Professional Development and Training Specialist (Contractor)

Seesaw Learning; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

Seesaw Learning is seeking a Professional Development and Training Specialist who will facilitate dynamic training sessions for educators, ensuring effective usage of Seesaw's tools. The ideal candidate will have extensive teaching experience, exceptional presentation skills, and a tech-savvy approach. This role includes virtual and onsite training, with responsibilities to document sessions and support customer inquiries.

Benefits

Flexible vacation policy

Travel reimbursement

Qualifications

• 3+ years of primary teaching experience.
• Prior experience with educator coaching or delivering professional development.
• Knowledge of Seesaw and/or use in the classroom preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver virtual and onsite professional development and training.
• Maintain pre and post session documentation and notes.
• Check calendar and communications daily for updates.

Skills

Presentation skills

Organizational skills

Tech-savvy

Tools

Google Suite

Job description

Professional Development and Training Specialist (Contractor)

United States (Remote) - California

About Us:

Trusted and loved by 25 million educators, students, and families worldwide, Seesaw is the only primary learning experience company, offering a platform to deliver a suite of award-winning tools, resources, and supplemental content for teachers to deliver joyful, inclusive instruction. Through interactive lessons, digital portfolios, and two-way communication features, Seesaw keeps teachers, administrators, and families in the learning loop by providing continuous visibility into the student's learning experience to support and celebrate success.

Our Mission:

Seesaw’s mission is to provide every primary student with joyful and connected learning experiences that lay the foundation for success in life.

About Us:

Trusted and loved by 25 million educators, students, and families worldwide, Seesaw is the only primary learning experience company, offering a platform to deliver a suite of award-winning tools, resources, and supplemental content for teachers to deliver joyful, inclusive instruction. Through interactive lessons, digital portfolios, and two-way communication features, Seesaw keeps teachers, administrators, and families in the learning loop by providing continuous visibility into the student's learning experience to support and celebrate success.

Our Mission:

Seesaw’s mission is to provide every primary student with joyful and connected learning experiences that lay the foundation for success in life.

Your Team:

This role is part of the Professional Learning team. This role is customer-facing and you will be the Seesaw expert supporting teachers and administrators with using Seesaw.

You will lead Professional Development sessions for groups of teachers (and occasionally administrators) of varying sizes in a virtual or onsite setting to drive success with Seesaw.

Your Role:

Seesaw is looking for an exceptional educator who is ready to use their experience, knowledge and skills to facilitate interactive, impactful Seesaw product training and professional development opportunities for our customers. You will be called upon to deliver training virtually or occasionally onsite as needed.

Your Responsibilities:

• Deliver virtual or onsite professional development and training to support the effective use of Seesaw.
• Check your calendar, slack, and email daily for updates from the team and/or sessions booked.
• Maintain pre and post session documentation and notes in designated systems, including sending follow up resources to customers via email.
• Maintain a strong knowledge of the latest features in Seesaw as well as support resources that may need to be provided to customers.
• Raise any customer issues that arise with speed and urgency, helping to resolve and communicate back to the customer, as needed

Prerequisites (Requirements):

• 3+ years of primary teaching experience
• Prior experience with educator coaching and/or delivering professional development a plus
• Knowledge of Seesaw and/or use of Seesaw in the classroom strongly preferred
• Exceptional presentation skills
• Highly organized, flexible, able to think critically, and a quick learner
• Positive, upbeat, proactive, and professional attitude. Collaborative teammate who is values-driven and supportive
• Tech-savvy and comfortable using technology to present and demonstrate
• Ability to travel if needed - especially in peak season
• Willing to work flexible schedule when customer demands require it (evening, early morning, as needed)
• Comfortable with Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides)
• Pacific Time Zone preferred
• Close proximity to major airport

Compensation:

We offer competitive virtual per session and daily onsite rates for training delivery and preparation.

Reimbursement:

When required, travel and lodging is reimbursed within 15 days of invoice submission.

Seesaw cares about building a diverse and inclusive team to better advocate for the needs of our incredibly diverse users. We prioritize work-life balance and actually walk the walk — we care a lot about our work, but care more about our employee's well-being. We encourage everyone to work at a sustainable pace and have a flexible vacation policy that people actually use.

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