Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is one of the largest school districts in the United States, serving over 320,000 students in 600 schools and employing approximately 40,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity. Six core values are embedded within these commitments - student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning..
With partners across the city, CPS Talent Office has launched the Teach Chicago Initiative, which includes the CPS Teacher Residency Program, the Teach Chicago Tomorrow Program, Student Teaching and Field Experience for Student Teachers and Tutor Corps. Each of these is a key lever in ensuring that Chicago has the highest quality and most diverse teaching force in the nation as we continue to work toward:

• Expanding new and alternative pipelines into the teaching profession
• Building a more diverse and representative teaching force
• Improving Day One Readiness of new teachers
• Developing a supply of teachers in hard-to-staff subject areas, like special education, bilingual education, and early childhood education
• Supporting teacher recognition, leadership and retention
• Ensuring equity in students' access to high quality teachers

The CPS Teacher Residency Program is an accelerated two-year program, in partnership with multiple Universities, that trains new teachers in high needs content areas while allowing them to work toward a Bachelors or Masters degree.
Teach Chicago Tomorrow (TCT) is a 4-year program in partnership with City Colleges of Chicago, Illinois State University, and Northeastern Illinois University, that supports enrollment and persistence of graduating CPS seniors pursuing a Bachelor's degree and career in teaching.
The Pre-Service Teaching Equity Project (P-STEP) is CPS' student teaching program that has been reimagined to meet critical gaps in student teaching experiences including expanding and diversifying student teacher placements to ensure equitable placement of pre-service teachers and increasing retention of cooperating teachers of color and conversion of student teachers into full time CPS teachers.
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Teacher Pathways Field Experience and Curriculum Manager, the Teacher Pathways Training Specialist will support the creation and operationalization of all pre-service teacher training and programmatic efforts. These efforts include supporting pre-service teacher matriculation through three teacher pathways-the CPS Teacher Residency Program, Teach Chicago Tomorrow, and the Pre-Service Teaching Equity Project through routine progress monitoring, professional learning design and facilitation, as well as internal and external program collaboration. These efforts also aim to ensure that pre-service teachers are prepared not only to engage in healthy and transformative relationships with students and staff, but to be leaders in creating safe and supportive school environments. Additionally, the Teacher Pathways Training Specialist will develop and operationalize districtwide and school specific training and professional learning for staff and students that is proficient for adult learning and knowledge retention, as well as developmentally appropriate for students.
The Teacher Pathways Training Specialist will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Support the development and operationalization of pre-service teacher training experiences across all CPS Teacher Pathways.
• Deploy a wide variety of training methods to support diverse learning and processing styles.
• Continuously update training programs to ensure they continue to adhere to Illinois State Board of Education policies, rules, and regulations.
• Collaborate with internal and external programmatic partners to ensure pre-service teacher matriculation.
• Invest in equitable practices that result in diverse pre-service training experiences.
• Design, deliver, and manage a robust suite of pre-service professional learning.
• In collaboration with institutions of higher education, create pre-service training plans and programs.
• Provide technical assistance to school leaders and classroom teachers on the implementation of pre-service training and curriculum.
• Provide wrap around support and services to high school aged students who are transitioning to early college.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in Education or a closely related field, required.

Experience Required:

• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant work experience in the field of Education, required.
• Experience supporting young adults, career changers, teachers and/or pre-service teachers.
• Experience designing and/or leading professional learning for teachers and/or pre-service teachers.
• Experience coaching, observing and/or providing formal feedback to teachers and/or pre-service teachers.
• Substantial experience in urban education environments with a proven track record of supporting student achievement.
• Valid Driver's License and vehicle access preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong service and support orientation towards schools and school communities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a growth mindset and collaborative orientation.
• Excellent coordination and time management skills.
• Demonstrated success working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to transform educational research into deliverable content and support and practice tools.
• A high degree of cultural competence and experience in cross-cultural communication.
• Must be able to travel to various locations around the city and work flexible hours, including evening hours and occasional weekends.
• Familiarity with professional educator licensing and state content area examinations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office/Google Suite, specifically Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint, Word/Docs.

Conditions of Employment
As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to:

• Establish/Maintain Chicago Residency - Employees are required to live within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago within six months of their CPS hire date and maintain residency throughout their employment with the district. The Chicago residency requirement does not apply to temporary/part-time positions, however, all CPS employees must be residents of Illinois.
• Be Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 - Unless approved for a medical or religious exemption, all employees are required to be up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccinations, including boosters, and to submit proof of vaccination to the district within 30 days of hire. "Up-to-date" on vaccination is defined as being at least two weeks past all primary vaccine doses and any applicable boosters.