Early Learning Specialist

Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) is hiring a part-time Early Learning Specialist. The Early Learning Specialist will promote and distribute GPB and PBS KIDS content and resources to parents, educators, and early learning community organizations. ECS will organize, plan, and facilitate family outreach events and activities, after-school programs, workshops, camps, and educator trainings that promote GPB and PBS KIDS resources and utilize educational media to improve student achievement.

This position will report to the Early Childhood Education Manager. GPB is a statewide dual licensee comprised of 9 PBS television stations and 22 NPR radio stations that broadcast across the state of Georgia.

Candidate Responsibilities:

• Promote and distribute GPB and PBS KIDS content and resources to parents, educators, and early learning community organizations through workshops, trainings, and outreach events.
• Organize, plan, and facilitate family outreach events and activities, after-school programs, workshops, camps, and educator trainings that promote GPB and PBS KIDS resources and utilize educational media to improve student achievement. These activities provide media-rich, interactive learning experiences for children ages 2-8.
• Cultivate and maintain partnerships with early learning educators, libraries, after school programs, community partners, school districts, and other educational organizations. These partnerships facilitate learning through a variety of media-rich, interactive learning experiences.
• Work with PBS KIDS and other public media system colleagues to ensure projects are developed and managed using best practices. The goal is to align project outcomes with GPB’s goals and priorities.
• Take a participatory and inclusive design approach to projects by inviting audience and partner input, testing, and feedback.
• Work quickly, creatively, and professionally in a high-energy, deadline-based environment.
• Assist with communication of GPB’s early learning events, activities, and materials through multiple outlets (e.g., print, social media, website, e-newsletters, blog).
• Collaborate with GPB education team colleagues on early learning initiatives and maintain a consistent voice and experience for users across products and content areas.
• Assist with GPB education division’s programmatic and educational initiatives as needed.
• Performs additional or related duties as assigned or required.

Candidate

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in education, early childhood education, or related field. 3+ years of experience managing and successfully implementing large scale, multi-faceted projects, preferably in early childhood education, training others, presenting to a group, and effective public speaking and any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job
• Skilled in identifying problems, brainstorming potential solutions, and strong organizational skills with the ability to manage overlapping deadlines.
• Ability to work with diverse constituencies, partner organizations, and stakeholders, both locally and nationally.
• Excellent research, writing, communication, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be self-directed and work independently, as well as work collaboratively and cooperatively in teams.
• Commitment to educational equity, insuring projects support inclusive access and implementation.
• A desire to learn, and a proactive attitude, and an ability to adapt quickly to change.
• Ability to communicate with tact, diplomacy and professionalism while representing GPB to families, educators, partners, and the general public.
• Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, Google Suite, Apple technology (iPads, etc.), and current educational technology practices.
• Ability to travel around Georgia to create, steward and collaborate with GPB education partners, educators and school districts as projects warrant.
• A demonstrated passion for education.
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends, on occasion.
• Valid driver’s license and dependable vehicle to travel to events.