Professional Learning Specialist, Literacy/ELA (Part-Time)

Carnegie Learning • , NC

11d • $35 - $70 • Remote

About The Position

Carnegie Learning is seeking highly motivated current or former Literacy/ELA teachers, instructional coaches, or leaders to join their Professional Learning team in a part-time, year-round capacity. As a PL Specialist - Literacy/ELA, you will facilitate professional learning for K-12 educators using Carnegie Learning Literacy/ELA resources on an as-needed basis. You will act as a product ambassador, promote implementation fidelity, and enhance teacher effectiveness. This role reports to the Senior Manager of School Partnerships and collaborates with various internal teams. Successful candidates must complete certification requirements, including shadowing and co-facilitating with experts. This position is part-time, year-round, and applicants will be contacted as customer demand arises.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education (specific to your content vertical)
• 3+ years Literacy/ELA teaching experience
• Experience teaching grades 6-12
• Residing in one of the following states within the territory: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, New Mexico, Tennessee
• Flexible schedule and availability during the summer and school year
• Exemplifies Carnegie Learning’s core values to the highest level.
• Exceptional time management skills, including calendar management, goal setting, and efficiency in task prioritization.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a positive attitude.
• Solution-minded, detail-oriented, and committed to continuous improvement of efficiency, communication, and customer experience.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with Carnegie Learning resources
• Experience mentoring/coaching teachers
• Experience facilitating professional learning workshops
• Cognitive Coaching (or equivalent) certification

Responsibilities

• Facilitating engaging professional learning workshops centered on Carnegie Learning products, best practices in teaching, and content expertise.
• Facilitating intentional adult learning experiences anchored in clear learning intentions, active participant thinking, and explicit connections to classroom practice.
• Preserving time for reflection, discourse, and application to ensure learning transfers meaningfully into classroom implementation.
• Refining workshops and learning experiences, when appropriate, to meet the unique needs and contexts of our partners.
• Delivering intentional and impactful, job-embedded professional learning to teachers and campus leadership (formal coaching cycles, collaborative lesson cycles, lesson internalization support, collaborative planning (PLC) facilitation, etc.).
• Facilitating reflective, evidence-based coaching cycles that surface teacher thinking, anchor conversations in classroom artifacts and student evidence, and build clear continuity from visit to visit.
• Cultivating teacher ownership of instructional goals and next steps by creating space for reflection, agency, and accountability over time.
• Upholding Carnegie Learning’s core commitments in every interaction—approaching educators with belief in their potential, honoring their voices and expertise, empowering their ownership of implementation, and inspiring progress and purpose in their growth.
• Leveraging data to drive teacher growth, inform ongoing support, and track partnership progress.
• Following the Professional Learning process in all aspects of delivery: planning, confirming, communicating, executing, and following up.
• Ensuring timely completion of all documentation, including digital sign-ins, workshop feedback, coaching and support logs, courtesy emails, coaching feedback forms, and other deliverables.
• Maintaining and sharing accurate and up-to-date records regarding professional learning deliverables, including forecasting deliverables and managing your calendar.
• Using logs, feedback forms, and follow-up communication as strategic tools to strengthen continuity of coaching, clarify next steps, and build trust with educators and partners.
• Develop correlations, custom curriculum, rubrics and/or other documents to support specific PL partner needs.
• Support the sales team in pre- and post- sales environments including RFP/proposal design, pre-sales discussions, formal presentations, and supporting pilot opportunities.
• Provide Tutoring Services to CL customers as desired/available.
• Performing other duties as assigned or apparent.

Benefits

• Holistic Wellbeing
• Health Insurance options
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance at no cost to you
• Fostering Joy
• Flexible work arrangements with our Work From Anywhere Policy
• Your Time, Your Way - paid time off that you can use as you see fit to recharge and nurture your personal life
• Empowering Parenthood
• Paid Parental Leave
• Reduced working hours on full pay for soon-to-be and new parents
• Free access to CL products for employees and their children
• A Place for Connection
• Quarterly Wellness Incentives
• Monthly employee activities + recognition program
• Employee Allyship Groups (EAGs)

What This Job Offers

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