Professional Learning Specialist

College Admissions Made Possible 2.0 • Birmingham, AL

3d • $60,000 - $70,000

About The Position

The Professional Learning Specialist supports the Expanding Learning Possibilities (ELP) curriculum and digital modules through live, virtual, and hybrid training sessions. This role helps participants apply what they learn in the modules to daily classroom and Afterschool settings, informs future revisions of modules by sharing participant feedback, and aligns professional development sessions with the learning modules and Afterschool curriculum. This role works independently and collaboratively to ensure high-quality professional development delivery while maintaining strong partner relationships and managing program logistics and instructional teams. The Professional Learning Specialist ensures compliance with partner contracts, supports data collection and reporting, and oversees Professional learning for the ELP sites through CAMP.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field.
• At least three years of classroom teaching or educational coaching experience.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Comfort using digital learning platforms and virtual meeting tools.
• Experience coaching or mentoring teachers on instructional strategies or digital tool use.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in education or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience delivering training, workshops, or PD to adults.
• Familiarity with instructional design or curriculum development.
• Experience in grant-funded education, nonprofit, or public-service settings.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles; familiarity with STEM-based or project-based learning.
• Experience adapting delivery to different audiences and settings (school, Afterschool, summer, community-based).

Responsibilities

• Design and facilitate PD sessions from ELP modules and Afterschool curriculum, adapting delivery to the audience and format.
• Guide participants through content, activities, and reflection, modeling effective instructional practice.
• Manage pacing, engagement, and group dynamics to keep sessions productive.
• Coach teachers, staff, and Hub contacts as they apply ELP strategies in their own settings.
• Provide follow-up support between sessions and troubleshoot implementation challenges.
• Build participants’ confidence and independence with new instructional strategies and tools.
• Coordinate with colleagues to keep sessions on the current, approved module version.
• Flag inconsistencies or gaps between module content and what participants need in practice.
• Submit session materials, handouts, and any newly created or modified content for review before use, to confirm alignment with CAMP/ELP style guides, brand standards, and current module content.
• Stay current on adult learning research, emerging technologies, and PD best practices.
• Build and maintain the frameworks and structures that guide professional learning, including the ELP Playbook.
• Maintain tracking systems for session planning, attendance, completion, and participant progress.
• Lead the rollout of professional learning at selected Hubs, partnering with the Hub contacts on consistent structure and quality.
• Share participant feedback and facilitation trends.
• Build and maintain relationships with teachers, school leaders, and district staff.
• Represent CAMP and ELP professionally in school and district settings; identify opportunities to expand reach.
• Write one original blog post per month and complete one guest blog post per month.
• Create a warm, engaging environment where educators feel comfortable learning and asking questions.
• Communicate clearly and adapt explanations to different experience levels and learning styles.
• Build trust and rapport with teachers, staff, and school leaders.
• Stay flexible and responsive when session plans need to adjust in real time.
• Live the CAMP Way in every interaction with educators, school leaders, and partners.

Benefits

• The Professional Learning Specialist plays a critical role in advancing College Admissions Made Possible’s (CAMP) mission to expand access to college, career, and workforce development opportunities for students across multiple communities and school systems.
• The Professional Learning Specialist is what brings ELP modules to life through consistent, well-prepared coaching and training so teachers and staff can put project-based learning (PBL) and engineering design process (EDP) strategies to work with confidence in their own classrooms and Afterschool settings.
• When that support shows up, students build the STEM learning, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills that translate into real workforce readiness, not just stronger grades.
• That is how this role turns solid instructional design into measurable academic impact and lasting opportunity for the students CAMP serves.
• College Admissions Made Possible 2.0 (CAMP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer
• CAMP hires the most-qualified candidates without regard to any person’s race, color, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, parental status, marital status, military discharge status, or source of income.
• All newly hired CAMP employees will complete a 90-day introductory probationary period. During this period, the employee’s performance, attendance, reliability, professionalism, ability to collaborate, adherence to CAMP policies and procedures, and overall alignment with the expectations of the position will be evaluated. A formal evaluation will be conducted during or at the conclusion of the 90-day period to determine continued employment.

What This Job Offers

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