Position description
World Savvy is reimagining a different reality for the future of K12 education. A reality where students know more, care more, and do more to contribute to a more peaceful, sustainable, and just world. We can only rise to meet our biggest challenges if our students learn to think through complex problems and design solutions from a global perspective. Problem-solving, comfort with ambiguity, collaboration, empathy, and critical thinking — are all essential tools in today's global knowledge economy. And a big part of educational equity is ensuring all students have access to those tools.
Founded in 2002, World Savvy is a leading national education nonprofit that partners holistically with schools to transform learning environments into inclusive, adaptive, and future-ready schools. Our multi-year Comprehensive School Partnerships are designed collaboratively with school leaders to align with each building’s strategic vision and goals. We have offices in St. Paul (largest) and San Francisco. Learn more at www.worldsavvy.org.
Mission: World Savvy educates and engages youth to learn, work, and thrive as responsible global citizens.
Vision: As the leading provider of global competence education, World Savvy envisions a K-12 education system that prepares all students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions for success and active engagement in the global community.
Our mission centers on developing global competence in students—teaching them to engage with empathy, honor cultural differences, seek out multiple perspectives, and collaborate to solve complex problems. In today’s interconnected yet polarized world, this work is more vital than ever. Its impact depends on our ability to model these values ourselves through ongoing reflection, learning, and intentional action.
OUR VALUES:
- We do the best work possible in service of our mission.
- We believe collaboration is essential.
- We see people as whole human beings.
- We intentionally grow and change.
- We lean into complexity when it’s called for.
- We believe big things are possible, whether that’s our mission or the project on the table.
- We notice and disrupt exclusionary patterns.
- We bring hope, joy, and a sense of aspiration into all that we do.
POSITION SUMMARY:
We’re looking for a global education-minded professional to join our team on a full-time, temporary basis. Work is expected to conclude around the end of May 2027 (exact date unknown and determined closer to the end of the school partnership).
The Professional Learning Facilitator is a critical member of the Program Team and partners with Program Team colleagues to execute and refine program materials, tools, and resources aligned with the vision set forth by the Director of Programs and the Chief Program Officer. Reporting to a Lead PLF, this role is responsible for implementing our work with students, teachers, administrators, and community members, including facilitating professional learning and consulting on how to embed global competence into teaching, learning, and school culture.
Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of seven years of successful PK–12 classroom experience. Previous experience coaching and providing professional development to PK–12 educators is essential. They will be creative and enjoy innovation and iteration, thrive in environments that require comfort with ambiguity and change, and bring an entrepreneurial mindset to their work. This person must enjoy—and be highly skilled in—public speaking, presenting, networking, and engaging with diverse audiences.
These temporary positions offer an exciting opportunity to contribute to meaningful educational impact while working alongside a collaborative and mission-driven team.
- Schedule: Full-time, Temporary (work should wrap up when partnerships conclude by the end of May 2027)
- Salary range:
- $1,750 weekly
- FSLA Status: This position is classified as exempt. It is not eligible for overtime pay according to applicable federal and state wage laws.
- Work Authorization: Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Projected Start Date: July 22, 2026
- Location: Based in St. Paul, MN
- Travel Requirements: Our district and strategic partners are located all over the country. PLFs in this role are expected to travel nationally up to 50% of their time. Local travel will also be expected for work with Minnesota-based partners. Not all locations are accessible by public transit. Travel will not be consistent; there will be ebbs and flows.
- Work Environment: World Savvy has one office in St. Paul, MN, which is a hybrid work environment. This is a typical co-working office space, which can be noisy at times. Noise-cancelling headphones, privacy booths, and conference rooms are available for use when quiet or privacy is needed. Work frequently requires a high level of mental effort, with significant interruptions and >50% of work time spent paying close attention to detail.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Program Delivery and Implementation
- Plan and execute, in collaboration with other Program Team members, all aspects of professional learning and coaching for school, district, and strategic partners.
- Dynamically lead high-quality professional learning sessions (on-site and online) for educators, school leaders, and strategic partners that ensure active engagement of participants and yield high satisfaction and value ratings.
- Empathetically provide coaching support for educators and school leaders to develop:
- Instructional practices and classroom cultures that center student voice, inquiry, and civic agency — helping teachers shift from content delivery toward facilitation of authentic, student-driven learning.
- Leadership capacity and shared vision for global competence and durable skills schoolwide, partnering with administrators and instructional coaches to align professional learning with school improvement goals and equity commitments.
- Systems-level conditions that sustain global competence and durable skills development over time, including the development of collaborative professional learning communities, observation and feedback cycles, and structures that support continuous educator growth.
- Project-based curriculum and assessment that embeds global competence and durable skills into practice and advances equity.
- High-quality student projects that model the evolution of Knowledge to Action, supporting students in moving from understanding complex global issues to taking informed, meaningful action.
- Creatively and effectively use electronic and online technology and teaching practices to engage learners in-person and/or remotely.
- Actively support the recruitment and retention of new and existing program sites and partnerships.
- Skillfully translate educator, school, and district needs into tailored global competence activities, materials, tools, and resources.
- Effectively implement all programming, ensuring high-quality, collaborative, and powerful experiences rated highly by participants.
- Strategically acquire and apply knowledge of global competence education and the global education field, developing an understanding of educator and district needs to support continuous program improvement and valued learning opportunities.
- Proactively coordinate with World Savvy staff to plan logistics around program needs and group gatherings, including professional development workshops.
- Enthusiastically participate in Program Team and other World Savvy team meetings - bringing ideas, giving and receiving feedback, and supporting the mission of the organization.
- Empathetically provide support to school leaders to help them think systematically about how to embed global competence into teaching, learning, and school culture.
- Build and maintain relationships valued by participating educators and students, ensuring program retention and engagement levels remain high.
- Research and develop aligned programmatic materials in a variety of formats for in-person and asynchronous use.
- Represent World Savvy at regional and national conferences and be able to dynamically present our work in front of large audiences.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Education
- Minimum of 7 years of PK-12 classroom experience.
- Experience leading professional development for educators and school leaders to engage and support ethnically, culturally, and socio-economically diverse youth.
- Significant experience public speaking/ presenting in front of large groups (50+ people).
- Strong presentation, interpersonal, intercultural, and written communication skills.
- Experience developing and implementing project-based learning experiences.
- Global education experience and proven success in the field.
- Knowledge of the local and national education landscape.
- Experience with PK-12 school administration or instructional leadership preferred.
- Comfort with ambiguity and change
- Entrepreneurial mindset and energy for innovation and iteration.
- Ability to navigate varied and complex school environments as an outside consultant.
- Ability to guide the ongoing improvement of core World Savvy program elements, as it connects to the organization's strategic growth.
- Proven ability to use instructional technology and virtual tools to solve problems and work with others.
- Ability to work effectively in a small and collaborative team environment.
- Proficiency and willingness to use current workplace technologies, including but not limited to Zoom, Slack, Salesforce, and all Google applications.
- Solution-oriented approach, with excellent project management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-driven, and goals oriented environment.
- Comfort with small and large group facilitation as well as 1:1 coaching.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
This position requires the ability to:
- Constantly remain in a stationary position, often sitting for prolonged periods.
- Occasional presentation of day-long professional development events requiring prolonged periods of standing.
- Occasionally move about to accomplish tasks or move from one worksite to another, including all types of travel (air, train, car, etc.).
- Constantly communicate with others to exchange information.
- Constant use of a computer keyboard and mouse, repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
- Occasional operation of office equipment, such as printers, copiers, and scanners
- Constant assessment of the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.
- Frequent travel is required, which may include long-distance driving and domestic/international air or rail travel.
- Ability to lift and carry luggage, equipment, or materials up to 50 lbs (commonly 25–50 lbs), including loading and unloading from vehicles or overhead compartments.
- Must be able to navigate airports, train stations, and unfamiliar environments, which may involve walking, standing, climbing stairs, and carrying or pulling luggage.
- Must maintain alertness and focus while driving for prolonged periods, often in varying weather and traffic conditions.
- May occasionally be required to work irregular hours or adjust to time zone changes due to travel.
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