Professional Learning Specialist (Part-Time)

Job DetailsJob Location: Territory - West, USA - NVPosition Type: Part TimeEducation Level: 4 Year DegreeSalary Range: $35.00 - $70.00 HourlyTravel Percentage: At least 75%Job Shift: AnyJob Category: Professional Learning

Professional Learning (PL) Specialist (Part-Time)
 

What We Seek

Our Professional Learning team is looking for highly motivated current or former teachers, instructional coaches or leaders to join our team in a part-time capacity to help support professional learning initiatives.

As the PL Specialist you will facilitate professional learning for K-12 educators utilizing Carnegie Learning resources on an as-needed basis. A Carnegie 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 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 teaching experience in relevant field

Currently residing within one of these states within the territory: Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming

Previous knowledge of Carnegie Learning 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

Others teach what; we teach why. For over 25 years, Carnegie Learning has developed solutions that help students achieve Aha moments and set them up for long-term learning success. We’re driven to find new, better ways to support teachers and reach more students, so we put our leading cognitive science research and real-world insights into solutions for how students think, learn, and do their best. This is a key part of our commitment to helping teachers spark student curiosity.  As a Carnegie Learning team member, you’ll work alongside a team of passionate individuals dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of students and educators. 

What We Provide 

Fostering Joy

Flexible work arrangements with our Work From Anywhere Policy

Empowering Parenthood 

Reduced working hours for soon-to-be and new parents
Free access to CL products for employees and their children

A Place for Connection

Quarterly Wellness Incentives
Monthly employee activities + recognition program
Employee Allyship Groups (EAGs)

What We Believe

We celebrate the unique attributes, characteristics, and perspectives that define each person's individuality. This fusion of perspectives enriches our collective knowledge, fosters innovation, and empowers us all. Together, we can collectively and more effectively address issues that face our business and industry. 

If our commitment to building an inclusive workplace resonates with you, we invite you to join our mission and welcome you to apply with us. Carnegie Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
 
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