Scoring Assistant- School Administrator and Superintendent

Pearson - UK; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to enhancing education through effective assessment solutions. This role offers an exciting opportunity for active and retired educators to apply their expertise in evaluating teacher candidates for administrative credentials. With flexible scoring sessions and a collaborative environment, you will engage in meaningful work that impacts the future of education. If you are passionate about teaching and assessment, and possess the necessary qualifications, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to make a difference while enjoying the benefits of a supportive and dynamic workplace.

Benefits

Flexible work hours

Training and review sessions

Work from home options

Qualifications

• Active or recently retired educators with administrator certification are eligible.
• Basic computer skills and ability to maintain confidentiality are required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate responses of teacher candidates for Administrative Services Credential.
• Participate in discussions and consensus scoring activities.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Effective communication

Education

Administrator certificate

Certification in specified field

Tools

Personal computer

Web camera

Microphone

Speakers

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 School Administrator and Superintendent exams.

Qualifications
Both active and recently retired educators may be eligible to score, provided they meet one of the following qualification goals.

A School Administrator/Superintendent scorer must:

• Administrator certificate in specified field, AND
• Current or recent experience as an administrator in public schools, OR
• Current or recent teacher education faculty specializing in specified field., OR
• Certification in specified field, AND
• Current or recent experience in public schools, OR
• Current or recent education faculty specializing in specified field

Key benefits

• Rate of $17.50/hour.
• Recently retired and current Arizona, California and Oklahoma educators, who meet the qualifications, are encouraged to apply.
• All work is completed Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00am-4:00pm PST
• Most sessions are 2-3 days in length and offered on a monthly basis
• Training and review are part of every session.
• Flexibility to work scoring sessions which suit your availability.

Overall Responsibilities

• Evaluates responses of teacher candidates seeking their Administrative Services Credential.
• 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.

Applicants should also…

• be a resident of Arizona, California, or Oklahoma with eligibility to work in the United States.
• have basic computer skills (keyboard, mouse).
• have the ability to meet via online meetings using a personal computer with web camera, microphone, and speakers.
• have the ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• have the ability to maintain a confidential work environment.