Professional Learning Lead | Alaska

Glean Education•San Rafael, CA

7d•Remote

About The Position

The Professional Learning Lead serves as the primary delivery and client ownership partner for Glean Education's professional development contracts. This person leads day-to-day client relationships and the delivery of training across a portfolio of district and school partnerships. The Professional Learning Lead reports directly to the CEO. This leadership role is designed for an experienced literacy educator who is energized by working with adult learners, thrives in a fast-paced consulting environment, and wants to make a broad impact across multiple school communities in Alaska. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in Structured Literacy, adult learning facilitation, and a deep familiarity with the unique contexts of rural and remote school communities.

Requirements

A Master's Degree is preferred (comparable work experience will be considered) with major coursework related to literacy.
Demonstrated experience facilitating professional development for adult learners — both virtual and in-person, across multiple sites.
Knowledge of the Science of Reading and structured literacy principles, with evidence of ongoing professional learning in this area.
Familiarity with MTSS frameworks and tiered intervention systems across grade-level bands, including early childhood.
Exemplary knowledge of and experience with delivering reading instruction based on the Science of Reading, Structured Literacy instructional practices, and Data-Based Decision Making.
Excellent written communication — able to produce polished session summaries, data systems, and client-facing reports.
Highly organized and self-directed; comfortable managing multiple district relationships simultaneously.
Significant experience presenting professional development to educators.
Training in LETRS, Glean Education’s Online Learning Academy, AIM Institute, Keys to Literacy, and/or other Science of Reading-based professional learning.
Orton-Gillingham training is a plus.
5 -10 years of previous experience as a reading interventionist, instructional coach, school leader, or administrator with a proven track record of meeting or exceeding objectives and goals.
Comfort running multiple projects simultaneously.
Business travel by air or car is required quarterly, but possibly up to once per month.
Technologically Savvy.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Alaska-based or deep familiarity with Alaska's rural school contexts, communities, and logistics.
Structured literacy certification or training in progress: Keys to Literacy, Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, CERI, or equivalent.
TESOL certification or demonstrated expertise supporting multilingual learners — a meaningful asset given Alaska Native student populations across our partner districts.
Experience with Pyramid Model or MTSS for early childhood and Pre-K settings.
Familiarity with various Structured Literacy Supplemental Programs including the following: UFLI, Sonday System, SPIRE, Wilson Reading System, Phonics For Reading, Rewards, and others.
Familiarity with Core ELA Programs like CKLA/Amplify, Open Court, Reading Mastery, and Writing Revolution.
Experience and aptitude using and training on universal screener or progress monitoring tools (DIBELS, mClass, WIDA).
Prior work in a consulting, multi-district, or statewide PD role.
Background in special education, dyslexia support, or intervention design.
Grant-funded program experience.
Publications, presentations, or research experience in literacy or adult learning.

Responsibilities

Facilitate and deliver virtual and in-person professional learning sessions for teachers, interventionists, paraprofessionals, and school leaders on Structured Literacy topics grounded in the Science of Reading — phonics, phonemic awareness, morphology, fluency, comprehension, and writing — as well as MTSS, data-driven instruction, supporting English learners, Multilingual Learners, dyslexia, and supporting struggling learners.
Facilitate data-driven instruction workshops, DIBELS and mClass data dives, and MTSS capacity-building sessions across grade-level bands (early childhood through secondary).
Deliver school leader trainings on Glean’s Five-part District Literacy Success Series and provide participant follow-up with relevant client check-in opportunities.
Support implementation of Science of Reading Aligned ELA curricula and supplemental Structured Literacy programs.
Facilitate early childhood and Pre-K PD, including Pyramid Model and MTSS for early learning contexts.
Co-facilitate Glean’s Structured Literacy Coaching Academy along with the CEO and support participant follow-up with relevant client check-in opportunities.
Co-facilitate Glean’s Community of Practice for Alaska’s CLSD sub-grantees.
Support multilingual learners and EL-specific instructional strategies as part of broader literacy PD.
Serve as the primary day-to-day point of contact for assigned district partners.
Support Glean Education with state-level support related to the CLSD grant.
Schedule, confirm, and prepare for all training sessions — virtual and in-person.
Build and distribute session materials and handouts that are ADA-accessible and Section 508-compliant where applicable (most trainings will already be built).
Design and maintain data collection and reporting systems for tracking participant engagement and session impact.
Collect and synthesize end-of-training survey data; write and deliver session summaries and impact reports to district partners.
Coordinate travel logistics for in-person site visits across Alaska.
Flag contract scope changes or client concerns to the CEO proactively.
Align training content and sequencing with the Structured Literacy Coach Manager and Structured Literacy Intervention Manager to ensure PD, coaching, and online intervention are complementary and appropriately supportive of client goals and student impact.
Collaborate with Operations Assistant and/or Zoom event producer to ensure participants are notified of upcoming events and that each session has been recorded, recapped, and shared with client districts.
Participate in regular check-ins with the CEO on contract status, client health, and upcoming deliverables.
Contribute to the articulation and documentation of Glean's instructional model, including the core beliefs, frameworks, and non-negotiables that define what "Glean-quality" PD and coaching looks like for future scaling.
Collaborate with the CEO to translate the Glean training and coaching methodology into replicable delivery guides, session templates, and facilitation protocols that can be used across a future ‘Glean Structured Literacy trainer and coach’ bench.
Identify gaps between current service delivery and a scalable district support model; propose systems and structures to close them.
Support the development of a tiered district support framework that allows Glean to onboard new clients efficiently and consistently, regardless of geography or district size.
Contribute to the design and build of Glean's coach certification program, including competency frameworks, practicum requirements, and assessment rubrics aligned to the Glean Structured Literacy Coaching model.
Help develop the trainer certification pathway — defining what a Glean-certified trainer must know, demonstrate, and produce before being deployed independently to district partners.
Build and refine observation and feedback tools that Coach Managers use to assess practitioner readiness and fidelity to the Glean model.
Support the creation of onboarding materials and training sequences for incoming certified coaches and trainers so they can get up to speed quickly and deliver consistently from day one.
Participate in feedback loop sessions to review coaching recordings, identify patterns, and continuously improve the certification standards and delivery model.
Use Zoom, Calendly, and Google Suite.
Understand Client barriers and thought partner with the Glean team to address them.