Western Governors University Looking for Part-Time Evaluator, Teachers College, Classroom Management and Assessment Practices at Onle/Remote Full Time

Job Type: Part time

Job Number: JR-013692

Location: Home Office

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Job Description

Essential Functions and
Responsibilities: 

• The Evaluator is a member of WGU’s faculty. The Evaluator is a subject-matter expert and
  professional individual contributor with level knowledge within associated specialization/discipline.

• Evaluators apply
  their own subject matter expertise and experience utilizing a rubric created by program and assessment development faculty and applied
  consistent with WGU, Evaluation Department and team policies and procedures. The Evaluator crafts personalized, robust feedback to support
  accurate scoring of student responses and in furtherance of student progress.

• Work plans and schedules for Evaluators are
  broadly defined and require the Evaluator to develop specific work plans and schedules to provide accurate and fair evaluations, with
  helpful (robust & personalized) feedback. Evaluators cooperate within and between teams to meet the department’s commitment to students
  for a quick evaluation as defined by university leadership.

• An Evaluator may be asked to contribute to the development of
  functional and organizational content, practices, and objectives to achieve goals in creative and effective ways. Such contributions may
  involve working with other functions within the Evaluation Department and/or with other departments.

• High
  performing, experienced Evaluator’s coach/mentor team members and assist colleagues.

• The Evaluator’s work is situational
  and complex, requiring analysis and evaluation of student responses to assessment task prompts to achieve a secure, valid, and reliable
  determination of competencies for degree programs.

• The Evaluator applies university, department and team policies and
  procedures in scoring work and crafting helpful, robust, and personalized feedback to support students in developing competency and
  progressing with their degree program.

• On occasion, an experienced Evaluator may be called upon to create and implement
  methods to improve student success and evaluation processes.

• The Evaluators work is critical to each student’s experience
  and success at WGU.

• The Evaluator works individually and collectively, as part of a content-specific team, to
  meet individual, team, and department objectives to be accurate, fair, helpful and quick in an environment that is a great place to work.

• The Evaluator works effectively and reports work time accurately, to be good stewards of the student’s tuition dollars.

• The Evaluator may be called on to resolve student concerns or address student inquiries.

• With general
  direction from a manager and course lead, Evaluators are self-managed, taking initiative and acting independently in completing performance
  assessment evaluations consistent with standard practices and policies and our commitment to students (i.e., accurate, fair, helpful &
  quick).

• When faced with an unexpected student response, Evaluators are encouraged and expected to collaborate with other
  evaluators, course leads, and supervisors/managers as needed to make a fair determination of competency.

• To be
  successful, Evaluators must be well connected and coordinated within their team, project teams and any applicable cross-functional groups.

• An experienced Evaluator may be asked to propose or collaborate on new methods and procedures on new or special
  assignments.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Subject matter expertise and appropriate advanced degree(s)/credential(s) relevant to evaluation content area.

• Work experience relevant to evaluation content area, strongly preferred.

• Strong understanding, acceptance,
  and adherence to the tenets of competency-based education and the split faculty model.

• Advanced strength in written and
  oral communication.

• Demonstrated ability to discern evidence of competency within student submissions, including
  unexpected forms of response.

• Demonstrated ability to use technology, adapt quickly to new processes and manage complex
  cognitive loads.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with colleagues to ensure validity and reliability of
  evaluation across multiple raters, including deferring to the guidance of the team, course lead or supervisor/manager.

• Demonstrated ability to properly identify and refer student submissions for escalated care including but not limited to professional
  communication (i.e., articulation), originality, excellence awards, support in opening student submissions, content assistance, technology
  support.

Competencies:

Organizational or Student Impact:

• Accountable for decisions
  that impact individual students.

• Creates or facilitates learning experiences that support students’ attainment
  of knowledge and skills. 

• With specific guidance from senior faculty and program leaders, acts independently in
  executing teaching practice.

Problem Solving & Decision Making:

• Works on diverse matters of
  limited complexity.

• This position receives general direction from their immediate supervisor or manager.

• Able to effectively utilize resources to address student concerns and inquiries.

• Supports student needs to
  help them achieve course or program outcomes at the individual student level.

• Individual follows university and
  department established policies and best practices.

Communication & Influence:

• Communicates with
  students as appropriate to support student questions and needs.

• This role communicates with fellow faculty
  members as appropriate within and outside of the department.

• Expected to provide feedback regarding discipline and
  practice leadership.

Leadership & Talent Management:

• Considered a contributing and collegial team
  member.

• Individual adheres to learning and operational quality guidance and instructions.

• Supports initiatives within the area of specialty.

• Displays a positive attitude toward change and supports change
  management practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Education
  required 

• 3+ years recent experience in a K-12 classroom setting.

• Knowledge of
  Classroom Management and Student Engagement Practices, Data-Driven Instruction, Assessment Practices, and Curriculum and
  Instruction

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Terminal degree 

• Experience teaching Classroom Management and Student Engagement Practices, Data-Driven Instruction, Assessment Practices,
  and Curriculum and Instruction within a higher education setting 

• 5+ years recent experience in the K-12
  classroom setting.

• Current K-12 teaching license preferred

Physical
Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• Must be able to lift
  up to 15 pounds at times.

Working Conditions: This is a PT, remote role that will require 20 hours each
week, with a minimum of 3 hours to be spent each weekend, and a minimum of 2-hour uninterrupted work sessions. 

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