Educational Consultant -Per Diem - Sacramento, CA

About the role

This is an excellent opportunity to join a mission-driven company focused on creating equitable classrooms for students and still be part of a school community!

Responsibilities

• Facilitate high-quality professional development, training, support, and data analysis
• Communicate consultatively with schoolteachers and leaders
• Work closely with the Director of Professional Learning, sales team, and other Curriculum Associates professionals
• Deliver professional development services as needed, typically during normal school hours
• Travel up to 70% of the time, including overnight stays at hotels and transportation via car, plane, and/or public transportation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2+ years of experience in teaching, coaching teachers, and providing professional development
• Strong working knowledge of the Common Core State Standards, Grades K–8 (or comparable state standards), including both the content standards and the practice standards
• Fluency with using digital tools including online assessments, and a high level of comfort discussing and applying data with teachers and leaders
• Understand principles of adult learning and how to apply them to professional development to ensure participants meet learning objectives
• Excellent facilitation, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Exceptional time management skills: ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize appropriately
• Proven organizational skills and high attention to detail
• Excellent computer and internet skills including knowledge of Office programs (Outlook, Word, PPT, etc.) and knowledge of online meeting programs (e.g. Zoom/WebEx)

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and as part of an educational cohort

Skills

• Strong facilitation, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Exceptional time management skills
• Proven organizational skills and high attention to detail
• Excellent computer and internet skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary, ranging from $30/hour-$65/hour, depending on the type of work you will be assigned to complete
• Company-provided laptop
• Accrued sick time for temporary and per diem employees who average and maintain at least 30 hours of work per week

Pay

• $30/hour - $65/hour

Schedule

• Per Diem consultants are scheduled on an as-needed basis, paid hourly
• Schedule is highly dependent on customer demand
• Peak times of the year include August through October and then again January and February