Lead Professional Learning Specialist, Literacy

About Amplify Amplify helps teachers bring delight and rigor to students every day. We have become a leader in K–12 literacy, biliteracy, math, and science by building inspiring teaching and learning experiences based on research. The Amplify Classroom platform combines curriculum, assessment, and supplemental learning into one coherent high-quality instructional system. A pioneer in education since 2000, Amplify has developed deep relationships in states and districts by partnering with educators to drive implementation quality and improved outcomes. Today, Amplify serves more than 18 million students and teachers across all 50 states and on six continents. For more information, visit Amplify.com. Job Description: Amplify is seeking full-time Lead Professional Learning Specialists (Lead PLS) with a background in teaching, coaching, and/or school leadership to join our Professional Development (PD) team and make a nationwide impact on educators and students. Essential Responsibilities: Our Lead Professional Learning Specialists (Lead PLS) play a critical role in ensuring that educators successfully implement Amplify programs by operating as expert coach-practitioners. As expert practitioners, Lead PLS are responsible for facilitating high-quality professional development in a Literacy or STEM program to teachers and school leaders, ensuring educators feel confident implementing our programs and ultimately drive student success. They also serve as exemplars for contractor PLS. As expert coaches, Lead PLS will train, develop, and coach a cohort of 20-40 PLS contractors to deliver exceptional professional development throughout the year. In this capacity, they ensure customers engage in exceptional PD that leads to improved teacher practice, effective use of Amplify products, and positive student learning outcomes. In this role, you will: Become expert in a suite of Amplify programs:

• Develop and maintain expertise on key concepts for an Amplify Literacy or STEM program and its related professional development offerings
• Participate in paid training to become a certified Professional Learning Specialist (if not already certified)

Model excellence in the delivery of professional learning:

• Deliver at least two days per week of remote and onsite training sessions for approximately 30-40 educators throughout the year
• Understand customers’ unique contexts and deliver professional development that meets their needs
• Share observations of customers’ engagement with our products, including key strengths and challenges, with product teams
• Engage in internal professional development, including observation, feedback, and coaching, to continuously strengthen your facilitation practice.
• Track and complete deliverables related to session logistics in a timely manner

Coach and develop a cohort of contractor PLS:

• Contribute to effectively recruiting, interviewing, hiring and onboarding new PLS throughout the year
• Coach a cohort of approximately 20-40 PLS using best practices (e.g., observation and debrief, modeling, peer practices, written and live feedback)
• Review post-session survey data for a cohort of PLS on a regular basis (e.g., daily during May -September) to identify trends in customer feedback and provide meaningful coaching that drives growth in PLS knowledge, skills, and mindsets and strong educator experience and