Professional Learning and Education Specialist

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🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $78k - $82k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📚 Learning and Development

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Institute for Curriculum Services

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2005

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

💰 Grant - Institute for Curriculum Services on 2019-12

Education • Non-profit

Institute for Curriculum Services is a nonprofit organization that provides K–12 educators with free, standards-aligned curricula and professional learning focused on Judaism, Jewish history, and religious literacy. ICS offers workshops, online courses, lesson plans, a curriculum library, and primary-source–based materials to help teachers integrate accurate, classroom-ready resources about Judaism and the Middle East into their instruction. It also runs events and partners with other institutions to support constitutional and pedagogical approaches to teaching religion in schools.

📋 Description

• Leverage ICS and personal networks to identify and secure prospective partnerships • Maintain the health and growth of existing state-wide relationships • Convey ICS’s value when talking to different stakeholders • Set up professional development opportunities for schools/districts/other education institutions in Georgia and North Carolina • Maintain a deep knowledge of ICS content and professional development offerings • Become an expert ICS workshop presenter, maintaining a high level of professionalism, fluidity, tech capabilities, and engagement • Travel to in-person workshops and conferences, staff exhibition booths, and deliver ICS workshops at conferences • Serve as the organization's expert on the both the Georgia and North Carolina K-12 educational landscape, especially as it relates to instruction about Jews, Judaism, and Jewish history • Keep the team apprised of key legislative and policy developments that impact our work • Identify, interpret, and share insights with relevant departments regarding trends impacting our work or opportunities to consider at the state and district levels • Attend and actively participate in regular meetings with the Director of Professional Learning, the Professional Learning team, the Editorial team and ICS all staff meetings • Manage and contribute to occasional special projects/opportunities as assigned • Participate in and support the implementation of pilots and new initiatives, and share back data to support iteration and improvement of new approaches to advance our work • Maintain a list of state-wide conferences and submit tailored proposals to present • Promptly input relationship-building efforts and relevant professional development data in ICS CRM

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or beyond in history/social studies, education, Jewish studies, English, or related field • Experience in a K-12 educational setting (preferably as a social studies teacher or education administrator) • Proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive) and Zoom • Comfort with CRM software or willingness and ability to quickly learn new software tools • Highly familiar with relevant education policies like the Georgia K-12 Social Studies Standards and the North Carolina Social Studies Standards and Supports • An exceptional communicator and presenter with the skills to lead engaging professional development workshops and sessions for a variety of audiences • Capable of constructively navigating conversations in a variety of settings around complex and potentially sensitive historical topics • Highly organized, strategic, and detail-oriented, with a track record of managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines • Proactive problem-solver and collaborative team member • Highly adaptable, with a growth mindset and a willingness to give and receive feedback. • Up for traveling to events and conferences

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance • An employee flexible spending health care and dependent plan • A 401(k) program with organizational contribution • Generous paid vacation and health and wellness time • Paid time off from December 24-January 1st • Paid time off for federal holidays • Paid time off for Jewish holy days that fall during the work week, as well as floating holidays for those who observe other holy days • Professional development budget and time off