Digital Learning Specialist (0.8 FTE)

School Administrative Unit 70 • Norwich, VT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Marion Cross School is seeking a 0.8 FTE Digital Learning Specialist to start in August 2026. This role is for a passionate and dedicated educator who is collaborative, flexible, and skilled at fostering strong relationships with students, families, and colleagues. The ideal candidate has a sincere interest in integrating technology to make learning engaging and impactful, and is committed to supporting high-quality, data-informed instruction through effective use of digital tools. Strong communication skills and the ability to work well within a supportive team environment are essential. Marion Cross School is a Pre-K–6 school in Norwich, Vermont, valuing outdoor education, critical thinking, and a positive school community. The Digital Learning Specialist will support both students and educators by collaborating with teachers to design engaging, technology-rich learning experiences, coaching staff in the effective use of digital tools, and promoting safe and responsible digital citizenship. This role also involves supporting school and district technology initiatives and contributing to a shared vision for meaningful technology integration. The position begins August 2026 and is open until filled. This position is governed by the Norwich Teachers Association Agreement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Certified in NH as a Digital Learning Specialist (0350) for our NH schools or VT Teacher License with Educational Technology Endorsement for our VT school.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Ability to remain calm in difficult situations.
• Ability to successfully multitask within role.
• Ability to accurately and expeditiously type correspondence, reports, and memoranda according to standard business practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures, and instructions.
• Ability to operate a personal computer using standard or customized software applications appropriate to the assigned tasks.
• Certified in NH as a Digital Learning Specialist (0350) for our NH schools or VT Teacher License with Educational Technology Endorsement for our VT school.

Nice To Haves

• Collaborative, flexible, and able to foster strong relationships with students, families, and colleagues.
• Sincere interest in integrating technology to make learning engaging and impactful.
• Committed to supporting high-quality, data-informed instruction through effective use of digital tools.
• Strong communication skills and works well within a supportive team environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement digitally-based learning experiences with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments.
• Model and promote the use of adaptive and assistive technologies and other digital tools and resources to personalize and differentiate activities for all learners.
• Collaborate with other educators to help design and implement the student digital portfolio processes and procedures.
• Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding.
• Use knowledge of digital tools to model, promote, and facilitate experiences that advance learner competency, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
• Collaborate with other educators to promote innovative and creative thinking using digital tools to engage learners in real-world problem solving.
• Collaborate with other educators to model, design, and implement technology-enhanced learning experiences addressing both technology and content standards.
• Illustrate how state and national standards are implemented within the curriculum.
• Develop and carry out a personal professional development plan.
• Model and promote safe, ethical, and legal practices related to digital tools and resources.
• Model and promote digital etiquette, awareness of digital identity and privacy, and responsible social interactions related to the use of digital tools and resources.
• Model and promote diversity, cultural understanding, and global awareness using digital communication and collaborative tools and resources to interact locally and globally.
• Model and promote effective management and use of digital tools and resources to support technology-rich learning environments.
• Evaluate, adapt, and reflect on digital tools, resources, and emerging trends by participating in local and global learning communities and by reviewing current research and evidence-based innovative practices.
• Promote the role of digital media literacies to equip learners to succeed in a globally interconnected, multicultural world.
• Promote and participate in the development and implementation of a shared vision for the comprehensive integration of technology to support learning opportunities for all learners and educators.
• Promote and participate in the planning, development, communication, implementation, and evaluation of technology-infused strategic plans and adoption of new digital resources and tools at the district and school levels.
• Promote and participate in implementing strategies for initiating and sustaining technology innovations and managing the change process in schools and classrooms.
• Work on special projects, including software implementation, systems integration, and limited application development.
• Administer user, machine, and e-mail accounts for the building in their sphere of responsibility.
• In coordination with the district Director of Educational Technology, supervise and maintain instructional networks and other systems as they come online.
• In coordination with the Director of Educational Technology, supervise and maintain access to administrative networks, the student records system, the financial system, and other systems as they come online.
• In coordination with the district’s Director of Educational Technology, provide training to staff on various computer hardware and software.
• Assist teachers with Internet access; facilitate other telecommunications access through network devices such as district VoIP telephone system, assessment and evaluation systems, and parent communications systems.
• Forecast the levels of use that the building IT systems will experience and create recommendations to reflect those predictions.
• Coordinate and assess educational and technical needs with building administration and department chairs.
• Comply with all SAU 70 District policy and building/department rules, procedures, practices, and objectives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being both inside and outside the classroom.
• Ongoing professional development to support growth in instructional coaching, technology integration, and innovation.
• Children of staff members are considered for enrollment at the Marion Cross School.
• A community that values work-life balance, with a supportive PTO and active community involvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level