Position: Instructional Coach (1.0)
Building: Maplewood Middle School
Accountable To: Principal
Salary and Benefits: Per Teacher Master Agreement
Grade: K-8
***Note to Internal Applicants: Position is “Interview Only”***
Primary Objective: The building Instructional Coach is a highly qualified teacher with significant skills in coaching teachers in the development of instructional practice. The Instructional Coach will work closely with the building principals creating individual professional development plans to support teachers.
Qualifications:
1. Must possess a MN teaching license
2. Minimum three years of directly related teaching experience
3. Strong working knowledge of the Minnesota Academic Standards
4. Experience with curriculum development and implementation
5. Willingness to work with and instructionally coach all classroom teachers, K-8
6. Knowledge of educational philosophy, teaching methods and approaches, and current researched best practices and strategies
7. Effective communication skills, both oral and written
8. Strong intercultural competence
9. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a diverse community, district staff members, parents and the public
Desired Qualifications:
1. Advanced degree or certification in educational leadership, professional development, or instructional coaching
2. Experience working at multiple grade levels
3. Comfortable with collecting and interpreting data
4. Prior successful experience in an urban setting working with a diverse student population is highly desirable
Major Areas of Accountability:
1. Work with administrative staff to develop, coordinate, and deliver professional growth activities in content and program areas.
2. Provide one-on-one teacher assistance in content and program areas.
3. Provide focused, sustained training that assists teachers in meeting data-driven, collaboratively determined instructional goals in content and program areas.
4. Interface with all appropriate departments and personnel to ensure program coordination, implementation in content and program areas and student success.
5. Participate in professional development as required to perform and improve required skills in content and program areas.
6. Participate in curriculum development and revisions in content and program areas.
7. Assist teachers in obtaining instructional materials for curriculum development and implementation.
8. Serve on the MTSS team and support instructional intervention team.
9. Collaborate with grade-level and intervention teams regarding interventions.
10. Performs all other tasks and duties as assigned.
Please apply online at www.isd622.org/employment