Steps for Interviewing
Amplify Professional Learning Specialist Applicants
Congratulations on being invited to interview for the Professional Learning Specialist role!
Please take these three steps in order to schedule and prepare for your interview.
Step 1: Review the PLS Flipbook
Step 2: Schedule your Interview
Step 3: Prepare for your Interview
Interviews will take place from April 8 to April 24. We are no longer able to accept new interviews or reschedule requests.
Step 1: Review the PLS Flipbook >
Amplify Professional Learning Specialists (PLS) will be responsible for facilitating high-quality professional development (PD) to teachers and school leaders, ensuring educators feel confident taking steps to implement our programs and ultimately drive student success.
Please read the PLS flipbook to ensure you have a clear understanding of the role and ensure this is the right fit for you. These details are captured in pages 16 – 29 of the flipbook.
Several key PLS responsibilities are highlighted below:
- Delivering remote and onsite professional development for approximately 30-40 educators per session during the summer season (May – September 2024), possibly longer.
- Prioritizing availability 3-4 days per week during our entire summer season and having maximum availability between July 15th until the end of August 2024 (when we receive our highest volume of training requests).
- Traveling via car, plane, and/or public transportation, sometimes with minimal advance notice and including overnight stay at hotels.
- Paying all travel-related expenses in advance, with reimbursements being processed 2-3 weeks following submission of the expense reimbursement requests.
Please reach out to pls_hiring@amplify.com if you have additional questions.
Step 2: Schedule Your Interview
Our second round of interviews will take place between April 8th – April 24th.
We are no longer able to accept new interviews or reschedule requests.
Step 3: Prepare for Interview
Prior to your scheduled interview, prepare your interview activity! Please view the video to the right for help preparing.
- All interviews begin with candidates presenting slides for their chosen content area. Please review the slides by clicking on the links below for each role.
- If you are a Literacy/STEM candidate, please use the slides labeled “PLS Performance Task 2024″.
- If you are a bilingual candidate, please use the slides labeled “PLS Performance Task 2024_Bilingual”
- You should come ready to share your screen via Google Meet and to present the slides in under 5 minutes (English only) or 8 minutes (bilingual).
- A script is included for each slide in the speaker notes.
- During your interview we will be looking for proficiency with the following tech skills: independently sharing screen, speech matching animation, and moving from slide to slide with ease.
Info Session
Learn more about the PLS role, regional placement, the onboarding process, and ongoing support during our optional live information session for candidates.
We will address some of the most common questions (listed below) about the role of a PLS, as well as answer additional participant questions live during the session.
- What is the role of a PLS?
- Where will I deliver sessions? What content will I deliver?
- How will onboarding work?
- How will I be supported?
Following our live information session, a recording will be posted here.
Date & Time: Thursday, April 4 from at 4-4:45pm CST
Zoom Recording
Passcode: AS09Ht#m
Offer, Onboarding, and Training
- Qualified candidates will receive an offer via email between April 25 – 29. The offer will include your product placement and regional assignment.
- If you accept the offer, our partner contracting agency will reach out to you to provide the necessary documentation (ex, COVID vaccination proof) to begin the onboarding process. This will include a background check.
- Once you have completed the onboarding process with our partner contracting agency, you will begin your official Amplify PLS onboarding process on June 3rd. A majority of onboarding will be remote, with one required in person training from June 22nd – 23rd. More details to come!
- An Amplify onboarding manager will reach out to you prior to June 3rd to support you in becoming a certified Amplify PLS.
- Once you are certified, our PD Operations team will begin to schedule you for PD engagements within your region and across the country!
