Professional Development & Training Specialist Contractor, Riyadh

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 part-time, contractor, role is part of the Professional Learning team. Seesaw’s Professional Learning team members are all educators with a passion for supporting every student’s learning journey and ensuring teacher success. 

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 in both English and Arabic. 

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 products. 

This role is customer-facing, and you will be the Seesaw and Little Thinking Minds (LTM) solutions expert supporting teachers and administrators in their implementation of Seesaw products.

Your Responsibilities:

• Deliver virtual or onsite professional development and training to support the effective use of Seesaw and/or LTM.


• Check your calendar, Slack, and email daily for updates from the team and/or sessions booked. 


• Communicate via email and phone to support customers in getting professional development sessions scheduled. 


• 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


• Knowledge of Little Thinking Minds (LTM) and/or use of LTM in the classroom strongly preferred


• 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)


• Willingness and ability to travel throughout the MENA region is preferred


• Comfortable with Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides)


• Exceptional presentation skills

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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