Job Posting for Instructional Coach at The Kindezi Schools
Description
Job Description
Title: Instructional Coach
Position Description: The Instructional Coach is a teacher leader who serves in the capacity of a site-based instructional coach for K-8th grade teachers. They support classroom teachers by giving training in content, instructional methods, and techniques. In addition, they continuously provide leadership through consistent feedback and modeling that supports holistic genius-awakening learning aligned to the Kindezi academic visions.
Reports to: Principals
Network Support: Academic Team
Performance Responsibilities
Ensures fidelity of pedagogical implementation as outlined in the Kindezi Instructional Playbooks per content area
Facilitates professional learning communities and assists teachers with collaborative lesson planning.
Uses observation and achievement data to identify professional development needs and designs and delivers site-based professional learning.
Assists with reviewing classroom lesson plans and provides lesson plan feedback to teachers
Collaborate with Academic team to determine best instructional practices per content scope and sequence
Attends instructional leadership meetings and school based leader meetings as necessary
Observations & Coaching
Promotes network instructional priorities by providing support and demonstration of the following skills: training, modeling coaching and instructional guidance necessary for the operation of the instructional program.
Implements weekly observation cycles with feedback given within 24 hours of the observation through using the Kindezi rubric through Whetstone
Utilizes the provided guidelines to provide actionable and measurable steps to teachers for driving student achievement
Supports the multi-tiered support system through observations and feedback
Provides real time feedback and models effective lesson planning, instructional and classroom management strategies.
Creates individualized coaching plans to grow teacher performance and student outcomes on their caseload
Collaborate with the Administrative team to support all teacher improvement
Performs other duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator outside of TKES
Lesson Planning Clinics & Data Analysis
Lead and monitor lesson planning clinics and data meetings in collaboration with Kindezi instructional vision
Develops own and teacher’s knowledge of best practices in instructional methods and teaches teachers how to match particular strategies to gaps in student mastery
Monitors students’ progress and arranges for academic interventions based on formative and summative assessments.
Implements, oversees, and analyzes assessment data to support student needs and teacher instruction
Facilitates weekly data analysis sessions to determine student misconceptions and plan for reteach for unmastered standards
Conducts analysis of formative and summative student data and recommends modifications to instruction.
Collaborates with the school leadership team while analyzing K-8 weekly common assessment data, I-Ready, MAP to inform teacher instruction and provide feedback to support continuous student achievement and data driven instruction
Professional Development
Recommends to school leadership what school-wide professional development will be the highest leverage in improving student results; lead engaging, actionable, adult-learning workshops; and hold staff accountable for implementation of the workshop practices
Facilities and ensures that PDs directly responds teacher needs according to student achievement, behavior data, and teacher observations
Plans PD where participants are actively engaged through discussion and collaboration and have multiple opportunities to practice in collaboration with Assistants Principals
Uses methods that prompt all participants to remain actively engaged
Implements goals and the why of the session are explicit and are objectives are met
Demonstrates the capacity to develop and maintain a high functioning professional learning community
Attends professional development provided by and recommended by content leaders and administrators
Compensation/Benefits
Compensation aligned with The Kindezi Schools’ Teacher salary schedule
Teacher Retirement System (TRS) pension, 403b plan, paid time off, vacation, health, vision, and dental insurance, employer-paid life insurance, and short and long-term disability benefits.
Job Classification
Work Days: annual
Salaried, Full-Time, Exempt
Requirements
KEY ATTRIBUTES:
Values that align with the Kindezi core values and goals
Demonstrated commitment to increasing student achievement and supporting the social-emotional needs of students
Dedicated, reflective thinker with a growth mindset
High academic expectations; Believes that all students deserve an equitable education experience no matter their circumstances.
Strong communication skills and follow-through
Collaborative team member
Ability to establish clear expectations, deliverables and deadlines
Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to actively listen to others, build consensus and resolve conflicts
Ability to model best instructional practices based on data
Ability to analyze data and plan for misconceptions and reteach methods
Ability to coach, coordinate and lead teams to achieve assigned goals
Knowledge of successful techniques for classroom organization and experience planning for effective instruction
Qualifications
Be a United States citizen or otherwise have authorization to work in the United States
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