School Literacy Partner - Bay Area

The role

You will lead school partnership work in the Bay Area by building relationships with educators and districts. You will design and facilitate professional learning, lead an Educator Advisory Group, and help schools adopt the Epic platform.

What you will do

• Lead Epic's school partnership work in the Bay Area
• Launch and lead an Epic Educator Advisory Group
• Help school and district leaders connect Epic to literacy goals
• Represent Epic at conferences and district events
• Plan and lead in-person and virtual professional learning
• Facilitate sessions at staff meetings, PD days, and library events
• Give follow-up coaching after trainings
• Lead family sessions in English and a second language
• Own relationships with a portfolio of 10–15 priority Bay Area districts
• Develop and maintain training materials and school toolkits

Required qualifications

• 5+ years in K–8 education
• At least 2 years as an assistant principal, principal, dean, district strategist, instructional coach lead or in a similar leadership role
• 2+ years leading major projects or school-wide initiatives
• Bilingual in English and at least one language widely spoken in Bay Area schools, such as Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Tagalog or Arabic
• Experience designing and facilitating adult learning, both in person and virtually
• Active relationships with Bay Area school and district leaders
• Strong public speaking skills
• Organized and self-directed
• Comfortable with Google Workspace, spreadsheets and basic data tracking
• Reliable transportation
• Willingness to travel regularly to schools across the Bay Area

Benefits

• Onboarding and training on Epic
• Ongoing support from the Educator Engagement team
• Usage data and a prioritized school list
• Presentation decks, one-pagers, printed materials, and Epic swag
• Coverage of approved travel, meals, and materials
• Mileage reimbursed based on actuals as per IRS standards ($72.5 cents per mile)

About the company

Epic is a digital reading platform for kids 12 and under, with a library of high-quality children’s books, audiobooks, and read-to-me titles. The platform is free for educators.