Position Type: Teacher Expert/Teacher Expert
Date Posted: 5/29/2026
Location: MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT SUPPORTS
Date Available: 08/14/2026
Barganing Unit: AEA
Work Year: 185 days, 12 contract payments
FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE
Salary: B00/00 to B72/08 ($61,454 to $88,919), DOE
Job SummaryThe SEL Wellness Teacher Expert collaborates with principals, teachers, paraprofessionals, and academic service leaders districtwide to support the professional learning of staff in alignment with the Anchorage School District's mission, goals, and guardrails. The teacher expert makes use of an integrated model within a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) to work with school and district staff to support professional learning and implementation on SEL and behavior. The expert is supervised by administrators in the Mental Health and Student Supports Department. The position has a flexible calendar to start or end work up to three weeks before or after the school year.
This position requires a valid Alaska educator certificate. The number of workdays is based upon the AEA negotiated pay scale. Information on the pay scale can be found online on our Labor Relations Department website. Positions that are 0.50 FTE to 1.0 FTE are associated with the Alaska Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), positions that are 0.40 to 0.49 FTE are associated with the Alaska Employees' Retirement System (PERS). Positions that are 0.39 FTE or less are not eligible for state retirement benefits.
Job RequirementsThe following are required:
- A valid Alaska initial, professional, or master teaching certificate.
- Three or more years of experience in K-12 education.
The following are preferred:
- Experience working in elementary school settings.
- Experience implementing positive behavior interventions and supports in school settings and working with students with challenging behaviors, including tracking student response to interventions.
- Experience with professional development in the areas of positive behavior supports, classroom management, and intervention implementation, for example coaching, mentoring, leading professional learning communities/PLCs, facilitating training, etc.
- Evidence of strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Evidence of strong pedagogical knowledge.
- Proficiency in time planning and management, organizational skills, and flexibility.
- Experience implementing a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) that integrates reading, math, social, emotional, and behavioral core instruction and intervention, assessment systems, and data-based decision making.
- Demonstrated technology skills that support professional learning, for example knowledge of Canvas or other learning management systems.
- Demonstrated leadership qualities and strong interpersonal skills, including giving and receiving constructive feedback.
Essential Job Functions
- Provides districtwide professional learning support for K-12 staff on positive behavior, effective classroom management, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
- Works directly with administrators, teachers, and paraprofessionals to support implementation of SEL practices and effective classroom management at school sites.
- Supports ASD's professional learning plan to build educator capacity within a multi-tiered system of support and advance the growth and achievement of all students.
- Provides ongoing professional development for adult learners, including but not limited to developing and facilitating training, supporting collaborative team structures, and consulting and coaching on research-based instructional and behavioral strategies and district-adopted curriculum.
- Applies understanding of multiple measures to facilitate collaborative data-driven discussions and decision making.
- Develops and maintains knowledge about evidence-based practices in the areas of reading, math, and positive behavior intervention supports (PBIS).
- Applies current research and emerging trends in professional learning.
- Uses current technology to support and enhance professional development.
- Uses organizational skills to effectively manage time and complete various professional learning tasks and projects.
- Collaborates with various ASD departments to build capacity for SEL and ensure alignment and cohesion of district initiatives such as PBIS.
- Travels to various district sites to support professional learning through an integrated model working with other district departments and with school-based staff.
- Supports district-level data collection and analysis of implementation and support schools in collecting and analyzing behavioral data to support implementation and interventions.
Physical /Mental DemandsThe physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.
The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability.
Work EnvironmentWork is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.
While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Additional Job InformationThis job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
Anchorage School District (ASD) employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This also includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, co-workers, and the public; as well as have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.
Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).
This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit the government REAL ID website for additional information.
The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.