Online teacher job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Online teacher in details. A complete job description concludes Online teacher key duties/responsibilities, Online teacher job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

I. List of Online teacher duties:

1. Leads the implementation of a new, innovative cutting edge, professional development platform.
2. Creates a vision for teachers' engagement and develops an adoption plan to support the platform's use.
3. Responsible for developing strategy and messaging on the Platform and ensuring its used to improve teacher practice.
4. Ensures alignment between Divisions' strategies and the functionality of the platform.
5. Vets and reviews content for the Online Professional Development Platform.
6. Builds relationships with executives in other school districts and states across the country in order to learn from examples of good practice and implementation of other online tools.
7. Manages 2 staff members responsible for the day to day operations of the Platform.
8. Works closely with school leaders, teachers, and district staff to develop a deep understanding of the tools and resources required to support teachers.
9. Supports and carries out the Chancellor's mission to transform DC Public Schools and close the achievement gap.
10. Performs other related duties as assigned.

II. List of Online teacher qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of related experience
2. Master's degree strongly preferred
3. Experience managing others
4. Experience in change management
5. Exceptional writing and communication skills
6. Strong knowledge of strategies around implementation of professional development
7. Proven leadership with teacher professional development
8. At least 5 years of experience in the education sector required
9. Experience building technology tools to drive teacher practice
10. Ed tech or technology experience preferred
11. Strong project management skills
12. Desire and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
13. Focus on outcomes and willingness to work as hard as necessary to achieve the program's goals.

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.

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