Professional Development Specialist (EdTech)

TL;DR

Professional Development Specialist (EdTech): Leading professional development sessions for teachers and creating/maintaining professional development content with an accent on various hirify.global courses and general CS education. Focus on customizing PD sessions for specific district or state scenarios and being an expert on hirify.global curriculum and platform.

Location: This is an in-office position, which would require 5 days a week in the hirify.global Chicago office at 747 N LaSalle in River North.

Salary: $70,000-$85,000 annually

Company

hirify.global is a comprehensive platform helping K-12 schools teach computer science, providing curriculum, professional development, and a full software platform used by millions of students and thousands of schools and districts around the US and the world.

What you will do

• Run in-person and virtual professional developments for teachers to train on hirify.global.
• Run PD sessions on various hirify.global courses and on general CS education and CS teaching topics.
• Build new professional development materials and resources, and maintain and edit existing PD materials.
• Travel to schools or districts to run PD sessions when needed (primarily in the summer).
• Be an expert on hirify.global curriculum and platform, customizing PD sessions for specific district or state scenarios.

Requirements

• You have led PD sessions before for teachers.
• Experience teaching AP CS A, or proficient in Java.
• Experience working in education or edtech.
• Taught computer science in K-12.
• Work well independently and autonomously, a self-starter, and works well in teams.
• Professional and clear at email, extremely organized and detail oriented, and passionate about helping students and schools.
• Travel - 10-15% - to run in person workshops. Primarily in the summer. Other travel may include company or department meet ups.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with 4% match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Strong vacation policy (22 days off + 16 company holidays).
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• CTA monthly pass covered and lunch provided 3 days per week.