Professional Development Specialist Contractor Position

About The Position 

KIPP Foundations Formal Learning Team is seeking up to eight dynamic passionate educators as contractors to join a pool of professional development designers/facilitators that lead centralized leadership development at KIPP. Youll design and facilitate inperson and virtual professional development for a group of 50150 principals and principal managers during sessions. If you are passionate about equitydriven leadership and interested in facilitating transformational professional learning we encourage you to apply!  The work spans through January 2025 to June 2025.  

Convening Dates and Location (including but not limited to) 

• February 6th7th middle school virtual convening (4hour virtual training on both days) 

• February 13th14th elementary school virtual convening (4hour virtual training on both days) 

• February 2427th principal manager convening inperson in Chicago IL 

• May 13th14th new principal cohort convening (TBD) 

• May 15th16th (TBD) new principal manager cohort convening (TBD) 

Approximate weekly hours of work: 15 hours (depends on how much lead time one has based on start date) 

Responsibilities: 

• Design Sessions: Design outcomesdriven and experiential professional development sessions aligned to our Principal and Principal Manager Core Skill Rubrics Leadership Competency Model and Adult Learning Principles  

• Create resources: Create facilitator guides participant handouts session slides and any other resources required; all resources should be easily turnkeyed by schools 

• Lead professional development: Facilitate between 16 engaging and impactful sessions for educators 

• Analyze data: Synthesize survey data and adjust design and facilitation to improve participant experience 

• Collaborate: Meet with KIPP leaders to gather input and feedback on session design 

• Rehearse: Engage in a virtual and live dress rehearsal for feedback 

• Continuously Improve: Incorporate feedback for continuous improvement  

Mindset Competencies and Skills 

• Mission & Student Focus Demonstrates a passion and commitment to KIPPs mission and possess the desire and ability to uphold KIPPs core values (Focus on Excellent Results Collective Impact and Courageous Action) 

• Subject Matter Expertise in Adult Learning Well versed in adult learning frameworks and instructional design models; able to design develop and implement professional development for diverse adult learners 

• Work Management: Displays an owners mindset and effectively sets goals and priorities to work through complex bodies of work.  Develops and implements agile project plans navigating difficult situations or conflicts while maintaining effective relationships with all stakeholders.  Skilled in knowledge management developing and codifying processes across teams and functions to improve work quality and efficiency.    

• Communications:  Effectively articulates case and teaching points through clear and compelling presentations tailoring communications and engagement approach for different audiences.   

Qualifications :

Experience and Qualifications 

• Current or former principals or principal managers with at least 3 years of experience in the role 

• Leadership coaching with a track record of coaching diverse leaders to drive student outcomes through layers of leadership 

• Experience with guiding/strengthening the performance of principals through targeted coaching cycles. 

• Experience with collecting monitoring and responding to data 

• Experience with translating coaching concepts into measurable outcomes 

Requirements: 

• USBased Educator: You live in the US and have a Bachelors degree with 3 years of school leadership experience in K12 education 

• Travel: February 2427 to Chicago IL (depending on hire date) 

Additional Information :

Work Conditions 

• Contract position 

Location 

• This role is remote. 

Compensation: 

• $1200 per fullday inperson workshop with travel lodging and meals reimbursed with prior approval. 

• $200 an hour for virtual sessions (14 hours long) 

• $200 an hour for collaboration meetings and session design hours 

KIPP Foundation embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of the students and communities with whom we work and the world that around them. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit without regard to race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression age mental or physical disability and genetic information marital status citizenship status military status protected veteran status or any other category protected by law. 

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Fulltime