CTY Program Manager

Founded in 1979, the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) is a center for innovation dedicated to advancing the field of gifted education through research on testing, programs, and other supports for advanced learners. On the premise that advanced learners come from every community and every demographic, we aim to understand and inform how these students need to be nurtured to achieve their full potential as learners and global citizens. CTY also runs in-person and online academic programs for bright learners in order to cultivate a community of advanced learners and connect students in and outside the classroom.

We are seeking a CTY  Program Manager who will work in coordination with the CTY Director of Curriculum and will be responsible for the design and implementation of professional learning for CTY educators and extended to external audiences as appropriate. The Program Manager will support the strategic organizational goal of training CTY Expert Educators who are well-versed in best practices in gifted education, the CTY curricular approach, and the action research associated with the approach. As appropriate, the Program Manager will extend the CTY training model to professional learning experiences for schools, districts, and other educational entities. The person in this role will be part of the CTY Curriculum Team, which collaborates with the Online, In-Person, and Integrated Programs divisions of the Academic Programs Team.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Assessment of Needs and Development of Training and Professional Learning Sessions

• Assess staff needs to develop professional learning sessions that incorporate evidence and research-based principles for working with advanced learners.
• Develop standards-based training and professional learning sessions that incorporate adult learning principles.
• Ensure design consistency and accessibility in the development of synchronous and asynchronous assets for professional learning sessions.
• Review data, conduct analysis, and advise on best practices to build a CTY professional learning framework.

Implementation, and Evaluation of Training and Professional Learning Sessions

• Manage implementation of training in collaboration with program staff, to include the training program for online instructors and the annual training of on-site leadership staff.
• Implement and evaluate professional learning experiences for CTY educators in synchronous (in-person and virtual) or asynchronous modalities, working in collaboration with program staff.
• Implement and evaluate train-the-trainer experiences for CTY program and instructional leaders.
• Work with subject matter experts across CTY to develop training content; collaborate with academic program teams to keep training materials up to date.
• Develop and implement evaluations of training and professional learning sessions.

Collaborative and Other Activities

• Promote a culture of inclusion by demonstrating strong emotional intelligence and multicultural competency.
• Facilitate systematic development and review of program standards to ensure alignment with CTY mission to include DEI goals.
• Promote awareness of and appropriate utilization of educational technologies.
• Collaborate with research team to articulate research questions and data collection plans.

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong knowledge of adult learning needs and their implications for professional learning.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to support multiple projects under potentially conflicting deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience developing training resources and documentation.
• Demonstrated experience using instructional technology.
• Strong ability to build relationships, motivate others, and manage interpersonal situations.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to use Microsoft office tools and other desktop applications competently.
• Ability to use and interpret data.

Additional Information

• This is a hybrid position.
• Ideal candidates will be willing/able to work evenings and weekends on an occasional basis to support professional learning initiatives.
• Applicant must be authorized to work in the United States and must either live in the US or another area in which JHU has a business entity.
• This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
• The successful candidate will be subject to pre-employment background check.
• All employees participating in or serving children in University programs must participate in mandatory Child Abuse Prevention online training on the appropriate conduct around children, protecting children from abuse and neglect and reporting of known or suspected child abuse and neglect.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Four years experience teaching college or pre-college; residential life; professional camping; or other relevant academic administrative functions.
• Additional education may substitute for experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
• Experience developing synchronous or asynchronous assets for virtual learning sessions.
• Experience leading professional learning sessions for educators.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in gifted education or related field.
• Experience in instructional design.
• Experience managing up and across organizations.

Classified Title: CTY Program Manager
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MD
Starting Salary Range: Min $55,200 - Max $96,600 Annually ($75,900 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: 37.5 , M-F
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/Mount Washington Campus
Department name: ​​​​​​​Campus Curriculum & Student Life
Personnel area: Academic and Business Centers 

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate’s conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion .

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