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SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING THE WORK LOCATION OF THIS POSITION—Although WestEd provides the option of working at one of its facilities for employees, many roles allow employees to choose to work remotely for their own convenience. The decision to allow remote work at the employee's convenience is based on the requirements of the position or project in question.

Job Overview:

This is a part-time (approximately 15-20 hours per week), temporary position. Roughly 75% of the position responsibilities will be devoted to conducting and reviewing assessments, and the remaining 25% will be devoted to record-keeping and communication.

Data collection and review

• Conduct one-on-one mathematics assessments with kindergarteners.
• Review assessment materials each day for completeness and errors.

Team Communication

• Provide clear, concise, and timely communication to District Coordinator who will supervise daily assessment progress.
• Independently troubleshoot at elementary schools to ensure a successful assessment environment for all children

What We’re Looking For

To help us make a positive impact on learners from numerous racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, we’ll need someone who has:

• The availability to work, on average, between 15-20 hours per week during the assessment period. Successful candidates should be available for training and certification on the measures in August 2023. Assessments are expected to begin in September and conclude in October. There will be additional assessment opportunities in Spring 2024.
• A bachelor’s degree in psychology, human development, early childhood education, or any field that provides the relevant experience to perform the responsibilities outlined above.
• Fluency in English.
• Intermediate proficiency in Spanish to be able to administer the assessments bilingually is preferred.

Other degrees, skills, abilities, and experiences of interest

• Located in Durham, N.C. onsite school district.
• Professionalism to establish partnerships with school staff, teachers, and children.
• Prior experience working with elementary school children required.
• Available to work at least 4 consecutive hours, at least 3 mornings and/or afternoons per week during the assessment period.
• Valid driver's license, insurance, and access to a personal vehicle for transportation to the school sites.
• Proof of negative TB test will be required upon hire.
• Applicants must comply with COVID-19 district/program protocol (e.g., temperature checks, wearing masks).
• Ability to pass a criminal background check.

Hourly: Part-time position is $30/hour.

For more detail about our benefits, go to:

https://www.wested.org/work-at-wested/benefits/

Committed to the diversity of race, ethnicities, perspectives, and opportunities, WestEd offers a variety of social and professional learning communities, such as Employee Resource groups, the Data Intelligence, Insights, and Innovation PLC, and the WestEd Parent Community, just to name a few. We hope you’ll consider joining us to build better schools, communities, learning pathways, and more! #LI-Durham, N.C.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)