Job Details
Job Location: Remote
Position Type: Part Time
Education Level: 4 Year Degree
Salary Range: $35.00 - $50.00 Hourly
Travel Percentage: Road Warrior
Job Shift: Any
Job Category: Professional Learning
Description
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Professional Learning (PL) Specialist (Part-Time)
LITERACY/ELA
What We Seek
Our Professional Learning team is looking for highly motivated current or former literacy teachers, instructional coaches or leaders to join our team in a part-time capacity to help support professional learning initiatives predominantly during the summer months.
As the PL Specialist -Literacy/ELA you will facilitate professional learning for K-12 educators utilizing Carnegie Learning Literacy/ELA resources on an as-needed basis. A Carnegie Learning PL Specialist is a Carnegie Learning product ambassador, promotes implementation fidelity, and increases teacher effectiveness in each of the schools/districts they support.
As a member of the Professional Learning team, the PL Specialist - Literacy/ELA reports to the Sr. Manager of Professional Learning Programs and works collaboratively with many of our teams, including the internal Professional Learning Team, Regional Directors of Professional Learning, Managers of School Partnerships, and Implementation Managers to support professional learning objectives. PL Specialists may also support additional teams including PL Design, Product, Sales and Tutoring Services on content, design and PL support.
PL Specialists must successfully complete a suite of certification requirements, as prescribed by Carnegie Learning experts including shadowing and co-facilitating professional learning activities with our experts. This position is part-time and is recruiting throughout the calendar year; applicants will be contacted when the customer demand arises.
What You’ll Be Responsible For
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FACILITATION
- Deliver engaging professional learning workshops; including, but not limited to, initial implementation workshops, virtual workshops, and state/regional/national conference presentations.
- Deliver intentional job-embedded professional learning; including, but not limited to, formal coaching cycles, demonstration lesson cycles, co-teaching, lesson planning, PLC facilitation, etc.
- Design and deliver custom professional learning workshops according to the needs of individual PL partners as demand dictates.
CONTENT SUPPORT
- Develop correlations, custom curriculum, rubrics and/or other documents to support specific PL partner needs.
- Support the sales team in pre- and post- sales environments including RFP/proposal design, pre-sales discussions, formal presentations, and supporting pilot opportunities.
- Provide Tutoring Services to CL customers as desired/available
OTHER FUN WORK
- PL Specialists will have varied work opportunities based on skills and experience. These opportunities are evolving continuously as the business grows.
- Performing other duties as assigned or apparent
What Your Day-to-Day Might Look Like
Key Work Area
% of Time
#1 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FACILITATION
80%
#2 CONTENT SUPPORT
15%
#3 OTHER
5%
NOTE: This job requires travel when supporting Professional Learning Opportunities onsite. PL Specialists have the opportunity to accept or decline opportunities based on their individual schedules and plans.
What Should Be In Your Bookbag
- Bachelor’s degree in Education
- 3+ years literacy/ELA teaching experience
- Previous knowledge of Carnegie Learning literacy/ELA resources is preferred
- Flexible schedule and availability during the summer and/or school year
- Experience mentoring, coaching, or managing teachers and/or delivering professional learning (preferred)
- Understanding of school and district infrastructure including technology environments and management
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment maintaining positive attitude in stressful situations
- Solution-minded and detail-oriented; always looking for ways to improve efficiency, communication and the customer experience
- Ability to follow through on assigned tasks and projects with minimal supervision
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
What Gives Us Purpose
Carnegie Learning is a leading provider of K-12 education technology, curriculum, and professional learning solutions. With the highest quality, research-based offerings for K-12 math, ELA, world languages, and more, Carnegie Learning is changing the way we think about learning and creating powerful results for teachers and students alike. At Carnegie Learning we strive to create an environment where people want to work - one where the larger team comes first, where trying new things (and sometimes failing) is encouraged, and where we pursue our mission relentlessly.
Carnegie Learning is a major disruptive force in the digital curriculum market by combining world-class research, differentiated technology, best in class content together with a world-class mission-oriented team. This is where you come in! Are you ready to do the best work of your career and shape the future of learning?
What We Provide
- Named a Pittsburgh Top Workplace six years in a row
- 401k retirement account
- Employee assistance program
- Business casual work environment
- Mission-driven culture
- Flexible working hours, leveraging remote capabilities
What We Believe
We respect and celebrate the unique attributes, characteristics, and perspectives that make each person who they are. We also believe that bringing diverse individuals together allows us to collectively and more effectively address the issues that face our business and industry. Carnegie Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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