Fast Facts

Seesaw is seeking a Professional Development and Training Specialist to facilitate impactful training sessions for educators on their platform, working remotely from locations like Chicago, Minnesota, or Texas. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in primary education and exceptional presentation skills.

Responsibilities: Deliver professional development and training sessions virtually or onsite, maintain session documentation, and address customer issues promptly.

Skills: Exceptional presentation skills, highly organized, ability to work flexibly, tech-savvy, and comfortable with Google Suite.

Qualifications: 3+ years of primary teaching experience, prior experience in educator coaching or delivering professional development, and familiarity with the Seesaw platform strongly preferred.

Location: United States (Remote) - Chicago, Minnesota, Texas

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $25 - $45 per hour for virtual sessions and $350 - $600 per day for onsite training.

About Us:

Trusted and loved by 25 million educators, students, and families worldwide, Seesaw is the only primary learning experience company, offering a platform to deliver a suite of award-winning tools, resources, and supplemental content for teachers to deliver joyful, inclusive instruction. Through interactive lessons, digital portfolios, and two-way communication features, Seesaw keeps teachers, administrators, and families in the learning loop by providing continuous visibility into the student's learning experience to support and celebrate success.

Our Mission:

Seesaw’s mission is to provide every primary student with joyful and connected learning experiences that lay the foundation for success in life. 

About Us:

Trusted and loved by 25 million educators, students, and families worldwide, Seesaw is the only primary learning experience company, offering a platform to deliver a suite of award-winning tools, resources, and supplemental content for teachers to deliver joyful, inclusive instruction. Through interactive lessons, digital portfolios, and two-way communication features, Seesaw keeps teachers, administrators, and families in the learning loop by providing continuous visibility into the student's learning experience to support and celebrate success.

Our Mission:

Seesaw’s mission is to provide every primary student with joyful and connected learning experiences that lay the foundation for success in life. 

Your Team:

This role is part of the Professional Learning team. This role is customer-facing and you will be the Seesaw expert supporting teachers and administrators with using Seesaw.

You will lead Professional Development sessions for groups of teachers (and occasionally administrators) of varying sizes in a virtual or onsite setting to drive success with Seesaw.

Your Role:

Seesaw is looking for an exceptional educator who is ready to use their experience, knowledge and skills to facilitate interactive, impactful Seesaw product training and professional development opportunities for our customers. You will be called upon to deliver training virtually or occasionally onsite as needed.

Your Responsibilities:

• Deliver virtual or onsite professional development and training to support the effective use of Seesaw.
• Check your calendar, slack, and email daily for updates from the team and/or sessions booked. 
• Maintain pre and post session documentation and notes in designated systems, including sending follow up resources to customers via email.
• Maintain a strong knowledge of the latest features in Seesaw as well as support resources that may need to be provided to customers.
• Raise any customer issues that arise with speed and urgency, helping to resolve and communicate back to the customer, as needed

Prerequisites (Requirements):

• 3+ years of primary teaching experience
• Prior experience with educator coaching and/or delivering professional development a plus
• Knowledge of Seesaw and/or use of Seesaw in the classroom strongly preferred
• Exceptional presentation skills
• Highly organized, flexible, able to think critically, and a quick learner
• Positive, upbeat, proactive, and professional attitude. Collaborative teammate who is values-driven and supportive
• Tech-savvy and comfortable using technology to present and demonstrate
• Ability to travel if needed - especially in peak season 
• Willing to work flexible schedule when customer demands require it (evening, early morning, as needed)
• Comfortable with Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides)
• Central Time Zone preferred - Chicago, Minnesota, Texas
• Close proximity to major airport 

Compensation:

We offer competitive virtual per session and daily onsite rates for training delivery and preparation.

Reimbursement:

When required, travel and lodging is reimbursed within 15 days of invoice submission. 

Seesaw cares about building a diverse and inclusive team to better advocate for the needs of our incredibly diverse users. We prioritize work-life balance and actually walk the walk — we care a lot about our work, but care more about our employee's well-being. We encourage everyone to work at a sustainable pace and have a flexible vacation policy that people actually use.

Seesaw provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity/gender expression/transgender, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, or military or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Seesaw complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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