Professional Learning Coordinator
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States
General Notes
UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
Retirement contributions
Paid vacations and sick time
Paid holidays
Eligible for hybrid telework
Job Posting Title
Professional Learning Coordinator
Hiring Department
Governmental Affairs and Initiatives
Position Open To
All Applicants
Weekly Scheduled Hours
40
FLSA Status
Exempt from FLSA
Earliest Start Date
Immediately
Position Duration
Expected to Continue
Location
AUSTIN, TX
Job Details
Responsibilities
Coordinate elements required to plan, design, develop, and implement effective professional learning and development experiences using adult learning and design principles to ensure OnRamps Instructors implement OnRamps courses and experiences with fidelity. Maintain the quality and alignment of the high school Instructor experience to promote student learning through college content, innovative pedagogy, technology-enhanced education, and an aligned college experience.
Execute effective and consistent communication strategies aligned with OnRamps branding and marketing materials to coordinate the delivery of professional learning experiences with both internal and external stakeholders. Provide exceptional customer service and cross-team communication with professionalism, positivity, accuracy, tact, and decorum to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
Complete each phase of the annual professional learning and development cycle including maintenance of Instructor Professional Learning records using established systems and provide solutions for routine functional processes, cross-team reporting, tracking, and monitoring. Recommend enhancements and opportunities for increasing efficiency and effectiveness on systems and processes.
Apply standard evaluation and data analysis procedures as a part of a continuous improvement process to monitor, evaluate, and document the Instructor user experience and determine needs to meet outcomes that positively impact OnRamps student learning.
Execute systems to ensure high quality facilitation and accurate records of virtual conferences, mentor program, and OnRamps Communities of Practice. Recommend enhancements and opportunities for increasing efficiency and effectiveness on systems and processes.
Support the Professional Learning Manager and Associate Director of Teaching and Learning on special projects as assigned that support the mission and strategic direction of OnRamp as an organization.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in education or related field
Three or more years teaching experience at a high school
Passion for professional learning and development
Proficient in Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) or another LMS
Experience using spreadsheets and formula skills (such as Excel and Smartsheet) to track work with accuracy
Exceptional written and verbal skills, customer service skills, with the ability to engage multiple internal and external stakeholders with decorum and tact.
Strong attention to detail and coordinating logistics
Preferred Qualifications
Experience facilitating professional learning to adults
Experience coordinating Professional Learning Events.
Experience using and analyzing data to inform stakeholder needs
Experience providing support or instructional coaching to teachers.
Proficient in Smartsheet or other Project Management system.
Ability to communicate technical information to lay audiences using a respectful, client-focused approach.
Familiarity with basic HTML
Experience with virtual or distance learning
Experience with instructional design
Experience collaborating with subject-matter experts
Salary Range
$60,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
Requires 5% travel throughout the state of Texas as well as ongoing weekend and evening work to support instructors and course implementation, including during summer, spring, and fall professional learning institutes and enrollment deadlines.
May be required to work evenings and weekends during critical times.
May work around standard office conditions.
Repetitive work of a keyboard at a work station.
Climbing of stairs.
Shared desk environment
Hybrid work environment
Retirement Plan Eligibility
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Background Checks
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Pay Transparency
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Employment Eligibility Verification
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I‑9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
E-Verify
The University of Texas at Austin uses E‑Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E‑Verify is 854197. For more information about E‑Verify, please see the following:
E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
Compliance
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) and may be notified regarding resources for reporting. The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
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UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
Retirement contributions
Paid vacations and sick time
Paid holidays
Eligible for hybrid telework
Job Posting Title
Professional Learning Coordinator
Hiring Department
Governmental Affairs and Initiatives
Position Open To
All Applicants
Weekly Scheduled Hours
40
FLSA Status
Exempt from FLSA
Earliest Start Date
Immediately
Position Duration
Expected to Continue
Location
AUSTIN, TX
Job Details
Responsibilities
Coordinate elements required to plan, design, develop, and implement effective professional learning and development experiences using adult learning and design principles to ensure OnRamps Instructors implement OnRamps courses and experiences with fidelity. Maintain the quality and alignment of the high school Instructor experience to promote student learning through college content, innovative pedagogy, technology-enhanced education, and an aligned college experience.
Execute effective and consistent communication strategies aligned with OnRamps branding and marketing materials to coordinate the delivery of professional learning experiences with both internal and external stakeholders. Provide exceptional customer service and cross-team communication with professionalism, positivity, accuracy, tact, and decorum to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
Complete each phase of the annual professional learning and development cycle including maintenance of Instructor Professional Learning records using established systems and provide solutions for routine functional processes, cross-team reporting, tracking, and monitoring. Recommend enhancements and opportunities for increasing efficiency and effectiveness on systems and processes.
Apply standard evaluation and data analysis procedures as a part of a continuous improvement process to monitor, evaluate, and document the Instructor user experience and determine needs to meet outcomes that positively impact OnRamps student learning.
Execute systems to ensure high quality facilitation and accurate records of virtual conferences, mentor program, and OnRamps Communities of Practice. Recommend enhancements and opportunities for increasing efficiency and effectiveness on systems and processes.
Support the Professional Learning Manager and Associate Director of Teaching and Learning on special projects as assigned that support the mission and strategic direction of OnRamp as an organization.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in education or related field
Three or more years teaching experience at a high school
Passion for professional learning and development
Proficient in Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) or another LMS
Experience using spreadsheets and formula skills (such as Excel and Smartsheet) to track work with accuracy
Exceptional written and verbal skills, customer service skills, with the ability to engage multiple internal and external stakeholders with decorum and tact.
Strong attention to detail and coordinating logistics
Preferred Qualifications
Experience facilitating professional learning to adults
Experience coordinating Professional Learning Events.
Experience using and analyzing data to inform stakeholder needs
Experience providing support or instructional coaching to teachers.
Proficient in Smartsheet or other Project Management system.
Ability to communicate technical information to lay audiences using a respectful, client-focused approach.
Familiarity with basic HTML
Experience with virtual or distance learning
Experience with instructional design
Experience collaborating with subject-matter experts
Salary Range
$60,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
Requires 5% travel throughout the state of Texas as well as ongoing weekend and evening work to support instructors and course implementation, including during summer, spring, and fall professional learning institutes and enrollment deadlines.
May be required to work evenings and weekends during critical times.
May work around standard office conditions.
Repetitive work of a keyboard at a work station.
Climbing of stairs.
Shared desk environment
Hybrid work environment
Retirement Plan Eligibility
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Background Checks
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Pay Transparency
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Employment Eligibility Verification
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I‑9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
E-Verify
The University of Texas at Austin uses E‑Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E‑Verify is 854197. For more information about E‑Verify, please see the following:
E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
Compliance
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) and may be notified regarding resources for reporting. The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
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