Los Alamos National Laboratory
Location
Los Alamos, NM | United States
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What You Will Do
The Community Partnerships Office is seeking a skilled and experienced professional, with education experience and/or background, to support the Los Alamos National Laboratory's Math and Science Academy (MSA) and the Math Teacher Leader Network (MTLN), an association of math teacher leaders and their principals from various northern New Mexico public school districts. The design of the MTLN facilitates and strengthens high-quality mathematics teaching and learning, school leadership, and effective teaching and learning systems in northern New Mexico. The MSA staff designs and implements comprehensive teacher professional development programs in mathematics, effective mathematics teaching methods, instructional leadership, and continuous improvement systems, including summer institutes and school-year support that enable teachers and school leaders to understand and implement research-based educational practices in classrooms. The program involves regularly working at school sites with teachers and leaders and teaching courses online and in person that allow teachers to earn credits towards a master's degree and/or an Elementary Math Specialist Endorsement. Additionally, our team is responsible for working with external evaluators to design program evaluations and collect program data, obtain program funding, and communicate and promote program highlights.
As a Community Outreach Specialist 2 professional you will be working with the MSA team and an external evaluator to collect data, coordinate interviews and surveys, design assessments and evaluation tools, maintain databases, and complete any reports required for the group or division. You will propose, create, and design communication tools and products for audiences both within and external to the Laboratory. You will assist MSA staff in facilitating teacher and administrator professional learning communities.
What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements:
- Demonstrated experience with program evaluation design, data collection, database management, and a demonstrated understanding of educational data analysis.
- Demonstrated experience in creating and designing effective communication tools and products.
- Demonstrated understanding of classroom teaching and/or experience as a classroom teacher.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, social media, web page development, and online meeting platforms.
- Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate and build relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
- Ability to work as a member of the team and take guidance and direction from more senior colleagues.
Education : Position requires a Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of post baccalaureate work experience in a field related to the job requirements. Preference may be given for an advanced degree.
Desired Qualifications: - Experience providing professional development to adults
- Facility with spreadsheets and databases
- Self-motivated
- Ability to develop creative solutions
- Excellent writing skills
- Familiarity and facility with social media, web page development, and computer applications
- Spanish and/or Native American language skills
Note to applicants: In addition to a resume, interested applicants must submit a written candidate statement or cover letter specifically outlining how their experience addresses the minimum and desired qualifications. A résumé alone is not sufficient and applications without this candidate statement or cover letter will not be considered.
Position commitment: Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.
Work Location: The work location for this position is onsite and located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. All work locations are at the discretion of management.
Where You Will Work Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:
§ PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
§ Dental and vision insurance
§ Free basic life and disability insurance
§ Paid childbirth and parental leave
§ Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
§ Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
§ Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)
§ Onsite gyms and wellness programs
§ Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)
Additional Details Directive 206.2 - Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.
Clearance: L (Position will be cleared to this level). Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance. and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.
- Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.
New-Employment Drug Test: The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.
Regular position: Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status.
Internal Applicants: Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service in their current position are eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the required period of continuous service, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. Please refer to Policy Policy P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.
Equal Opportunity: Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-505-665-4444 option 1.
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