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Professional Learning, Resource Center The Professional Learning department is looking for qualified candidates for a Professional Learning Specialist - Teacher on Special Assignment position for the 2022-2023 school year. This is a full-time position with full benefit package available. Building administrators will contact you if you are selected for an interview.
Position Summary:
The primary role of a Professional Learning Specialist is to design, develop, implement and evaluate professional learning activities for Lake Washington School District educators, including, but not limited to, courses, workshops, seminars, and academies, as well as online and blended learning activities that support the Washington State Teacher Evaluation Criteria and K-12 Learning Standards. Additional job responsibilities may include the professional mentoring and coaching of individual educators and groups within and among professional learning communities.
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Salary: Teacher salary schedule, plus 21 extra days and stipend contract.
Minimum Qualifications:

• Has taught for a minimum of five (5) years and holds a WA State Teaching Certificate
• Demonstrates the following:
  • extensive knowledge of a variety of classroom management and instructional techniques
  • exemplary written and oral communication
  • ability to effectively manage conflict and embrace and navigate change
  • ability to function with humor and flexibility
  • application of critical, meta cognitive and reflective thinking
  • strong work ethic
  • Designs and implements effective instructional strategies, using appropriate technologies
  • Remains current with education research and trends
  • Pursues professional growth through goal-setting and continuous learning

Application Procedure:
Internal Applicants: Complete an online internal application. You will need to include a letter of interest, resume, add two letters of recommendation including one from current administrator. These materials will be uploaded to the application in the supplemental materials section.

External Applicants: Complete an online external application. You will need to include a letter of interest, resume, add two letters of recommendation including one from current administrator. These materials will be uploaded to the application in the supplemental materials section. Applicants will also be asked to provide contact information for three references, including the current or most recent supervisor – these references will be asked to complete a confidential reference survey.
All LWSD employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Failure to submit proof of vaccination or qualify for a reasonable accommodation will result in withdrawal of a job offer.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Immigration Reform and Control Act Requirement: All new employees are required by law to submit documentation to Human Resources proving eligibility to work in the USA by completing an employment eligibility form within three days of employment.
Applicant Disclosure Statement: Pursuant to Chapter 486, Laws of 1987, all applicants must complete the disclosure form provided by Human Resources at the time of application.
Background Check on Recommended Candidate: A reference check inquiry will also be made by Human Resources on recommended candidates. According to 1992 legislation ESHB 2518, all school employees with regularly scheduled unsupervised access to children are required to have a criminal background check, which includes fingerprints.
The Lake Washington School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender, marital status, creed, religion, honorably discharged veteran, military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies:
Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources
16250 NE 74th Street
Redmond Washington, 98052
(425) 936-1266
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