Program Associate, Literacy

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $92k - $115k / year

⏰ Full Time

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WestEd

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1966

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

Education • Non-profit

WestEd is a nonprofit research, evaluation, and services organization that partners with schools, districts, communities, and policymakers to improve education and human development. Through rigorous research, professional learning, and technical assistance, WestEd supports early childhood development, K–12 and special education, assessment, teacher workforce development, and systemwide transformation. It also focuses on policy/practice guidance and emerging areas such as AI in education, economic mobility, and workforce pathways to translate evidence into practical solutions and resources.

📋 Description

• Design and facilitate high-quality online and in-person literacy professional learning for teachers, coaches, and instructional leaders. • Provide coaching and implementation support for teachers, coaches, and instructional leaders. • Communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders (teachers, school administrators, and district leaders) and foster an effective, assets-based learning climate. • Use formative and summative data from professional learning experiences to document professional progress and surface implementation successes/challenges to support iterative improvement of program design. • Stay current with literacy research and emerging policy contexts (e.g., the Science of Reading, structured literacy mandates, multilingual learner policy) to ensure professional learning reflects evidence-based literacy practices. • Collaborate with the Literacy team, teachers, and thought leaders to refine existing and develop new curriculum and resource materials. • Use research to create materials and resources that build on the assets and meet the needs of diverse learners. • Develop materials that bridge foundational skills and comprehension instruction across grade bands, including for intervention contexts and multilingual learners. • Participate in agency-wide trainings. • Collaborate with the Language and Literacy team to contribute to the growth, visibility, and quality of literacy services and publications. • Contribute to proposals, publications, or conference presentations that advance the team's visibility and extend the evidence base for literacy improvement.

🎯 Requirements

• Deep knowledge of the science of reading, including phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, and how these interact across development. • Knowledge of disciplinary and academic literacy instruction at the secondary level. • Understanding of assets-based approaches to literacy instruction for multilingual learners (ELs) and striving readers. • Ability to use student data and program evaluation findings to inform instructional and professional learning recommendations. • Master’s degree in education, literacy, linguistics/applied linguistics, curriculum, or a related discipline. • Minimum of 5 years of experience teaching in K-12 schools that support diverse populations. • Minimum 3 years of experience designing and facilitating professional learning (workshops, institutes, virtual learning, etc.) for varied audiences, including design and facilitation for adult learners from diverse professional backgrounds. • Minimum 3 years literacy coaching experience within a K-12 context. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and collaboration skills; ability to work effectively with diverse staff, colleagues, and clients.

🏖️ Benefits

• 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