K-12 Education Specialist - Senior

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: K-12 Education Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $40–$50/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Construct K-12 scenarios spanning curriculum design and adoption, multi-stakeholder IEP/504 planning, and complex district budget or policy review cycles.
• Build education tasks across instructional design, classroom differentiation and special education, assessment and standards alignment, student support services, and family/community engagement.
• Develop education operations scenarios involving tools such as PowerSchool, Canvas/Google Classroom, state assessment platforms, and district-level MTSS/RTI systems.
• Apply K-12 pedagogical frameworks like Universal Design for Learning, standards-based grading, data-driven instruction, and restorative practices. Produce reference lesson plans, IEP documentation, and administrator-level communications.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic K-12 educator judgment from generic pedagogical or textbook recall.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 5+ years teaching, administering, or leading instruction at a public or private K-12 school, district office, or state education agency.
• Direct ownership of classroom instruction, IEP/special education caseloads, curriculum programs, or school/district-level initiatives.
• Fluency in K-12 education tooling and frameworks, plus understanding of how school budgets, state standards compliance, and family/community engagement actually work.

Preferred

• Prior rubric, curriculum-writing, or teacher-training content authorship.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
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