Family Engagement Designer

As the Family Engagement Designer at Bezos Academy you will support the creation and facilitation of professional learning experiences that will ensure school teams have the skills they need to engage families successfully across our growing national network of tuition-free Montessori-inspired preschools in under-resourced communities. In this role you have two audiences of learners: school staff across our national network and the families of children enrolled in our schools.

For our school staff and leaders you will work with the Family Engagement team to use data and observations to support the development of a scope and sequence for learning. You will support learning design and will deliver one-of-a-kind digital and in-person professional learning experiences for adult learners.

For Bezos Academy families you will support the development and design of family learning experiences modules tools and videos that help families better understand Bezos Academy’s Montessori-inspired approach the organization’s student support offerings and processes and the resources and partnerships available to them. You will support the design and development of family-facing materials in multiple formats making them accessible to those with variable access to technology learning styles literacy levels and language fluency.

You will collect data and contribute to insight reports for district leaders about the learning needs for the team members in the schools they manage. You will promote family engagement best practices which center equity inclusion and accessibility for all families and children. Your insights help guide the coaching and development of heads of schools and ensure fidelity of practice at each school.

LOCATION

• Flexible in the United States; Seattle WA preferred

• Relocation support is available for those who able to move to Seattle Washington

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• This is a full-time benefits-eligible exempt (salaried) position.

• The full salary range for this position across all United States geographies is $74000 – $148000 per year. The upper portion of the salary range is typically reserved for existing employees who have been in the role for multiple years and have demonstrated strong performance over time. Starting salary will vary by location qualifications and prior experience; during the interview process candidates will learn the starting salary range applicable for their location.

• This role includes 15 paid days of vacation 4 days of paid personal time off 7 paid days of sick (care) time 9 paid holidays 5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical dental and vision insurance life insurance disability insurance a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match paid parental leave an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care and more. Please see here for details.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree

• Five or more years of relevant experience including at least one year in a role leading family engagement in a school or other youth-development setting

• One or more year of experience designing and delivering content for both in-person and virtual (both synchronous and asynchronous) platforms for a physically distributed group of adult learners

• Experience effectively building relationships across lines of difference and using an equity lens when designing and facilitating adult learning

• Experience crafting effective verbal or written communications for a variety of audiences

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree in a relevant field

• Experience leading adult learning in a multi-site early childhood education network or school system in under-resourced communities

• Experience with developing curriculum scope and sequence content design facilitation and learning assessment design for adults applying best practices in adult learning theory

• Exceptional attention to detail and experience managing projects effectively communicating in a timely manner with constituents at all levels

• Experience leveraging learning management systems (LMS) and instructional design software (i.e. Articulate Adobe Captivate etc.) to design courses for large audiences

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