Staff Developer / Educational Consultant at Literacy Partners

Position: Full Time Staff Developer / Literacy Consultant

Organization: Literacy Partners

Location: Greater Los Angeles Area, CA 

About Literacy Partners

Literacy Partners delivers world-class, research-based professional development to schools and districts — helping them transform literacy instruction so that students become confident, independent readers and writers. We believe in advancing classrooms through equity, engagement, and joy — and we partner with educators, administrators, families and caregivers to build communities of practice where every educator and student feels valued. 

Our Core Values

• Growth — Seeing the potential in each educator and student, and providing tools to build more engaging and independent learning experiences.
• Flexibility — Offering responsive, tailored professional development opportunities to meet the needs of each teacher, school, and district.
• Transformation — Supporting equitable literacy reform that increases test scores while bringing more rigor and joy to classrooms.
• Relationships — Building communities of practice where every educator and student feels valued.

Role & Responsibilities

• Deliver professional development workshops and coaching sessions for teachers, administrators, coaches, and families and caregivers.
• Collaborate with schools/districts to customize professional development to meet their unique needs, aligned with the research-based literacy approach of Literacy Partners while supporting them in improving student outcomes.
• Support educators in implementing effective reading, writing, and phonics instruction that fosters student engagement and independence and prepares them for the real world. This will include working with a district or school-adopted curriculum and/or helping them develop their own curriculum for literacy instruction. 
• Build and nurture relationships with teachers, administrators, families and caregivers to encourage trust, collaboration, and continuous growth.
• Contribute to ongoing professional development content development and refinement — sharing best practices, resources, and strategies to support high-quality literacy instruction.
• Participate in team meetings, retreats, and staff-wellness or leadership development initiatives as part of the broader Literacy Partners team.

What We Offer

• A highly knowledgeable, supportive team environment where you can grow both your educational practice and personally.
• Competitive salary and benefits, including comprehensive health plans, generous PTO, 401(k) retirement plan, commuter benefits.
• Deep investment in your professional development — including opportunities for ongoing learning, collaboration, and leadership growth.
• Annual staff leadership retreats and staff-wellness activities; a chance to be part of a mission-driven organization making tangible impact. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have at least 5 years classroom teaching experience within the TK-8 setting
• Must have at least 1 years of instructional coaching experience
• A valid CA driver’s license
• Strong belief in equity, student-centered instruction, and transformative literacy education.
• Excellent communicator, collaborative, flexible and able to adapt PD to diverse school contexts and needs.
• Clear understanding of explicit direct instruction of literacy skills and strategies,
• Passionate about reading, writing, and fostering lifelong literacy in students.
• Committed to growth — both for yourself and the educators you work with — and to building meaningful relationships.
• Bilingual and/or experience in special education settings is a plus

How to Apply

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Application Materials: Resume and Lesson Video
• Resume should include experience (institutes and any professional development or workshops you’ve attended) in literacy instruction.
• Teaching Video does not need to include students and could be an example of teaching via Zoom/Google Meet, but should demonstrate your expertise of literacy instruction. Some ideas could be:
• Teaching a reading workshop or writing workshop mini-lesson
• Teaching a small group lesson during independent reading or writing time
• Teaching a one-on-one conference during independent reading or writing time
• Leading an interactive read aloud or close reading session 
• Leading a phonics or word work session
• Willing and able to commute daily to areas in and around Los Angeles County. You will be leading onsite professional development with teachers in schools 3-4 days a week with one day of prep from home. 

Salary Info: $90,000- $100,000 starting salary