Director, Teacher Development

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Company: K12
Location: Virginia

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Director, Teacher Development

K12 believes in education for everyone. We provide families an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace. In support of this, we are committed to creating and maintaining a culture of inclusion and diversity where our employees are passionate about serving students and families, treat one another and customers with respect, challenge each other to innovate and always strive to do better.

The Director of Teacher Development collaborates with external partners to provide world-class professional development opportunities for schools, while simultaneously overseeing the deployment and development of school-specific professional development opportunities..

AS A DIRECTOR, TEACHER DEVELOPMENT , YOU WILL..

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

  • Collaborates with the Talent Development and Community and Human Resources on strategic initiatives to support acquisition and retention of instructional staff;
  • Develops and leads the university partnerships with K12 to provide professional development and training content for teachers – to also include student teaching programs;
  • Oversees the implementation of national observation/feedback initiatives to drive effective teaching;
  • Creates a team vision and charge that reflects best thinking on transformational outcomes for students and is aligned to K12 and programmatic vision;
  • Serves as Subject Matter Experts (SME) to design, redesign, develop and build engaging online courses, assessments and activities in accordance with established processes and practices;
  • Provides guidance and support to other SMEs through each stage of course development;
  • Seeks out and engages with opportunities to think creatively and find innovative solutions to online course delivery challenges;
  • Conducts seminars and workshops alongside leadership;
  • Develops and manages the Teacher Development budget and financial responsibilities;
  • Turns innovative and creative ideas into solid proposals and executable plans that link to organizational priorities;
  • Partners with cross functional teams to measure effectiveness of programs and overall teacher effectiveness;
  • Additional duties as assigned.


    OTHER DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:     The below statements are intended to help describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required; other duties may be assigned.

  • Actively participates in all leadership team meetings;
  • Acts as a liaison between school level, regional and corporate staff to determine immediate needs, issues, and support for the individual schools


    Supervisory Responsibilities:     Directly supervises 10 – 20 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) regular employees and/or contractors. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

IS K12 RIGHT FOR YOU?

  • Do you communicate well?
  • Can you build customer confidence?
  • Are you able to tackle problems and take independent action?
  • Is your manner honest and straightforward?
  • Are you able to prioritize and meet deadlines?
  • Do you value others’ opinions?

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Master’s degree in Education or similar field of study AND
  • Ten (10) years of relevant experience AND
  • Three 3 years of leadership experience OR
  • Equivalent combination of education and experience


    Certificates and Licenses:     Primary or Secondary Educator Certification

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Understanding of effective training methodologies and a true passion for working with adult learners
  • Ability to travel up to 40% of time
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, Excel; Web proficiency.
  • Ability to pass required background check

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience working with universities and K-12 school partnerships.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • This is a home-based, remote position

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

WHO ARE WE?

  • About us
  • K12 Produces Results
  • Kudos and Honors
  • thinkTANK12
  • Limitless Learning

K12 is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.