Lifelong Learning Specialist - Temp

With guidance from and collaboration with the Children’s Media and Education manager, the Lifelong Learning Specialist will implement in-person educational programming for Minnesota PBS. Working autonomously and with the Lifelong Learning team, this role will focus on staffing afterschool programming and community initiatives, and foster sustainable and mutually beneficial partnerships within the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota.  

This is a temporary position intended to run through the end of the academic year (May 2027). 

Compensation: $28.85 to $33.65 per hour.  

Hybrid Work Environment: Candidates must live in or be willing to relocate to the Twin Cities Metro area and report to onsite office a minimum of three days per week. 

Implement “Learn Academies” programming (80% of time)

• Implements daily educational programming in afterschool partner sites, with a primary focus on STEM, literacy and SEL learning.
• Employs standards-aligned PBS KIDS series in site visits by following best practices for integrating media into learning environments.
• Provides educators and leaders with professional development by modeling hands-on activities with youth at partner sites.
• Adapts existing instructional and learning resources, in response to practitioner and student needs and strengths.
• Assists Children’s Media and Education manager in in-person and virtual professional development trainings and workshops for formal and informal educators.
• Collaborates with Children’s Media and Education manager to research, recruit and retain partner organizations, with a goal or expanding and/or refining Minnesota PBS’s network of youth partner organizations.
• Acts as onsite contact for all Minnesota PBS Learn Academies partner organizations, with a goal of sustaining and expanding the relationship.
• Coordinates with Twin Cities PBS’ Evaluation Director to assess project efficacy, and shares this information with the Lifelong Learning team for use for reports, new project ideation and grant proposals.

Implement PBS Pathways Programming (15% of time)

• Builds and maintains strong working relationships with AVID educators within Minneapolis Public Schools (for high school cohorts).
• Coordinates closely with InspireMPS staff and teachers (for middle school cohorts).
• Serves as a consistent point of contact for school and community partners.
• Coordinates all station visits and classroom experiences.
• Manages internal scheduling and logistics (e.g. room reservations, set-ups and tear-downs, employee participation, etc.).
• Collaborates with staff to prepare educational activities and materials.
• Supports facilitation of student experiences before, during, and after visits.

Other duties as assigned (5% of time)

• Participate as an active member of the Lifelong Learning team.
• Contribute to shared goals and collaborate with colleagues on achievement of priorities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience