Professional Development Trainer, K-12 Districts

Principals and assistant principals know what a strong PD day looks like and how much planning goes into one. If you're an educator in Memphis, Germantown, Bartlett, Collierville, or Southaven and you'd like to be the one leading that day, we'd like to hear from you.

Our trainers bring classroom management training to K-12 schools and districts. The Center for Teacher Effectiveness opened in 1993, and more than 400,000 educators in all 50 states have been through our sessions.

Trainers find most of their own bookings by contacting schools, using an approach we teach in certification. When a district is ready, your National Director writes the contract and negotiates it. Trainers don't have territories. You could work with your own district, with others around the Mid-South, or with schools in other states, on site or online.

The position is a 1099 independent contractor role, and no hours are guaranteed. Some years bring more trainings than others. Trainers typically make $1,000 or more per training day and get paid each Friday.

You'd begin with the Weekend Certification, a virtual program of 36 hours over three days, split across two weekends. It is eligible for 4 graduate credits through UMass Global.

• Certified trainers receive an orientation, the training materials, and ongoing support.

We welcome current and former K-12 teachers, and principals, counselors, coaches, and other educators too. Most of our trainers are working teachers and administrators who train in the evenings, on weekends, on personal days, and over the summer. Students are welcome if they plan to complete certification.