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American Reading Company is seeking a Bilingual Professional Development Trainer for K-12 education to support literacy initiatives across Illinois and Michigan. This remote role involves extensive travel and a focus on coaching educators to enhance classroom literacy instruction.

Responsibilities: Lead professional development initiatives and coach educators on effective literacy instructional practices using ARC solutions in K-12 settings.

Skills: Bilingual in Spanish and English, K-12 literacy experience, coaching or mentoring skills, problem-solving abilities, and cultural competence.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred, experience with ARC solutions is a plus.

Location: Remote position with extensive travel required throughout Illinois and Michigan.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $55,000 - $80,000.

Are you a passionate educator well-versed in literacy solutions looking for a new challenge?

American Reading Company (ARC) – a mission-driven company that provides K-12 English & Spanish language arts solutions – seeks a bilingual Professional Development Trainer, K-12 to join their team of transformative literacy trainers. You’ll effectively lead implementations by apprenticing teachers and leaders to support high-quality literacy instruction in classrooms to achieve results. This is a remote position that requires extensive travel throughout the Midwest (IL/MI).

American Reading Company offers very generous benefits, including extensive PTO!

Major Responsibilities

• Serve as a professional learning coach for district and school-level stakeholders using ARC solutions (e.g., ARC Core, 100 Book Challenge, and/or the IRLA/ENIL) to meet implementation goals and priorities
• Apprentice educators and leaders to develop conscious competence in powerful literacy instruction and the use of data to inform decisions that result in improved student outcomes
• Motivate adult learners by facilitating professional development (in person and remotely) that is relevant, urgent, experiential, and problem-centered, including workshops, demonstration lessons, lesson study cycles, feedback rounds, and one-to-one coaching support
• Collaborate with educators and leaders to solve specific classroom, school, and/or district challenges through research, testing innovations, change measurement, and the scaling of improvement to close gaps
• Identify and confront institutional practices that work against closing opportunity gaps and act with cultural competence and responsiveness in interactions and decision making
• Cultivate relationships with colleagues in service of achieving ARC’s mission—ensuring every student is reading and writing on or above grade level

Preferred Qualifications

• K-12 literacy experience
• Experience coaching/mentoring/leading adults a plus
• Personal experience implementing ARC Core and/or 100 Book Challenge preferred
• Must be highly responsive, a flexible problem-solver and a self-starter
• Bilingual in Spanish/English required
• Ability to travel on a weekly basis throughout the territory, approximately 60%
• Live near a major airport in Illinois or Michigan
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred

Based in Blue Bell, PA, American Reading Company (ARC) is an educational services company serving over a quarter million students in 50 states, partnering with districts across the country since 1998 to foster independent reading and implementation of a high-quality ELA curriculum that drives towards results. ARC is a mission-driven company, providing language arts solutions in both English and Spanish K–12. They are a high-growth, triple bottom line (People, Planet, Profit), and a 100% solar-powered organization. They are an equal opportunity employer who greatly values their strength through diversity.

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