Professional Development Consultant – West and Midwest
Teaching Strategies, LLC
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Conduct training virtually and/or in-person anywhere in the contiguous United States on Teaching Strategies solutions.
- Be part of a Professional Development Network, engaging and inspiring educators in early childhood education.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, curriculum/instruction, speech/language pathology, education administration, school psychology, or comparable (Masters or Doctorate degree preferred).
- Experience in/familiarity with Teaching Strategies' curricular solutions.
- Experience delivering training (for several consecutive days) to audiences of up to 30 participants.
- Experience coaching/consulting teachers in applying best practices in classrooms with various populations of learners.
- Residents of the west coast and bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred.
- A sense of adventure and enthusiasm for meeting and collaborating with all types of educators from around the country (and sometimes the world).
- Ability to travel (often with little notice) and present training sessions in our busy season, June - October. We especially need people who are available throughout August and September.
- Advanced knowledge of ECE best practices, adult learning, and research in both fields.
- Excellent interpersonal skills (communication, problem solving, collaboration), with the ability to build rapport with customers and Teaching Strategies personnel.
- Effective presentation skills for in-person and virtual settings utilizing a variety of collaboration and engagement strategies.
- Flexibility and agility and the ability to pivot and problem-solve for challenges that may result from changing plans.
- Exemplary work ethic, commitment to ensure quality standards are met, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.
- Familiarity with various video conferencing platforms to facilitate service delivery.
- Proficiency using technology-based productivity and meeting tools including Microsoft Office365, Zoom, Google and other web applications. You must have your own computer!
- Self-directed professional follow-up skills as indicated by completion of all required paperwork and after-session reports.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
early childhood educationcurriculum developmentadult learningcoachingconsultingbest practicespresentation skillstraining deliveryproblem solvingflexibility
Soft skills
interpersonal skillscommunicationcollaborationrapport buildingenthusiasmself-directedcommitment to excellenceagilityadaptabilitywork ethic
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreeDoctorate degree