Virtual Workplace Learning Specialist Teacher - Indiana Statewide

Virtual Workplace Learning Specialist Teacher
- Indiana Statewide

Our Mission:
The mission of the Hoosier College and Career Academy is to provide personalized, virtual learning opportunities to all Indiana students regardless of circumstances and abilities.

Our Vision:
Through virtual platforms, research-based academic standards, and meaningful partnerships, we will prepare today's learners for tomorrow's ever-changing career and academic opportunities.

Join with us in helping students in grades 7-12 reach their true potential and enjoy teaching from the comfort and safety of your home!

Position Summary:

The Workplace Learning Specialist Teacher is an Indiana state-certified educator responsible for overseeing, coordinating, and instructing work-based learning (WBL) experiences, internships, and career-readiness initiatives in an online environment. Instead of traditional classroom lecture delivery, this specialist manages the bridge between academic instruction and real-world employment. The teacher provides instruction on professional skills, fosters relationships with employer partners across Indiana, monitors student progress at external work sites, and guides students through their post-secondary preparation using specialized virtual tools.

Essential Functions
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Instructional/Curricular

• Effectively apply working knowledge of the Indiana Work-Based Learning framework, K12 career readiness curriculum, and Online School platforms.
• Develop and deliver synchronous and asynchronous instruction focusing on employability skills, workplace professional expectations, resume building, and interview preparation.
• Support students and parents with workplace placement logistics, training plans, and compliance setup.
• Develop effective instructional tools and digital portfolios to supplement and enhance the career development experience.

Coordination & Partnership Management

• Cultivate and maintain meaningful partnerships with Indiana businesses, industries, and community organizations to secure virtual and regional workplace learning opportunities for students.
• Collaborate with employer mentors to establish student learning objectives and track performance metrics at their work sites.
• Work actively with students and parents to develop and monitor a comprehensive plan for post-secondary success via online tools like Career Builder and Career Cruising.

Communication

• Contact students regularly via email, phone, or virtual meetings to provide coaching on workplace experiences and track assignment milestones.
• Respond within an appropriate timeframe (usually one business day) to student, parent, and employer inquiries.
• Participate in weekly teacher conference calls with the Academic Administrator and attend regularly scheduled face-to-face and virtual staff meetings.

Records Management & Compliance

• Develop, verify, and maintain student academic progress logs, legal work hour tracking, and training agreements in compliance with Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) standards.
• Develop and maintain a process for tracking and entering student work hours into InTERs
• Generate formal reports on student performance and site evaluations.
• Alert administrators of any concerns regarding student progress, attendance, or safety issues at a workplace environment.

Community & Assessment

• Organize orientations, career fairs, employer panels, and educational activities for students, families, and business partners.
• Work with administration to ensure workplace experiences support state graduation pathways and employability credentials.
• Serve as a proctor for site-based proctored exams and state assessments as required per school policy.

Qualifications

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree AND
• Three (3) years of successful teaching experience within a virtual setting OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certificates and Licenses:
  Active Indiana State teaching certification. Hold or be eligible for an Indiana Workplace Specialist license or a Work-Based Learning endorsement.

Other Required Qualifications

• A shared view of the virtual academy's mission and vision.
• Strong knowledge of Indiana's career pathways, labor market trends, and employability skills standards.
• An ability to support and guide adults (employers and parents) as well as students.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, and time-management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and web-based databases.
• Ability to travel 25% of the time across assigned geographic areas to support student placements and partner sites.
• Ability to pass a required background check.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience overseeing student internships, cooperative education programs, or CTSOs (e.g., SkillsUSA).
• Experience working with student information systems