Professional Development Trainer for Teachers and Staff

Center for Teacher Effectiveness; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 160,000 - 209,000; Part time

Job summary

The Center for Teacher Effectiveness is seeking Professional Development Trainers to work with K-12 teachers and school staff across the Front Range and nationwide. This independent contractor role offers flexible days and venues, with compensation of $1,000 or more for each training day and weekly Friday payments.

Trainings can occur at schools or online, and trainers typically manage outreach to secure engagements.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering professional development to teachers.
• Comfort delivering in person or online sessions.
• Willingness to travel regionally and nationwide.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging professional development sessions for teachers and staff.
• Conduct trainings at schools or online.
• Handle outreach to schools to schedule trainings.
• Coordinate with the National Director for contract writing and negotiation.

Skills

Public speaking

Classroom management

Training delivery

Job description

Professional Development Trainer for Teachers and Staff

When a school sets aside a day for professional development, someone has to stand in front of the whole staff and make it worth their time. Our trainers do that for classroom management, and we want more of them in Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Littleton, and Thornton.

You'd train teachers and school staff together or in smaller groups, at the school or online. The Center for Teacher Effectiveness has run classroom management training since 1993 and has trained more than 400,000 educators in all 50 states.

This is a 1099 independent contractor job. There are no guaranteed hours, and your number of trainings will vary year to year. Trainers typically make $1,000 or more per training day, and they're paid every Friday.

Bookings usually begin with your own outreach to schools, which certification teaches you to do. When a school is ready, your National Director writes the contract and does the negotiating. You won't have a territory, so you can train along the Front Range or anywhere else in the country.

Every trainer completes the virtual Weekend Certification first: 36 hours in three days, spread over two weekends. It qualifies for 4 graduate credits through UMass Global and includes an orientation, the materials you'll present, and support after you finish.

This fits current and former K-12 teachers, plus coaches, counselors, assistant principals, and principals. Most of our trainers still work in schools and train on evenings, weekends, personal days, and through the summer. Students who plan to complete certification are welcome.