K-12 Education Consultant (Part-time)

Company Description

When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology.

Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom. Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve.

Job Description

A Renaissance Consultant facilitates high-quality, onsite or remote Professional Development and consulting services to promote best practices with Renaissance solutions. A successful candidate has experience with Renaissance solutions, has utilized data to inform instruction and is an experienced facilitator of professional learning, who understands how to work with educational stakeholders. The successful candidate is available to accept virtual/remote or onsite assignments, on a regular basis throughout the year. Additionally, the expectation is to continue professional learning through internal opportunities.

In this role, you will:

  • Provide high quality on-site and remote professional learning for new and current users (this role will include travel to districts across the nation)
  • Facilitate engaging, personalized, professional learning on best practices for product usage, utilizing adult learning strategies
  • Guide educators in using data to accelerate student learning
  • Maintain accurate records and complete all required documentation
  • Communicate effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Education or related field
  • Classroom and/or administrative experience
  • Superb consultative, facilitative and analytical skills
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, customer service and relationship building at all levels within the school system
  • Ability to travel nationwide

Applicants with the following skills will be strongly considered

  • Successfully implementing Renaissance Solutions (Freckle, myON, Star 360, Accelerated Reader, myIGDI’s, or Schoolzilla)
  • Experience planning and delivering professional learning
  • Early childhood education experience
  • Bi-lingual (Spanish)
  • Experience with Dual Language Programming

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential.

Salary Range: $25-$50/hr

This range is based on national market data and may vary by location.

Frequently cited statistics show that some women, underrepresented individuals, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we encourage all applications! Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need for the future!

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

For information about Renaissance, visit: https://www.renaissance.com/

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