We’re hiring in Portland, Oregon

Design-minded educator, teacher-trainer, project coordinator, and inspirateur

THE ASSIGNMENT: Facilitate innovations in teaching and learning across Portland’s K12 education ecosystem. Help take BreakerPDX to the next level by expanding services and partnering with community leaders to support the advancement of the Breaker model.

DURATION: The scope of the project is estimated to require full time commitment beginning in January 2016. We have budgeted $50K to $65K for this 12 month contract position. Potential of salaried position beginning 2017.

REQUIRED: K12 classroom teaching experience and/or design education background. Excellent project coordination. A creative and curious mind. A love of collaboration. Flexibility. Hustle. Humility.

YOUR EVIDENCE: Show us any or all of a resume // URLs // portfolio

THE STORY SO FAR:

Since 2011, Breaker has been using the design process to introduce students and educators to creative, collaborative problem-solving and entrepreneurship. We build local, national, and global challenges like food waste to lend immediacy and purpose to learning. Participants exit Breaker with new skills and abilities; products and services result from Breaker ready for impact.

Over the last two years, with support and strategic partnership from the Construct Foundation, Breaker has engaged Portland’s secondary and post-secondary students; trained teachers, administrators, and corporate executives; collaborated with local entrepreneurs, designers, and industry experts; and developed relationships with universities and local funders. The seeds have been planted; we seek a local gardener who understands the composition of the soil and the bounty it can return with the right kind of nurturing.

REMEMBER: Innovation in education requires a push/pull approach: communities have unique needs that you will need to understand and respect while also maintaining a fierce commitment to targeted outcomes. You will prototype, test, and learn. Fail forward.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Help us test an annual cycle described below:

January: design an application and recruit top teaching talent to our professional development workshops in Feb/April. Vet applicants.
Collaborate with HQ on Feb workshop curriculum.
Plan and coordinate materials and logistics for February workshop.
Co-facilitate February weekend workshop Feb 5-7th
Work with partner organization to run a second winter workshop. Work closely with a teacher cohort to develop and test Breaker online resources.
Identify a digital platform that connects and supports members of the larger Breaker ecosystem. Begin populating and managing that platform.
Create and administer surveys to track teachers before and after engagement with Breaker professional development. Compile in existing shared database.
March: Identify 10-12 exceptional participants from Feb workshop for April’s advanced training. Build a series of digital engagements that ramp-up to April.
Collaborate with HQ on the April advanced training workshop.
Plan and coordinate materials and logistics for April workshop in conjunction with Design Week Portland event.
Plan and coordinate Design Week Portland challenge launch and event.
April: Co-facilitate the advanced training workshop for select group
May: Collaborate with HQ to plan the summer challenge for student teams.
June: meet with local partners, recruit participants, connect with K12, colleges, foundations, government agencies, and corporations
July: Provide oversight and troubleshoot the summer challenges led by April trainees.
August: reflect and evaluate the Jan-August cycle. Review metrics; evaluate impact.
Develop a strategic plan for September onward. Write your new job description!

Additional Opportunities:

Lead local demo workshops by request
Per diem contract work nationally

Additional Information:

This position will report to the executive director of Breaker and work closely with the Construct Foundation team to implement elements of Breaker programming in Oregon.

APPLY: Please email Juliette LaMontagne juliette@breaker.org with the subject heading: PDX.