Lead Professional Learning Specialist, STEM, Big West

About the position

Amplify is seeking full-time Lead Professional Learning Specialists with a background in teaching, coaching, and/or school leadership to join our professional development team and make a nation-wide impact on educators and students. Our Lead Professional Learning Specialists (Lead PLS) play a critical role in ensuring that educators are able to implement Amplify programs by operating as expert coach-practitioners. As expert practitioners Lead PLS are responsible for facilitating high-quality professional development in a Literacy or STEM program to teachers and school leaders, ensuring educators feel confident taking steps to implement our programs and ultimately drive student success and serving as an exemplar for contractor PLS. Lead Professional Learning Specialists play a pivotal role in ensuring that customers engage in exceptional PD, leading to shifts in teacher practice, increased and effective use of Amplify products, and positive impact on students’ learning.

Responsibilities

• Become expert in a suite of Amplify programs.
• Develop and maintain expertise on key concepts for an Amplify Literacy or STEM program and its related professional development offerings.
• Participate in paid training to become a certified Professional Learning Specialist (if not already certified).
• Deliver at least two days/week of remote and onsite professional development for approximately 30-40 educators throughout the year.
• Understand customers’ unique contexts and deliver professional development to meet their needs.
• Share observations of customers’ engagement with our products, including key strengths and challenges, with product teams.
• Engage in internal professional development, such as being observed, receiving feedback and being coached.
• Track and complete deliverables related to session logistics in a timely manner.
• Contribute to effectively recruiting, interviewing, hiring and onboarding new PLS throughout the year.
• Coach a cohort of ~20-40 PLS via best practices.
• Review post-session survey data for a cohort of PLS on a regular basis.
• Create and implement targeted learning plans based on observations, post-session survey data, customer feedback, and reflective conversations.
• Maintain and communicate key information to relevant stakeholders about individual PLS or the cohort’s needs, goals, and challenges.
• Support the Professional Development team in special projects.
• Share customer and PLS feedback with key internal and cross-functional stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2+ years of experience in teaching in Pre-K to Grade 12.
• At least 2+ years of experience coaching educators in Pre-K to Grade 12.
• Proven knowledge of adult learning principles and experience applying them when delivering learning experiences to adults.
• Strong knowledge around best practices for implementing high-quality instruction in math, science or literacy.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate onsite and remote professional development for teachers and/or leaders.
• Excellent skill and comfort with technology-based productivity tools, including Microsoft Office, Google Applications and video conferencing programs.
• Exceptional interpersonal and written/oral communication skills.
• High comfort with navigating ambiguity and responding confidently to in-the-moment challenges or concerns.
• Proven time management skills when managing multiple tasks.
• An orientation and desire to learn and continuously improve.

Nice-to-haves

• 2+ years of experience in teaching and/or coaching educators in a school or district using an Amplify program.
• Experience working with diverse student populations (English learners, SPED, Gifted/Talented, etc.).
• Experience as an Amplify Professional Learning Specialist.

Benefits

• Salary range of $90,000 - $105,000.
• 401(k) plan.
• Incentive stock options.
• Competitive health insurance and mental health options.
• Basic life insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.
• Access to best-in-class development programs.
• Ability to keep all travel points for flights and hotels booked for work-related travel.
• Annual discretionary bonus that rewards individual and company performance.