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Public Consulting Group Multilingual Learners Subject Matter Expert in Salem, Oregon
Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986, PCG employs approximately 2,000 professionals throughout the U.S.—all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. The firm is a member of a family of companies with experience in all 50 states, and clients in three Canadian provinces and Europe. PCG offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to meet challenges, pursue opportunities, and serve constituents across the public sector. To learn more, visit www.publicconsultinggroup.com .
PCG’s Education Consulting service line seeks a Multilingual Learners Subject Matter Expert to support the Curriculum Development and Implementation Business Line.
The Opportunity
PCG seeks an experienced multilingual learners subject matter expert to help PCG and school districts/state departments of education across the nation improve student outcomes and instructional practices, guide district policies related to the provision of supports for multilingual learners, and support the development and implementation of high-quality curriculum and professional development. The Multilingual Learners Subject Matter Expert will actively lead and participate in the design, development, and delivery of instructional materials to support the achievement of multilingual learners and will support teachers and district/state department of education leaders to implement related instructional practices. Specific responsibilities and skill/experience requirements are detailed below. This is a full-time, remote role, with occasional in-person meetings. Some travel may be required.
About PCG’s Education Consulting Service Line
PCG’s Education Consulting Service Line works with states, districts, and schools to address a wide spectrum of needs such as curriculum development, instructional resources audits, design and facilitation of professional development and professional learning communities, school improvement, and program reviews.
Our portfolio features several large-scale projects that have included the development of explicit scaffolds to support multilingual learners. Since 2019, we’ve partnered with Chicago Public Schools on their Skyline curriculum initiative, in which we developed a full-year, standards-aligned digital curriculum for PK–12 English Language Arts and mathematics. Since developing the curriculum, we have continued to provide asynchronous and synchronous professional learning to teachers and administrators to support Skyline implementation. We also collaborated with the district to create a guidance document describing expectations and instructional practices for teachers implementing Skyline with multilingual learners. The framework supported teacher development by providing digestible, research-based practices that were appropriate across content areas and grade levels. In Florida, we’ve developed a K–5 ELA curriculum with Pinellas County Schools and a K–2 ELA curriculum with the School District of Lee County to support their transition to the new Florida B.E.S.T standards. Further, we’ve partnered with the New York City Department of Education to develop thirty-nine K–12 mini-units for the district’s Hidden Voices Initiative and facilitated licensing for the district’s K–12 Passport to Social Studies curriculum and several instructional guides.
Currently, we are partnering with the Texas Education Agency to develop and/or revise several curricula to respond to stakeholder feedback, align to the TEKS standards, and reflect the state’s indicators of quality, including K–5 English Language Arts and Reading, K–5 Spanish Language Arts, K–5 Mathematics, K–5 Mathematics Spanish, K–5 Social Studies, and K–3 Spanish Skills. Most recently, we kicked off development of a Positive Character Traits curriculum. We are also partnering with Gwinnett County Public Schools to develop curriculum-embedded supports for multilingual leaners for English language arts content. Other client partners have included the state departments of education in New York, Florida, and Connecticut.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities of the Multilingual Learners Subject Matter Expert include:
Partner with clients, including school districts, state departments of education, and other organizations to understand their goals and provide solutions to supportmultilinguallearners and instructional staff.
Design, create, and guide the development ofcurricular materials for use bymultilinguallearners andgeneral educationteachers,includingprovidingoversight ofand support tocurriculumdevelopment processes.
Design,create, guide the development of,and deliver high quality online, face-to-face, and blended professional development aligned to client goals and expectations.
Train andcoacha variety of audiences, including administrators, teachers, and paraprofessionals, in the areas of national and state-specificstandards formultilingual learners,instructional best practices, and curriculum design.
Support business development activities, in close partnership withEducationConsulting business line leads, through participation in proposals, demonstrations,andstrategic client conversations.
Participate in the development and dissemination ofmultilingual learners-related white papers, reports, guidance documents, blogs, training materials, and other written materials for clients, internal project teams,and the firm.
Required Skills and Orientations:
Deep knowledge ofbest instructional practices formultilingual learners.
Highly committed to improving education through a focus on students who are learning English as a second language.
Knowledge of current trends in curriculum, teaching methods,and strategies,including best practices in adult learning theory and professional development; planning and projectmanagement; andteam leadership.
Knowledgeable about the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework.
Committed to the development of culturally and linguistically relevant and responsive material.
Ability to provide leadership to internal and external developers to create high quality materials for multilingual learners and teachers, as well as to directly develop materials as needed.
Understanding ofhow to evaluate, improve,and report on the effectiveness of professional development.
Positive, can-do attitude in tackling complex problems affecting schools and communities.
Dedicatedtoresponding to client needswithtimely,high-quality solutionsthat reflect local context.
Strong analytical thinkerwith both attention todetail and the ability to see the big picture.
Self-motivated, self-directed, and comfortable taking initiative.
Effectiveworkingbothonteamsand autonomously with minimal supervision.
Ability to manage multiple projectsand workflowsin a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.
Collaborative, flexible, creative problem-solver.
Oriented around a growth mindset, driven to seek out and use feedback to improve.
Able to persist through an iterativeprocessmodifyingand refining work products over time.
Effectivewriting, verbal communication, and presentation skillsfora variety of audiences.
Knowledge of Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, Google Classroom, Learning Management Systems, and web design software.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will bring 10+ years of experience in a school district setting and/or state department of education with demonstrated success as an excellent classroom teacher, multilingual learners teacher, and/or school district administrator. Further, the successful candidate will exhibit deep understanding of key policy issues and trends that affect multilingual learners and possess the ability to apply these in the creation of curriculum and professional development materials.
Required / Desired Experience:
ABachelor’s Degree(or higher) inEnglish, Education,or Englishas a Second Language(ESL)or a related field ofexpertise(Master’spreferred)
Certification inTeaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)or a related fieldpreferred
Proficiencyin another language (e.g., Spanish) preferred
10+ years of experience in a school district setting withdemonstratedsuccess as anexcellent classroom teacher, Englishlearnersteacher, and/or school district administrator
5+ years of developing and providing professional development, training, or coaching
5+ years ofeffectivelydeveloping curriculum for use by others, with an emphasis on integrating instructional strategies and supports for multilingual learners
Compensation:
Compensation for roles at Public Consulting Group varies depending on a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by applicable law, PCG provides a reasonable range of compensation for this role. In addition, PCG provides a range of benefits for this role, including medical and dental care benefits, 401k, PTO, parental leave, bereavement leave.
Range: $93,300 - $103,300
PCG does not sponsor newly hired foreign national workers for work authorization, including H-1B sponsorship.
EEO Statement:
Public Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to celebrating diversity and intentionally creating a culture of inclusion. We believe that we work best when our employees feel empowered and accepted, and that starts by honoring each of our unique life experiences. At PCG, all aspects of employment regarding recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, company-sponsored training, education, and social and recreational programs are based on merit, business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, gender identity and/or expression, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, citizenship status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. PCG will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. PCG believes in health, equality, and prosperity for everyone so we can succeed in changing the ways the public sector, including health, education, technology and human services industries, work.
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