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Denver Public Schools is hiring a Specialist, Learning and Development. The role involves collaborating across teams to design and implement strategies that support teacher development, particularly focusing on novice and early-career teachers, while advancing diversity and equity initiatives within the district's strategic framework.

Highlights

Envision, develop, and implement tools to support talent growth across the district.
Build capacity of central support staff to enhance career effectiveness and outcomes.
Focus on diversifying the teacher workforce and strengthening hiring practices.
Develop and manage summer programming and support for novice teachers.
Collaborate with Instructional Leadership Teams in high-need schools to support early-career teachers.
Design and deliver professional learning experiences, including new educator induction.
Maintain partnerships with community and university partners for ongoing collaboration.
Manage team operations including budget, contracts, data reporting, and marketing.
Required: Bachelor's Degree in Education or related field, 5 years urban teaching experience, 3 years instructional coaching, 3 years adult facilitation.
Salary range: $75,457-$90,548 annually, with additional benefits including retirement and wellness programs.

Specialist, Learning and Development Full Description

SPECIALIST, LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Denver, CO, United States

Applicants may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution on transcripts, resumes or other documents being submitted as part of this application

Job Description
** Applications will be received until June 12, 2026. If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org. **

About this job:
Responsible for envisioning and building the capacity of the organization to effectively differentiate support for growing talent across the system in alignment with the District’s strategic roadmap. Focus areas will range from students to preservice, novice and early career teachers and will include central office support members. Additional focus will be given to working with individuals from underrepresented demographic groups.

What DPS Offers You:

A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
Salary Range. $75,457-$90,548 annually. Click here for more information on compensation for these roles.
In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA Retirement.

What You'll Do:

Collaborates across teams to envision, develop, and implement tools and resources to prepare, grow and support top talent in the District.
Builds the capacity of central support members to grow in their career effectiveness, improving the service and outcomes for schools and students.
Works across departments to envision, develop and implement activities to fulfill four critical priorities around pre-service and early-service teachers: diversifying the teacher workforce, building partnerships and strategies to strengthen hiring practices, especially in highest-priority schools, supporting schools in developing early-career teachers and deepening collaboration with teacher preparation programs to ensure alignment with District academic and equity priorities.
Develops and executes the vision and strategy for novice teacher support for summer programming.
In a subset of identified high-need schools and in close partnership with other school support partners, supports the development of novice and early career teachers through building the capacity of Instructional Leadership Team members to support new teachers.
Supports, designs and delivers professional learning for novice teachers as part of the summer induction experience and the New Educator Welcome Envisions, develops and maintains relationships with key community partners (e.g. university and partners) and establishes ongoing support and collaboration.
Sustains and implements best practices in Student-to-Para and Para-to- Teacher and other development programs that support the retention of current students and employees in the District.
Supports team operations such as managing team budget, contracts, data reporting, and marketing.

What You’ll Need:

Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Education or related field.
Five (5) years of successful teaching experience in an urban setting, including demonstrated experience with increasing student achievement and closing the achievement gap.
Three (3) years Instructional coaching and project management.
Three (3) years experience in adult facilitation.
Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Students First. Integrity. Equity. Collaboration. Accountability. Fun

About Us
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.

Original Job Description

SPECIALIST, LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Denver, CO, United States

A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
Salary Range. $75,457-$90,548 annually. Click here for more information on compensation for these roles.
In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA Retirement.

What You'll Do:

Collaborates across teams to envision, develop, and implement tools and resources to prepare, grow and support top talent in the District.
Builds the capacity of central support members to grow in their career effectiveness, improving the service and outcomes for schools and students.
Works across departments to envision, develop and implement activities to fulfill four critical priorities around pre-service and early-service teachers: diversifying the teacher workforce, building partnerships and strategies to strengthen hiring practices, especially in highest-priority schools, supporting schools in developing early-career teachers and deepening collaboration with teacher preparation programs to ensure alignment with District academic and equity priorities.
Develops and executes the vision and strategy for novice teacher support for summer programming.
In a subset of identified high-need schools and in close partnership with other school support partners, supports the development of novice and early career teachers through building the capacity of Instructional Leadership Team members to support new teachers.
Supports, designs and delivers professional learning for novice teachers as part of the summer induction experience and the New Educator Welcome Envisions, develops and maintains relationships with key community partners (e.g. university and partners) and establishes ongoing support and collaboration.
Sustains and implements best practices in Student-to-Para and Para-to- Teacher and other development programs that support the retention of current students and employees in the District.
Supports team operations such as managing team budget, contracts, data reporting, and marketing.

What You’ll Need:

Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Education or related field.
Five (5) years of successful teaching experience in an urban setting, including demonstrated experience with increasing student achievement and closing the achievement gap.
Three (3) years Instructional coaching and project management.
Three (3) years experience in adult facilitation.
Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.

Students First. Integrity. Equity. Collaboration. Accountability. Fun

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