Associate Director, Elementary Science Education Professional Development

Title: Associate Director, Elementary Science Education Professional Development

Do you love working with classroom teachers to help them take their professional skills in science teaching to new heights? Do you love helping teachers discover their own ‘inner scientist’ and develop skills to foster STEM belonging in their elementary students? Then we have a place for you on our dynamic, impactful nonprofit team!

We are looking for an experienced science professional development specialist to carry forward our work building the capacity of East Bay teachers to lead powerful science learning experiences that integrate math, language arts, and cultural connections to students’ lives.

Organization: Community Resources for Science (CRS) is a nonprofit organization based in Berkeley that helps teachers and scientists work together to bring science learning to life for elementary and middle school students in the Bay Area. We provide information, support, and training for K-8 teachers, and engage hundreds of scientists and engineers from academia and industry in volunteer outreach leading science lessons in schools.

Position: Full time, $85,000-$90,000 salary range depending on experience and demonstrated success in similar roles. Hybrid position; planning and follow up can be done remotely, but most professional development workshops are delivered in person in East Bay settings. California residency required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher; teaching credential or advanced degree preferred
• Minimum 5 years demonstrated success and experience in developing and delivering elementary science teaching professional development; demonstrated understanding of NGSS and California standards
• Clear, compelling, concise writing style; effective spoken communication
• Demonstrated proficiency with Google suite tools, basic graphics
• Experience in producing clear professional development materials (printed and digital)
• Ability to work independently, collaborate as appropriate, and meet due dates and deliverables

Responsibilities

In collaboration with organization leadership team:

a. Design and implement science education professional development programs and sessions,

tailored to meet needs of specific cohorts of attendees

b. Provide engagement and stewardship to support success of PD attendees, before, during and

after workshop sessions

c. Facilitate professional learning collaborations

d. Present at regional/state/national conferences as needed

e. Coordinate with other team members regarding interconnections between our other teacher

service and science education outreach programs.

f. Maintain accurate information and records in Salesforce.

CRS is an equal opportunity employer. Benefits include health insurance and generous holiday and vacation;

flexible work schedule. To apply, please send cover letter and résumé to community@crscience.org No

calls. Inquiries will be accepted on a rolling basis.