Professional Learning Consultant (Per Diem/Contract Position)

Position: Professional Learning Consultant (Per Diem/Contract Position)

Location: On-Site in San Jose/Bay Area, CA; potential for other locations

ABOUT PowerMyLearning

PowerMyLearning is a nonprofit that advances educational equity and accelerates student success. Our programs promote culturally relevant teaching practices, foster social-emotional learning, and accelerate learning. We offer school- and district-level packages that include professional development for teachers and capacity-building workshops for families. We also offer an award-winning education technology innovation, Family Playlists®. What sets us apart from other organizations is our focus on activating the power of collaboration between students, teachers, and families. Now more than ever, our collective efforts to accelerate learning must address the needs of the whole child and include families so we can reverse the systematic denial of educational opportunity based on race, class, language, and learning differences.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Professional Learning Consultant will play a crucial role in implementing the professional development component of PowerMyLearning's services to schools and districts across the country. This role reports to the Director of Programs or the Program Implementation Manager. The primary place of work for this role will be on-site within PowerMyLearning's partner schools and districts across the country. Our most immediate need is in the San Jose, CA area.

The Professional Learning Consultant will manage partnerships and deliver on-site professional learning and program training services to schools. This work will include facilitation of professional development workshops and professional learning communities as well as one-on-one and small group coaching on instructional best practices identified in the PowerMyLearning Framework for Teachers. They will support additional professional learning team efforts as outlined below. This work occurs throughout the calendar year, including during the summer. Contracts are assigned to consultants, contingent on availability and matching skills with school needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead program implementation for a caseload of partnerships, including both in-person and remote support as determined in collaboration with the schools and districts
  • Manage relationships with school and district-based project managers and school leaders, including providing regular progress updates as determined for each partnership  
  • Collaborate with administrators and teachers at partner schools to develop goals to increase student achievement related to the programming sold to their schools
  • Deliver high-quality professional development services grounded in the PowerMyLearning Framework for Teachers (including coaching and workshops) to schools and districts in their region
  • Provide on-site guided support to teachers (demonstration teaching, classroom observation, feedback discussions, etc.) as they explore different ways they can strengthen learning relationships with students and families to support student success
  • Work with teachers to set professional goals aligned to PowerMyLearning's Framework for Teachers and collect data and evidence of progress towards those goals
  • Ensure proper tracking and documentation of all partnerships, including of lessons learned to inform program improvement and evidence of progress toward student achievement and improved teacher instruction

• Communicate experiences and feedback from the field to inform program and partnership development
• Understand an