About the role
About Renaissance
When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology! Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom. Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve.
Job Description
The Professional Learning team is seeking an education consultant to lead the strategic implementation of Renaissance® products purchased by the local public schools. We will need someone who can work effectively onsite with key personnel in the district and cross functionally with departments at Renaissance. This is a part- time contractor role located in Chicago, IL. Candidates must live in or around the Chicagoland area.
In this role as District Consultant Contractor, you will be responsible for
- Deliver professional development training on best practices for product usage
- Coordinate professional development and technical services to the assigned district
- Create and maintain a detailed project schedule in collaboration with the Customer Success Management Team
- Work closely with key Renaissance leaders to resolve customer issues in a timely and professional manner
- Establish and maintain clear lines of communication with schools, district leaders, and Renaissance®
- Host weekly status meetings with key district leaders
- Build awareness for the implementation process then work with stakeholders to monitor the implementation and form recommendations for next steps
- Work with campuses remotely and onsite (when applicable) to monitor the implementation and form recommendations for next steps
- Identify and act on opportunities that improve or expand the districts implementation
- Analyze data at the district and school level after each assessment period
- Participate in internal meetings and professional learning opportunities
Qualifications
For this role as a District Consultant Contractor you should have
- Knowledge of Renaissance products: Star preferred
- Attention to detail and accuracy with strong communication and organization skills
- Ability to communicate with key district leaders
- Positive, professional attitude with flexible travel schedule
- Understanding of how school districts operate
- Comfortable with Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Live in or around the Chicagoland area
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Salary Range: $50 hourly (20-40 hours expected per week)
Benefits for eligible US employees include
- World Class Health Benefits: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Telehealth
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave (20 total weeks with 14 weeks paid) & Milk Stork program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Well-being and Employee Assistance Programs
Benefits listed apply to eligible U.S. employees in accordance with Renaissance’s benefits eligibility criteria. Contractor and other non‑employee roles are not eligible for Renaissance employee benefits.
Frequently cited statistics show that some women, underrepresented individuals, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we encourage all applications. Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need for the future!
Equal Opportunity Employer
Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
For California Residents, please see our Privacy Notice for California Job Candidates here.
Reasonable Accommodations
Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition.
Employment Authorization
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
For more information about Renaissance, visit: https://www.renaissance.com