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 begin in August 2026. This role is for a collaborative, flexible educator interested in integrating technology to enhance student learning and support staff. The specialist will foster strong relationships with students, families, and colleagues, and is committed to data-informed instruction through effective digital tool usage. Marion Cross School, a Pre-K–6 school in Norwich, Vermont, values outdoor education, critical thinking, and community. The school offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, ongoing professional development, and the opportunity for children of staff to be considered for enrollment. 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.

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