The Virtual Professional Development Specialist supports school districts in implementing and sustaining successful adoptions of our education technology solutions. This position is ideal for a creative self-starter who is passionate about increasing student achievement by leveraging technology to deliver effective and efficient professional development.
We are looking for fun-loving education experts who can work both collaboratively and independently, communicate confidently and effectively, and deliver top-notch virtual professional development experiences for teachers.
What will your day look like?
Deliver live virtual training to customers through custom webinars, catalog sessions, or purchased virtual sessions
Collaborate with sales to increase sales and renewals including demos and collateral
Assist school level stakeholders develop a virtual professional development plan
Leverage content broadcast, creation and editing technologies to create training assets
Create training materials for virtual sessions, including: powerpoints, participant guides and handouts, demo logins, and canvas activities (others as applicable)
Promote and advertise live virtual sessions, both internally and externally, to include creating documentation and customer facing documents, as well as emailing and calling
Stay current on educational policy, changes in pedagogy and school practices, and curriculum shifts
**The location for this position is flexible
Required Skills
What background will you need to succeed?
BA degree with teaching credentials in a specific content area (Literacy, Mathematics, Science, K-8, etc.)
Master’s degree in Education preferred
The ideal candidate has experience delivering professional development and partnering with school leaders and teachers to implement new initiatives
Minimum of 3 years of successful work experience in education: teaching, coaching, curriculum specialist, and/or school/district administrator
Extensive instructional experience and knowledge including research-based best practices and classroom management strategies for using technology in the classroom
Ability to deliver engaging and effective online professional development workshops for teachers and school leaders
Strong organization and project management skills are required including planning, attention to detail, responsiveness, persistence, clear email and phone communication, and the ability to solve problems independently
Knowledge of current and longstanding educational research and instructional best practices
Prior use of virtual delivery tools
Ability to communicate effectively using a variety of methods
Why are we here?
At Compass Learning we know that we serve a purpose larger than ourselves. We are a team of partners and peers passionately developing, delivering, and supporting learning acceleration.
Headquartered in downtown Austin, we work together to make a positive impact on 10,000 Schools, 70,000 Teachers, and 2 Million students.
We are excited about your passion, but we are also searching for culture fit. We believe not only in our purpose; but also in personal accountability, collaboration, transparency, and good old-fashioned friendliness.
As an organization, we demonstrate both our value and trust in our employees by providing a healthy work-life balance. We believe in taking personal responsibility for managing our own time and results, and, with that, offer an Open PTO (Paid Time Off) policy. All employees are afforded the flexibility to take vacation, time off for illness and flex schedules as necessary. And, we even make the holiday season a bit less hectic as we generally close from Christmas to New Years. We want you healthy, and offer multiple wellness programs and health benefits that are almost unheard of for a company our size. We invite you to check out our career page for more benefit information.
Most importantly, we are a group of passionate collaborators who are constantly going above and beyond to deliver solutions that will have a lasting impact on a child’s future. If you feel this is a team you would like to join, we would welcome your application.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer of females, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
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