Advanced Associate, Education Specialist Hourly

Pearson

6d • $30 - $110

About The Position

Pearson's Clinical Assessment Training Services team is in search of a part-time Advanced Associate, Education Specialist (Trainer of Early Childhood Assessments) with an educational background to deliver web-based, onsite product training and professional development. As an Advanced Associate, Educational Specialist, you play a key role in empowering educators and clinicians worldwide, directly supporting Pearson’s commitment to lifelong learning and positive change. This position requires a proven ability to take complex technical information and make it relevant to real-world practice. The ideal candidate should be organized, have excellent customer relations skills and a strong knowledge of adult-learning principles. This is a needs-based, part-time, hourly position.

Requirements

• Advanced Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development
• Current professional license
• 15+ years of experience in educational environments
• 5+ years of experience administering, scoring, and interpreting results from EC assessments, with preferred knowledge of DIAL-4, ESI-3, Work Sampling System, and The Ounce Scale.
• 5+ years of experience training or coaching educators, staff, or administrators in the use of early childhood assessment tools.
• Proficiency with Zoom and other webcast technologies for professional activities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Demonstrated experience using various digital and in-person engagement strategies to facilitate active learning
• Experience with using standardized professional development materials (PowerPoint, handouts, guides, etc.) and adapting trainings to meet individual customer needs
• Proficient with interpreting normative and criterion-referenced data
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Understanding and application of adult learning concepts with professional development delivery
• Detail oriented and ability to work well in a changing environment
• Desire to integrate AI and emerging technologies to continuously improve training methods

Responsibilities

• Respond to all correspondence (emails, chat messages, etc.) within 48hrs of receipt
• Regularly attend monthly consultant meetings
• Have flexible availability for training at least 6-8 days per month (as this position is a part-time, hourly position based on customer need there is no guarantee of hours assigned)
• Ability to travel as needed for onsite trainings; some international travel may be required
• Willingness to complete additional projects as requested (training content development, content review, large project assistance)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees