Trainer/Professional Development Educators

Professional Learning Facilitator at Stages Learning

Stages Learning is seeking experienced special education training facilitators to surprise and delight educators by empowering them with concrete strategies and techniques for working with children with autism. The primary focus of the Professional Learning Facilitator will be to help customers with the fidelity of implementation of our curriculum, the Academic Readiness Intervention System, ARIS. You will be key in developing relationships with our customers that leave them feeling empowered to support student behavior management and learning needs. The Professional Learning Facilitator will also work closely with members of the sales and customer success teams.

In this role, you will provide educators with concrete strategies and techniques for working with children with autism. You’ll also help STAGES launch our game changing new initiatives and help rapidly scale the company... and the impact we can have on children with autism and their educators.

DO NOT APPLY WITHOUT SUBMITTING A VIDEO. We will not look at any candidates who don’t include the required video link

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Facilitating professional development on the Academic Readiness Intervention System including behavior management strategies to support educators working with children with autism and other cognitive challenges.
• Traveling to trainings around the country. Travel up to 35% of the time during peak training periods with overall travel averaging around 25%.
• Listening to customer needs and feedback, identifying trends, and partnering with our sales team to ultimately ensure that our customers' needs are heard and met.
• Becoming an expert on STAGES products, the issues faced by teachers in the classroom, and the solutions to their challenges.
• Program analysis, one-to-one coaching, provide guidance to administrators, and more to provide full 360 support to our district partners.
• Managing time effectively, meeting personal goals, and working with other members of the sales team and staff.
• Providing support for teachers and administrators piloting the company’s products.
• Participating in special project assignments based upon company initiatives.
• Meeting or exceeding established weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual targets.
• Partnering with our sales team to ensure successful tracking of customer records within STAGES's CRM system.
• Helping identify potential ARIS Ambassadors through interactions with us customers and partners.
• Reporting regularly to leadership on issues, risks, and decisions

You:

• In classroom, special education experience is a requirement.
• A love of and willingness to travel consistently
• Best-in-class presentation and coaching skills combined with a deep knowledge of behavior management skills.
• Self-starter who manages priorities and time effectively and efficiently.
• Have superior interpersonal skills and boundless empathy for your users, your teammates, and your stakeholders.
• Effective listening, and communication skills (verbal & written)
• Are a problem solver with a bias towards action
• Are an advocate for your users, your product, and the business
• Demonstrate integrity, ethical standards, and a professional demeanor
• Strong organizational and time management skills along with the ability to multitask
• Able to work independently with some direction
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• Problem solving and analytical capability
• Very high accuracy and attention to detail

On Your Resume:

• College degree (Education or Special Education/ preferred)
• Masters degree or higher in an educational field preferred
• BCBA helpful but not required
• 3+ years of experience in a special education setting or equivalent so that you can bring real world experience and expertise to the position
• Experience in behavior management
• High degree of proficiency in the use of a computer, including the following applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, G-Suite, CRM, Marketing Automation tools, and search engines

To apply: Please send us

• Your resume
• A 10 minute video of a presentation that you might give to an audience of educators who work with autistic learners on a topic related to behavior management.

Start date: Our search to fill this position is ongoing. We are looking to hire right, not fast. But rest assured... if you are a rockstar candidate, we are ready when you are.

Location: Position can be remote. Must have some willingness to travel up to 35% of the time. STAGES is headquartered in Vista, California.

STAGES® primary hiring goal is to build the right team. If you are excited by what you read in this job description, and believe you could bring passion and commitment to the role, but you aren’t sure you meet every qualification, please apply! Above all, we are looking for the right people over the exact positions.

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About Us:

STAGES® Learning Materials is dedicated to creating quality teaching tools to help educators provide the best learning opportunities for students on the autism spectrum.

STAGES was founded by a UCLA trained ABA Therapist in 1997, when autism diagnosis first began to rise. Our top-selling autism education product, the Language Builder Picture Cards, was designed to specifically meet the learning needs of the individual with autism. The Language Builder Series has become a staple in home and school programs throughout the world. Today STAGES offers a full range of award-winning real photo products for autism education, special needs, and pre-school education.

Our innovative new Language Builder: Academic Readiness Intervention System (ARIS) can now be found in pre-schools, day care centers, early childhood classrooms, autism programs, speech language programs, and homes around the world. Based on the principles of ABA therapy, and adapted for the classroom, ARIS combines the trusted Language Builder Picture Card sets with 3D manipulatives, detailed lesson plans, black-line masters for various activity sheets, a system for record-keeping, and custom home communication forms, for the most complete early autism education curriculum available today.

Learn more about STAGES® Mission here.

STAGES Publishing, Inc. values diversity and we are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.