Instructional Strategist - Remote

Overview

The Instructional Strategist role is responsible for delivering expert-level instructional leadership, professional learning, and adoption support for Wayside programs. Instructional Strategists demonstrate exceptional pedagogical expertise, deep product knowledge, and consistent high performance. They contribute to the refinement of professional learning resources, instructional strategies, and customer experience enhancements.

In Short

• Serve as the primary facilitator for high-complexity or high-impact professional development sessions (virtual and in-person).
• Design and deliver advanced training that models best practices in proficiency-based and Comprehensible Input (CI)-informed language teaching.
• Differentiate sessions for diverse district contexts, teacher experience levels, and instructional goals.
• Act as a trusted resource for educators seeking to strengthen proficiency-based instruction.
• Partner with Sales to deliver instructionally grounded presentations and product demonstrations.
• Lead onboarding and implementation training for large or complex districts.
• Represent Wayside at local, regional, and national conferences as an instructional thought leader.
• Collect and analyze educator feedback to improve training quality.
• Participate in special projects or organizational improvement efforts.
• Model professionalism and continuous growth in all interactions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Second Language Acquisition, Linguistics, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 5-7 years of successful world language teaching experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in Comprehensible Input methodologies.
• High proficiency in Spanish or French (spoken and written).
• Proven experience delivering advanced professional learning.
• Exceptional facilitation, presentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple district-facing commitments.
• Comfortable with frequent travel (up to ~50%).
• Familiarity with LMS platforms and virtual PD delivery systems.
• Remote or onsite work requiring reliable connectivity.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation: base salary, uncapped potential.
• Health insurance with options for dental, vision, life insurance, and more.
• Retirement savings plan with employer contribution.
• Employer-paid STD and LTD policies.
• Paid holidays.
• Work/life balance as a company value.