Senior Field Trainer/ Analyst

Job Posting Title:

Senior Field Trainer/ Analyst

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Hiring Department:

Special Education

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

20

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2025

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

Purpose

The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk is seeking a dynamic and team-oriented individual to provide support to multiple projects, funded by the Texas Education Agency (TEA): LASO – Strong Foundations, Texas Reading Academies and Tiered Interventions Using Evidence-Based Research (TIER). This candidate will also support additional projects, as determined by the direct supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Support LEAs in Texas and beyond with technical support, professional learning and coaching, at the discretion of direct supervisor.

• Support LEAs in Texas with Strong Foundations Planning and Implementation Grants from TEA

• Support Texas Reading Academies project.

• Support Tiered Interventions Using Evidence-Based Research (TIER) project.

Required Qualifications

The position requires proven educational leadership skills and an eagerness to collaborate with a varied group of support providers and LEAs across the state of Texas and beyond. The desired mindset for this position would be a willingness to walk alongside others and engage in a partnership to learn and implement research-based best practices for educators.

The ideal candidate should have:

• A Master's Degree.

• 6-7 years of classroom teaching experience.

• At least 5 years working with local education agencies (LEA).

• 5 years experience facilitation high-quality professional learning for various stakeholders (i.e., teachers, campus leadership, district leadership); including coaching and technical assistance,.

• A firm understanding of research based literacy and math instruction for elementary and/or secondary students.

• A willingness to become certified as a Research Based Instructional Strategy (RBIS) facilitator in math and/or literacy.

• A willingness to become certified as a cohort leader for the Texas Reading Academies.

• Deep understanding of the MTSS including both planning and implementation.

• Experience supporting emergent bilinguals.

• Experience using collaborative technological tools such as Canvas, Teams and Zoom.

• Ability to multitask on several initiatives both independently and with colleagues.

• Strong facilitation skills; understanding how to plan, prep, and facilitation for adult learners.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15 years of relevant experience.

• ESL certification

• Bilingual certification

• Administrative certification.

Salary Range

$68,000 - $70,000 - Full Time Equivalent

Working Conditions

• Typical office environment

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

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