Scoring Assistant- Languages Other Than English (LOTEs)

Pearson; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated individuals to score Languages Other Than English exams, providing a unique opportunity to impact teacher quality in California. This role allows for flexible work hours and is ideal for retired or current educators looking to contribute to the educational field. Join a collaborative team focused on maintaining high standards in teacher licensure assessments and enjoy the mental challenge of evaluating candidates while networking with professionals in education. Your expertise will help shape the future of teaching in California.

Benefits

Flexible work hours

Training and review provided

Networking opportunities

Impact on teacher quality

Qualifications

• Must be a native speaker with a college degree or equivalent.
• Teaching experience in the relevant language is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate responses of teacher candidates in California.
• Participate in consensus scoring activities.

Skills

Native language proficiency

Teaching experience

Scoring and evaluation skills

Education

College/University degree

Graduate degree in language

Single Subject Teaching Credential

Job description

We are the world’s learning company with more than 24,000 employees operating in 70 countries. We combine world-class educational content and assessment, powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized learning at scale. We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people.

The Evaluation Systems group of Pearson offers dynamic teacher licensing and performance assessment solutions. Our custom teacher licensure testing programs are 100 percent aligned to state standards. We also provide a wide variety of teacher licensure testing services such as test development, administration, and scoring. We work in a collaborative environment and are passionate about education.

Scoring offers the opportunity to network with other professionals and stay abreast of the latest developments in your field. Scorers have a direct impact on the quality of the next generation of teachers and help to maintain professional standards. Scorers enjoy the change of pace, the mental challenge and the opportunity to give back to their educational field.

We have immediate openings for candidates to score Languages Other Than English exams for the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET) in our Sacramento, California office.

Languages Other Than English (LOTEs)

• Arabic

• Armenian

• Cantonese

• Farsi

• Filipino

• French

• German

• Hebrew

• Hindi

• Hmong

• Italian

• Japanese

• Kmer

• Korean

• Mandarin

• Portuguese

• Punjabi

• Russian

• Spanish

• Turkish

• Vietnamese

Qualifications

An Exam Scorer- Languages Other Than English must...

• be a native speaker of the language with a college/university degree, OR

• hold a graduate degree in the appropriate language, OR

• hold a Single Subject Teaching Credential in the appropriate language, OR

• be a college or university educator who holds a degree in the language and/or has responsibility for teaching or advising students in that field, OR

• have an authorization to teach the corresponding language in California public schools, OR

• have served as a Single Subject Assessments for Teaching scorer in the appropriate language, OR

• have served as a CTC-approved member of the appropriate CSET language test development and/or standard setting committee.

Key benefits

• Rate of $17.50/hour.

• Most language scoring is offered in single day sessions in May and October. Some languages are offered more regularly.

• Sessions offered Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00am-4:00pm PST

• Many sessions are complete in 4-6 hours

• Training and review are part of every session.

• Flexibility to work scoring sessions which suit your availability.

• Recently retired and current California educators, who meet the qualifications, are encouraged to apply.

Overall Responsibilities

• Evaluates responses of teacher candidates in California.

• Successfully internalizes training and scoring guide.

• Participate in discussions.

• Must be able to put aside personal biases and apply scoring guide according to rubric requirements.

• Meets quality and productivity requirements established for the scoring program.

• Engage with other scorers in consensus scoring activities.

Who we are:

At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Job: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Organization: Assessment & Qualifications

Schedule: PART_TIME

Workplace Type: Remote

Req ID: 19854

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