. Our comprehensive plans offer full medical (Kaiser, Western Health Advantage, and Sutter Health Plus), dental (Delta Dental) and vision (VSP) coverage. These plans include options for 100% employer-paid coverage for employee-only levels. Visions offers short and long-term disability programs along with a $100,000 basic life insurance package for employees at no cost. Visions also participates in the CalSTRS and CalPERS retirement programs.

Requirements / Qualifications

Applicants will be screened as their applications are received.

REQUIRED: Please create a 4–5 minute video that demonstrates your ability to teach in an online learning environment. Your video should highlight both student engagement strategies and your ability to use technology effectively. This is a mock video. No actual students should be included.

In your demonstration, please:

• Choose a short lesson segment (any High School grade level or subject of your choice) that you would teach in an online setting.
• Show how you would engage students during the lesson. This could include strategies such as questioning, checks for understanding, interactive tools, or opportunities for student participation.
• Demonstrate your technical expertise by incorporating online teaching tools (e.g., whiteboard, slides, polling, breakout discussions, annotations, etc.).
• Conclude your lesson by showing how you would measure student engagement and learning, even within a short time frame.

We are not evaluating you on the subject matter chosen, but rather on your ability to:

• Create a clear, student-centered lesson.
• Engage learners in an online format.
• Use technology seamlessly and effectively.
• Monitor and respond to student understanding.

Please submit a link to your video using YouTube. All videos must be created in YouTube with the privacy setting set as "Unlisted". If you are unsure of how to make a video "Unlisted", please search on YouTube for videos that will teach you how to save your video as "Unlisted".

DO NOT ATTACH THE VIDEO ~ Please provide a link only on your cover letter/letter of introduction.

- Recruiting any single subject credential.

- Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

- This position requires the teacher to travel to the students’ home (or agreed upon meeting location).

Letter of Introduction (with video link included)

Letter(s) of Recommendation (2 letters of recommendation)

Resume

Single Subject Teaching Credential - Science: Biological Sciences

Single Subject Teaching Credential - Mathematics

Single Subject Teaching Credential - Science: Chemistry

Single Subject Teaching Credential - Science: Physics

Single Subject Teaching Credential - Social Science

Single Subject Teaching Credential - Science: Geosciences

Single Subject Teaching Credential - English

Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development Certificate

Comments and Other Information

Visions In Education is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. As such, Visions makes employment decisions, including, but not limited to, hiring, recruiting, firing, promotion, demotion, training, compensation, qualifications/job requirements, on the basis of merit and/or business necessity. Employment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration pursuant to legitimate business purposes. Visions In Education is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

For concerns/questions, contact the Title IX Coordinator or Section 504 Coordinator: Donna Glenn, Director of Human Resources, Title IX Coordinator titleix@viedu.org, 916-883-1614, Matthew Patterson, Director of Student Services, Section 504 Coordinator, mpatterson@viedu.org, 916-883-1630.

For questions or more information regarding this position please email careers@viedu.org.