Professional Learning Specialist (ELA or Reading) - The Triangle, North Carolina

Curriculum Associates, LLC; North Carolina; On-site; USD 61,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Job summary

Curriculum Associates seeks a Professional Learning Specialist to join our team in The Triangle, North Carolina. The role focuses on leading professional development for teachers, coaches, and district leaders, with an emphasis on ELA/Reading and equity in the classroom.

You will provide on-site support, analyze data to inform instruction, manage projects, and collaborate with district and site leaders to implement Ready and Ready-to-impact classroom learning across grades K–8.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of teaching, coaching, or professional development experience.
• Fluency with digital tools including online assessments and ability to discuss and apply data with teachers/leaders.
• Understanding of adult learning principles and applying them to professional learning.
• Willingness to travel within designated territory and to company meetings several times a year.

Responsibilities

• Provide targeted professional development to teachers, coaches, and leaders.
• Deliver ongoing in-classroom support and coaching.
• Analyze data to inform instruction and program implementation.
• Manage daily project activities and coordinate with district and site leaders.
• Communicate with district leaders and site staff to develop annual professional learning plans.

Skills

Teaching

Coaching

Data analysis

Adult learning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation's K-8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting accessible learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our team of more than 2,500 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day.

Professional Learning Specialist (ELA or Reading) - The Triangle, North Carolina

THIS IS NOT A REMOTE ROLE. CANDIDATES MUST CURRENTLY LIVE IN, BE NEAR, OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE TO THE TRIANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

Are you aneducator transitioning out of the classroom? This is an excellent opportunity to join a mission-driven company focused on creating equitable classrooms for students, and still be part of a school community!Curriculum Associates seeks a Professional Learning Specialistto join our team. The ideal candidate has a background in teaching and/or coaching ELA as well as experience leading professional developmentwithschool and district leaders.

Successful candidates will showflexibility and synergy with different team members including ourSales team, teachers, students, and school districts as part of day-to-day interactions.The Professional Learning Specialist will be responsible for providing targeted professional development, ongoing in-classroom support, data analysis, daily project management, and communication with district and site leaders.Dynamic, engaging leaders who are interested in making a lasting and direct impact with the way schools teachELA to students from grades K-8areencouraged to apply.

Why join this team:

• Work with multiple stakeholders across large audiences.
• Attend educational conferences related to your role.
• Experience new environments and challenges on a day-to-day basis.
• Collaborate in a supportive environment filled with feedback loops, a strong virtual community, and shared best practices.
• Help districts choose and implement a product with lasting impact on learning.

The impact you'll have:

• Become an expert on the company's onlineDiagnosticandInstructionprogram, with an emphasis on Mathematics and ELA
• Supportdistrictsin selectingand implementing a product with lasting impact onlearning
• Work with multiple stakeholders across large audiences
• Support district-wide adoptions of Curriculum Associates' products
• Help toensureequity in the classroom by deliveringprofessional learning to teachers, coaches and leaders on how to effectively implementReadyandi-Readyto impact classroomlearning
• Meet teachers where they areand providetailoredon-sitesupport to teachers, coaches and leaders. This may range from providing lesson planning and pacing support, to helping educators analyze data and apply it to instruction, to working with leaders to identify evidence of implementation successes andchallenges
• Collaboratewith district leader and site leaders to develop and revise annual professional learning plans andschedules
• Serve asathought leaderforCurriculum Associates, exemplifying the company's mission-driven approach and commitment to creating better classrooms for students andteachers
• Stay current and attend company provided educational conferencesrelated to yourrole, when scheduling permits, and participate in team-provided development
• Experience new environments and challenges on a day-to-day basis
• Collaborate in a supportive environment filled with feedback loops, a strong virtual community, and shared best practices

Who we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree and2+ years of experience in teaching, coaching teachers,orprovidingprofessionaldevelopment learning
• Fluency using digital tools including online assessments,and a high level of comfort discussing and applying data with teachers and leaders
• An understanding ofprinciples of adult learning and how to apply them to professionallearning
• Ability to manage, monitor, evaluate, and ensure integrity of program implementations
• Abilityto provide high-quality classroom coaching to ensure teachers have the skills necessary to deliver CA solutionseffectively
• Willingness to travelwithin designated territory as well as to company meetingsseveral times throughout theyear
• Candidateswith a strong working knowledge of the State Standards for Mathematics/ELA, Grades K-8, including both the content standards and the practice standards

Salary Range for this role:

$60,750 - $99,750

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that Curriculum Associates considers in making compensation decisions based on our Compensation Philosophy. Actual base pay within that range will vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, prior experience and relevant skill sets. At Curriculum Associates, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances for each case.

Benefits:

Benefit eligible employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, andbasic life insurance. Employees can enroll in our company's 401k plan and receive an employer match.Employees have access to a flexible vacation and sick policy in addition to twelve paid holidays and awinter office closure between Christmas and New Year's, as well as a number of additional perks andbenefits. Ability to keep all travel points for flights and hotels booked for work-related travel. Mileage reimbursement may be available for applicable travel.

Travel:

Travel up to 80% is required and considered an essential function of the job for all educator-facing positions. Travel includes overnight stays at hotels and transportation via car, plane, and/or public transportation. Out-of-state travel may be required based on business demand

Location:

This position is based in The Triangle, North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) and will be supporting districts across the state with some regional travel anticipated as well.Candidates must currently live in, be near, or be willing to relocate to The Triangle, North Carolina. Additionally, a valid driver's license is required for this role.