Professional Development Specialist

Per-Diem | Multiple Locations

At Catapult Learning, we provide educational solutions that generate academic achievement and better life outcomes for students. Join Catapult Learning and become a part of a national organization with a legacy of more than 45 years of student impact.

How you'll be there for educators and students:

Be their career guide. Be their collaborator. Be their consultant.

* In-person position typically during regular school hours. There may be opportunities for after-school and weekend assignments.

* Per diem schedules without a set number of hours per week or a consistent schedule.

* Focus on two primary functions: presenting workshops and providing instructional coaching support to teachers and leaders in a school setting.

* Great opportunity for those with extensive experience delivering workshops to adult learners and coaching teachers with instructional strategies for best educational practices.

Our PD Specialists Enjoy the Following Benefits:

* Competitive per diem pay

* Company support and quality assurance from both local and national support teams

* Complete package of workshop content, materials, and coaching framework provided

* Paid training

* Flexible schedule

* Opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of educators and students

PD Specialist Job Duties:

* Provide direct support to instructional leaders and teachers in assigned schools and systems to improve achievement of students.

* Work with teachers to provide best practices to deliver comprehensive instruction, use data to analyze individual and school-wide trends, improve the design and delivery of instruction and interventions, and make recommendations about potential next steps to address areas of need.

* Leverage a deep knowledge of research-based best practice and take a hands-on approach to support educators across the content areas; deliver engaging and exceptional professional learning experiences and job-embedded coaching support to improve teaching and learning and organizational performance via modeling lessons, co-planning, co-teaching, analyzing data, reviewing student work, and providing non-evaluative feedback on instruction.

* Become familiar with regional standards and the materials that are core to instruction in partnership schools.

* Support organizational change, professional growth, and student achievement.

PD Specialist Requirements:

* Bachelor's degree in education or related field required (Master's degree preferred).

* Teaching Certificate required

* 5 years experience teaching math, literacy, technology, or STEM curriculum.

* Experience facilitating professional development and providing strengths-based instructional coaching support to teachers and leaders within a school setting

* Experience working in blended learning classrooms.

* Excellent communication skills.

* Microsoft Office experience

Wherever you are in your career, there's a place for you on our team.

Be there for students at Catapult Learning partner schools in the way that works best for you: year-round and/or during summer, full-time or part-time. Our various career options empower educators to find a place that is right for this moment in their lives and careers.

Be where you're meant to be. Apply today.

Catapult Learning could not realize its mission or meet its business goals without the unique talents and contributions of its diverse group of professionals. Our culture, practices, and systems reflect our commitment to embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in all that we do to create an authentic and welcoming environment for all. Learn more about DEI at Catapult Learning here.

About Catapult Learning

Catapult Learning, a division of FullBloom, provides intervention programs for students and professional development solutions for teachers in K-12 schools, executed by a team of experienced coaches. Our professional development services strengthen the capacity of teachers and leaders to raise and sustain student achievement. Our intervention programs support struggling learners with instruction tailored to the unique needs of each student. Across the country, Catapult Learning partners with 500 school districts to produce positive outcomes that promote academic and professional growth. Catapult Learning is accredited by Cognia and has earned its 2022 System of Distinction honor.

FullBloom is an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity has been and will continue to be a fundamental principle at FullBloom, where employment is based on personal capabilities and qualifications. The company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to age (40 and over); color; gender, physical or mental disability; mental status; civil union/domestic partnership; national origin; ancestry; citizenship status; race; religion; creed; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions; gender identity and gender expression; political affiliation; veteran status and uniformed servicemember status; genetic information (including testing and characteristics); or any other consideration protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.