Professional Development Specialist

What is CodeHS?

CodeHS is a comprehensive program for helping schools teach computer science. We provide web-based curriculum, teacher tools and resources, and professional development.

Mission

The mission of CodeHS is to empower all students to meaningfully impact the future.We believe that in the 21st century, coding is a foundational skill, just like reading and writing. That’s why we say: Read, Write, Code. We do this by providing great curriculum, tools, and resources to teachers, students, and schools to implement high quality computer science programs. We believe that everyone should get the chance to learn coding, and that it’s a skill that provides limitless creative opportunity to students. 

Must be authorized to work in the US and based in the US. 

We are a distributed team. Company headquarters is in Chicago, IL. 

Target start date is June 2022. 

Company Values 

Encourage Teaching and Learning

CodeHS is about providing excellent teaching and learning opportunities in computer science for students all over the world. We value creating fun, accessible and creative learning experiences for teachers, for students, and for team members at CodeHS. We believe that education--and specifically coding--within the formal K-12 system, the higher-education system, and beyond has the power to allow everyone to unlock their full potential.

Create a Direct Positive Impact

At CodeHS we value creating a direct positive social impact with our work. We work directly with students, teachers, schools and districts to implement computer science classes. Through building great curriculum, tools and resources to allow high schools to teach computer science, we can create a direct educational benefit to students to help explore the limitless world of computing. We believe that expanding access to computer science education will empower students to take an active role in creating the future.

Make It Fun and Creative

Bringing fun and creativity to every aspect of our work is a main focus for us at CodeHS. It starts with a fun, friendly and accessible curriculum, that allows students the opportunity to build creatively and engage in thoughtful problem solving. We also focus on developing a creative and fun environment to work in, and think that this allows us to bring novel approaches to challenging problems. Computing is about logic--but it’s also about creativity--and we hope to share that excitement with teachers and students through CodeHS.

CodeHS is an equal opportunity employer. CodeHS maintains a drug-free workplace.

Professional Development Specialist Job Description

CodeHS is looking to hire a Professional Development Specialist to help lead professional development sessions for teachers, help create and maintain professional development content.

Responsibilities:

• Run in-person and virtual professional developments for teachers to train on CodeHS
• Run PD sessions on various CodeHS courses
• Run PD sessions on general CS education and CS teaching topics
• Build new professional development materials and resources
• Maintain and edit existing PD materials
• Travel to schools or districts to run PD sessions when needed. Note: In the summer it is likely there is a significant amount of travel
• Be an expert on CodeHS curriculum and platform
• Customize 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
• Preferred: Experience with computer science PD
• Preferred: Experience teaching computer science in high school or middle school
• Work well independently and autonomously, a self-starter
• Works well in teams
• Professional and clear at email
• Extremely organized and detail oriented
• Passionate about helping students and schools
• Excited to work at a small company and make a big impact