Job Description
FOSS/ OpenSciEd Professional Learning Consultants - Are you ready to make a difference? About School Specialty: School Specialty is dedicated to transforming education for the better. Our success is fueled by a team of passionate innovators who are committed to making a positive difference in the lives of students. Are you ready to make an impact?
Job Summary: Successful implementations are the results of good planning and service delivery execution. A Professional Development Specialist will provide high-quality professional development to school and school district personnel. Managing accounts and working closely with sales representatives is a critical part of the job.
Work Location: - This is a work-from-home role.
Compensation Information: - Per Diem Based Role- Compensation based on experience and on in person/vs virtual events (expected 8-10 events per year)
What you’ll do :
- Lead professional services and workshops for schools and districts using a combination of core and self-created templates.
- Act as a pre-sales and post-sales resource to Sales by providing presentations.
- Make recommendations for additional services or implementation strategies that will contribute to customer success and year-over-year revenue
- Assist with the development of courseware and training materials
- Collaborate as a part of broader services team to deliver high-quality training in North America.
What we expect you to bring to the table: - Ability to make polished and persuasive presentations to customers
- Proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of classroom management strategies with either FOSS or OpenSciEd
- Excellent presentation skills to all levels of School and District Administration.
- Computer literacy: Power point, outlook/email, iPad, internet, and social media (Twitter).
- Outstanding communication skills
Minimum Required Qualifications: - Experience teaching and/or facilitating OpenSciEd or FOSS curriculum. Including the following aspects:
- Facilitator training/and or micro-credential process
- Phenomena-based learning
- 3-Dimensional learning
- Strong understanding of NGSS
- A minimum of 5 years previous Teaching or Professional Learning Experience in K-12 in Science Education
- A minimum of 1 year of presentation experience.
- Knowledge of classroom management strategies, preferably classroom experience
Education and/or Certifications Required: - Undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university.
Travel Required - 80% + travel required for presentations/demonstrations/ events, can take place anywhere in the US.
We’re determined to positively impact the future, one child at a time.
If you share our passion, we need to talk.
Just imagine what we could do together.
Physical and Mental Demands: - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, hear, use hands to type data, use a personal computer and telephone. This employee may occasionally have to operate business machines. Specific vision abilities required in this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Mental demands include multi-tasking, decision making, problem solving, comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, and synthesizing data.
Additional Information - The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
- School Specialty, Inc. is a Drug-Free Workplace. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
- EEO/AA including Vets and Disabled
- If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Opportunities@SchoolSpecialty.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Job Tags
Full time, Work from home,