Specialist Professional Development

• Position Type:
  Other/ Specialist Professional Development
• Date Posted: 1/2/2026
• Location:
  
  TEACHING AND LEARNING
• Closing Date: 01/07/2026
• District:
  Anchorage School District
• Bargaining Unit: ACE
• Work Year: 230 days per year, 12 contract payments
• Work Day: 8 hours per day
• FTE:
  Full time, 1.0 FTE
• Salary: ACE 4, step A-P ($48,097 - $69,377), DOE

The Professional Development Specialist coordinates with the Teaching and Learning leadership team to manage data and support new to Anchorage School District staff and professional learning programs. The specialist organizes and attends professional learning events. The position has a retirement association with the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS).

Required:

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Two years of experience in organizing professional learning events.
• Two years of experience working with budgets.
• Experience in K-12 education.

Preferred:

• A bachelor’s degree.
• Evidence of strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in time planning and management.
• Flexible with strong organizational skills.

• Schedules, organizes, attends, and promotes professional learning programs and events.
• Collaborates with the Talent Management team to determine new to ASD staff data for new hire professional learning needs and support.
• Schedules, organizes, attends, and supports communication of new to ASD Staff events.
• In collaboration with the Teaching and Learning team, manages the professional learning website to communicate department services consistently.
• Produces monthly reports related to professional learning programming efforts.
• Analyzes data to determine targeted retention issues.
• Collaborates in the research, development, and maintenance of quality professional learning events.
• Collaborates with Teaching and Learning staff to review and improve internal processes and assists in their implementation.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with others.
• Communicates clearly and professionally both in writing and speaking.
• Maintains well‑organized files and workspace.

The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking, and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict, and make effective decisions under pressure.

The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability.

Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings. While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job‑related instructions and to perform any other job related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Anchorage School District (ASD) employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This also includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, co‑workers, and the public; as well as have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).

This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit the government REAL  for additional information.

The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.