Professional Development Specialist (Remote, Prince George's County, MD)

About the Role:

As a Professional Development Specialist, you will deliver highly engaging learning experiences for classroom educators, specialists, and administrators through virtual and in-person experiences. Professional Development Specialists present competent, expert information about DreamBox Math and Literacy solutions to ensure clients achieve the outcomes outlined for each learning session. As a member of the Professional Development team, you will also contribute to team education experiences, and follow all processes for recording essential information using internal systems.

As a PD Specialist, you bring classroom experience and education expertise that will contribute to evolving our professional learning services and content. Experience with presenting to adult audiences and a proven understanding of adult learning theory is required. A specialty in mathematics-related experience is a plus. This role will report to the Manager, Strategic Partnerships, and will be based out of Prince George's County, MD.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Delivering highly engaging, world-class professional development experiences to educators both virtually and in-person.
• Collaborating with internal teams to create an excellent client experience for customers.
• Presenting competent, expert information that ensures client participants achieve the outcomes of the learning session.
• Follow all PD processes, including timely recording of tasks and essential information.
• Working seamlessly with Customer organization team members to effectively communicate workflow and next steps.
• Routinely collaborating with the PD team, participating in internal training/learning opportunities, and appropriately contributing in all team meetings.
• Communicating effectively with internal teams and external clients.
• Capably and confidently making informed adjustments to support clients.
• Using data to determine needs and validate solutions for specific educators and schools.
• Consulting with school staff and developing plans for Professional Development.
• Actively scheduling PD sessions and other engagements.

About You:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Masters required.
• A minimum of 3 years of teaching experience in K-12 classroom
• At least 3 years of experience delivering professional development sessions & knowledge of adult learning
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Previous experience training adults with technology products
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent intrapersonal skills and the ability to build strong relationships with teachers and administrators
• Ability to be flexible and able to adapt to immediate or unforeseen challenges
• Ability to travel locally to schools weekly and/or drive for multiple hours at a time
• Must be able to stand for up to 8 hours during on-site trainings (with or without reasonable accommodations)
• Ability to lift 10-25 lbs. (on-site training supplies, etc.)

LOCATION: Although this role is remote, candidates must be located in Prince George's County, MD.

Compensation and Benefits:

Expected base salary range for this position is $69,630 – $96,680USD per year based on several factors, including experience and geography. This position is also eligible for an annual incentive bonus or sales commission bonus, depending on the role, and benefits that are designed to support you & your family. If you are hired at DreamBox Learning, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on considerations such as geographic location, skills, responsibilities of the role, education, and/or relevant experience. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the compensation of our current team members as a part of evaluating and extending any final offer.

We are proud to offer employees and their families a comprehensive benefits package:

• Medical-Dental-Vision
• Health Care Dependent Care
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• FSA/HSA
• Paid Time Off - Front Loaded (4 weeks)
• Accrued Sick Time
• DreamBox "Hero Days" Volunteer Time
• Employee Assistance Program

9 Paid Holidays + Annual Winter Holiday Break (Typically the last week of December)

About Us: DreamBox Learning, the leading K-12 education technology provider, is radically transforming the way the world learns. As the only dual-discipline solution rated STRONG by Johns Hopkins’ EvidenceforESSA.org in both math and reading, DreamBox provides schools with high-quality adaptive learning solutions independently proven to accelerate student growth. Built by educators for educators, DreamBox empowers teachers and district administrators with robust data analytics and content-specific professional development solutions to complement instruction. DreamBox supports over 400,000 educators and approximately 6 million students in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and throughout the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and Mexico. For more information, visit https://www.dreambox.com/.

At DreamBox, we believe diversity is an essential strength. That’s why we’re committed to providing an inclusive culture, an equitable work environment, and creating the most effective educational products that celebrate the diversity in students, families, communities, and the world. We know that talent exists everywhere, but opportunity does not. Therefore, we are a proud equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, but we don’t make these commitments simply because they’re required by law. We hold ourselves to a higher standard and make these commitments so that everyone at DreamBox can bring their full selves to our important mission. Our identities matter, and in order to create a more just, equitable world, we know it begins with DreamBox being an inclusive workplace that serves as a model for that change.