School Improvement Facilitator (Travel 50%-75%)

WestEd • Washington, DC

12d • Remote

About The Position

As a community of over 1,400 researchers, practitioners, consultants, and
administrative professionals from all backgrounds and life experiences, we are
committed to making a qualitative difference in the lives of youth, children, and adults. We conduct and apply research, develop evidence-based solutions, and
provide consulting services across the country in both rural and urban
communities to improve equitable outcomes for individuals from infancy through
adulthood. Serving as trusted partners in the areas of education, health, and
justice, our teams enhance capacity within communities and school districts to
prioritize impact — asking the right questions, customizing methodologies,
developing relevant tools, and implementing best practices specific to a diverse
range of stakeholder needs.

WestEd supports individual initiative, excellence, and hard work of all
individuals in our hiring and work practices. WestEd complies with all
applicable federal and state anti-discrimination laws, as well as OFCCP
requirements. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to disability, or status as a protected veteran.

SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING THE WORK LOCATION OF THIS POSITION—Although WestEd
provides the option of working at one of its facilities for employees, many
roles allow employees to choose to work remotely for their own convenience. The
decision to allow remote work at the employee's convenience is based on
the requirements of the position or project in question.

Brief Description:

Successful candidates will have significant experience as school leaders with
deep instructional expertise and a strong command of pedagogy and effective
teaching practices. They will demonstrate strong presentation, facilitation, and
instructional coaching skills, along with the ability to design and lead
high-quality professional learning for educators and leadership teams.

Experience across or within multiple grade spans (elementary, middle, high
school, and postsecondary) and working with diverse student
populations—including general education, special education, and
multilingual/English learner students—is desirable. As part of the
responsibilities, candidates must be able to motivate, guide, and supervise
teams to develop and deliver high-quality professional learning that meets
client expectations.    Building and maintaining strong relationships with
clients and navigating complex organizational dynamics is an essential component
of this role.

Successful applicants will also have expertise in one or more of the following
areas.

Content Expertise (e.g Literacy, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science)
Professional Learning Communities
School leadership
Evidence-Based Instruction
Instructional Coaching
Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Practices
Curriculum Development
English Learners / Dual Language
Special Education

While this position is a full-time position, we will consider a part time
position for qualified individuals. Note, this is a travel-based job requiring
50-75% FTE travel.

Requirements

• Minimum of Master’s Degree in Education, Ph.D desirable.
• Prior experience in a school leadership role is desirable.
• Experience presenting to groups of educators.
• Experience facilitating collaborative work such as professional learning communities, communities of practice, critical friends groups, etc.
• Experience providing instructional coaching to classroom educators.
• Familiarity with effective and standards-based curriculum, instructional, and assessment practices.
• Ability to demonstrate effective teaching in classrooms.
• Ability to perform data analysis and interpretation.
• Willingness and ability to travel for extended and overnight work engagements.
• Ability to produce clear, concise, and professional written materials.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities under time-restricted conditions.
• Commitment to quality products and customer service.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently to realize program goals.
• Comfort with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Google applications, and other professional learning technology.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in Spanish is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support small- to midsize projects.
• Independently manage budgets and finance expectations.
• Lead and support design, planning, delivery and quality assurance on projects with high visibility.
• Work independently and in regular consultation with supervisor and other project leaders.
• Use content area expertise to develop solutions and advise clients.
• Have regular and independent interactions with clients.
• Lead the development of resources for established service offerings.
• Present at major conferences and/or meetings.
• Serve as a people manager as needed.
• Contribute to proposal development.
• Collect and analyze district and school data to identify strengths and needs in order to plan services.
• Design, coordinate, and facilitate professional learning to support improvement of teaching and learning.
• Coach teachers, provide feedback, and assist them as they design and implement evidence-based teaching practices.
• Provide leadership coaching to school and district leaders to support strategic planning, instructional leadership, and the implementation of continuous improvement practices.
• Maintain ongoing communication among and between program staff, clients, and partner organizations.
• Produce a variety of written documents and publications such as reports, articles, brochures, and professional learning materials as needed.
• Contribute to growing new work by developing client relationships and partnerships.

Benefits

• 15% contribution toward retirement effective day 1 of employment and immediately 100% vested
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account option
• All health/welfare benefits are effective the first of the month following the hire date
• PTO: 19 days (increases to 21 days beginning the third year of employment), 12 paid holidays
• Life Insurance: value of 3x gross salary, max of 500k
• Opportunities for annual merit-based performance increases + annual incentives
• Professional development opportunities & mentorship program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees