ES Foundations of Reading Scorer (MA)

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<div style="border-width:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 8pt;padding:0px;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;">We are the world’s learning company with more than 24,000 employees operating in 70 countries. We combine world-class educational content and assessment, powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized learning at scale. We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people. </div><div style="border-width:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 8pt;padding:0px;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;">The Evaluation Systems group of Pearson offers dynamic teacher licensing and performance assessment solutions. Our custom teacher licensure testing programs are 100 percent aligned to state standards. We also provide a wide variety of teacher licensure testing services such as test development, administration, and scoring.  We work in a collaborative environment and are passionate about education.</div><div style="border-width:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 8pt;padding:0px;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;">Scoring offers the opportunity to network with other professionals and stay abreast of the latest developments in your field. Scorers have a direct impact on the quality of the next generation of teachers and help to maintain professional standards. Scorers enjoy the change of pace, the mental challenge and the opportunity to give back to their educational field.</div><div style="border-width:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 8pt;padding:0px;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;">We have immediate openings for candidates to score Foundations of Reading remotely for our <strong>Hadley </strong>office.  <br> </div><div style="border-width:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 8pt;padding:0px;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;"><strong>Key benefits</strong></div><ul><li>Starting rate of $17.50 per hour</li><li>Flexibility to work scoring sessions that suit your availability.</li><li>Working remotely</li></ul><div style="border-width:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 8pt;padding:0px;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;"><strong>Overall Responsibilities</strong></div><ul><li>Evaluates responses of teacher candidates.</li><li>Successfully internalizes training and scoring guide, participates in discussions.</li><li>Must be able to put aside personal biases and apply scoring guide according to rubric requirements.</li><li>Meets quality and productivity requirements established for the scoring program. </li><li>Engage with other scorers in consensus scoring activities.</li><li> Pass a qualifying test before scoring.</li></ul><div style="border-width:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 8pt;padding:0px;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;"><strong>Working Conditions</strong></div><div style="border-width:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 8pt;padding:0px;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;">Training takes place before scoring begins. There may be a brief orientation meeting before the day of scoring occurs.</div><div style="border-width:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 8pt;padding:0px;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;">Scoring sessions are typically two to three days long and take place during the week Monday through Friday. Scoring sessions will occur every one or two weeks. The scoring day runs from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m., including training.</div><div style="border-width:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 8pt;padding:0px;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;"><strong>Qualifications</strong></div><ul><li>A bachelor’s degree or higher, and</li><li>A current Massachusetts, New York, Texas, or California Reading Specialist teaching license OR recent college-level teaching experience in reading and literacy in a teacher preparation program.</li></ul><div style="border-width:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 8pt;padding:0px;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;">AND</div><ul><li>A current Massachusetts, New York, Texas, or California Elementary Ed or Special Ed teaching license and additional reading-specific credentials.</li></ul><div style="border-width:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 8pt;padding:0px;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;">Additional Requirements</div><ul><li>Both active and retired teachers can be eligible to score, provided they hold a current teaching license.</li><li>Basic computer skills (keyboard, mouse).</li><li>Ability to sit for extended periods of time.</li><li>Ability to maintain a confidential work environment.</li><li>Eligible to work in the United States.</li></ul><p><strong>NOTE: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.</strong></p><p><strong>This position is not bonus eligible, and information on benefits offered is </strong><a href="https://pearsonbenefitsus.com/"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p> </p>

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