School Improvement Facilitator (Travel 50%-75%)

About WestEd

As a community of over 1,400 researchers, practitioners, consultants, and administrative professionals from all backgrounds and life experiences, we are committed to making a qualitative difference in the lives of youth, children, and adults. We conduct and apply research, develop evidence-based solutions, and provide consulting services across the country in both rural and urban communities to improve equitable outcomes for individuals from infancy through adulthood. Serving as trusted partners in the areas of education, health, and justice, our teams enhance capacity within communities and school districts to prioritize impact - asking the right questions, customizing methodologies, developing relevant tools, and implementing best practices specific to a diverse range of stakeholder needs.

WestEd supports individual initiative, excellence, and hard work of all individuals in our hiring and work practices. WestEd complies with all applicable federal and state anti-discrimination laws, as well as OFCCP requirements. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, or status as a protected veteran.

SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING THE WORK LOCATION OF THIS POSITION-Although WestEd provides the option of working at one of its facilities for employees, many roles allow employees to choose to work remotely for their own convenience. The decision to allow remote work at the employee's convenience is based on the requirements of the position or project in question.

Brief Description:

Successful candidates will have significant experience as school leaders with deep instructional expertise and a strong command of pedagogy and effective teaching practices. They will demonstrate strong presentation, facilitation, and instructional coaching skills, along with the ability to design and lead high-quality professional learning for educators and leadership teams.

Experience across or within multiple grade spans (elementary, middle, high school, and postsecondary) and working with diverse student populations-including general education, special education, and multilingual/English learner students-is desirable. As part of the responsibilities, candidates must be able to motivate, guide, and supervise teams to develop and deliver high-quality professional learning that meets client expectations. Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and navigating complex organizational dynamics is an essential component of this role.

Successful applicants will also have expertise in one or more of the following areas.

• Content Expertise (e.g Literacy, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science)
• Professional Learning Communities
• School leadership
• Evidence-Based Instruction
• Instructional Coaching
• Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Practices
• Curriculum Development
• English Learners / Dual Language
• Special Education

While this position is a full-time position, we will consider a part time position for qualified individuals. Note, this is a travel-based job requiring 50-75% FTE travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support small- to midsize projects.
• Independently manage budgets and finance expectations.
• Lead and support design, planning, delivery and quality assurance on projects with high visibility.
• Work independently and in regular consultation with supervisor and other project leaders.
• Use content area expertise to develop solutions and advise clients.
• Have regular and independent interactions with clients.
• Lead the development of resources for established service offerings.
• Present at major conferences and/or meetings.
• Serve as a people manager as needed.
• Contribute to proposal development.
• Collect and analyze district and school data to identify strengths and needs in order to plan services.
• Design, coordinate, and facilitate professional learning to support improvement of teaching and learning.
• Coach teachers, provide feedback, and assist them as they design and implement evidence-based teaching practices.
• Provide leadership coaching to school and district leaders to support strategic planning, instructional leadership, and the implementation of continuous improvement practices.
• Maintain ongoing communication among and between program staff, clients, and partner organizations.
• Produce a variety of written documents and publications such as reports, articles, brochures, and professional learning materials as needed.
• Contribute to growing new work by developing client relationships and partnerships.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of Master's Degree in Education, Ph.D desirable.
• Prior experience in a school leadership role is desirable.
• Experience presenting to groups of educators.
• Experience facilitating collaborative work such as professional learning communities, communities of practice, critical friends groups, etc.
• Experience providing instructional coaching to classroom educators.
• Familiarity with effective and standards-based curriculum, instructional, and assessment practices.
• Ability to demonstrate effective teaching in classrooms.
• Ability to perform data analysis and interpretation.
• Willingness and ability to travel for extended and overnight work engagements.
• Ability to produce clear, concise, and professional written materials.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities under time-restricted conditions.
• Commitment to quality products and customer service.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently to realize program goals.
• Comfort with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Google applications, and other professional learning technology.
• Proficiency in Spanish is highly desirable.

*Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Successful candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

WestEd conducts a criminal background check and education verification for all new hires. Any offers of employment will be contingent on receiving a clear background check in accordance with applicable law.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

The full salary range for this position, WestEd level (11), is $106,000 to $165,600, but WestEd does not typically hire at or near the top of the salary range. The typical hiring range for this role is $106,000 to $132,500. The actual offer considers multiple factors, including but not limited to education, experience, internal equity, and other organizational needs.

In addition to the base salary, benefits include:

* 15% contribution toward retirement effective day 1 of employment and immediately 100% vested

* Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account option

* All health/welfare benefits are effective the first of the month following the hire date

* PTO: 19 days (increases to 21 days beginning the third year of employment), 12 paid holidays

* Life Insurance: value of 3x gross salary, max of 500k

* Opportunities for annual merit-based performance increases + annual incentives

* Professional development opportunities & mentorship program

For more details about our benefits, go to: https://www.wested.org/work-at-wested/#benefits WestEd is a Drug Free Employer and maintains a drug-free workplace. #LI-Remote #Circa-Remote

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)