HS Math Instructional Coach

Description

Mission Statement:

• Create and sustain public schools of excellence
• Empower each student to reach their highest potential
• Inspire students to love learning, achieve, and serve

Primary Purpose:

• Coach math teachers on improving instructional techniques, lesson planning, curriculum alignment, and classroom management
• Collaborate with school leadership teams, Curriculum & Instruction team, and external partners to enhance scholar outcomes
• Support teachers in analyzing and responding to data and planning effective lessons
• Ensure instructional coaching feedback is utilized and executed on
• Facilitate Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) on assigned campuses
• Communicate with external partner representatives to align coaching support with network priorities
• Support creation and facilitation of Uplift-wide professional development sessions
• Participate in regular team meetings, training, and one-on-ones with the Director of HS C&I
• Maintain necessary documentation for certification purposes

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Regularly visit, observe, and provide feedback to math teachers
• Collaborate with school leaders to ensure instructional coaching feedback is utilized
• Monitor relevant data points and support scholar outcome goal achievement
• Create and maintain a work schedule balancing the needs of math teachers across multiple campuses
• Support teachers in analyzing and responding to data and planning effective lessons
• Understand network/campus/team-based priorities and reinforce key messages
• Communicate with external partner representatives to ensure alignment with network priorities
• Support creation and facilitation of Uplift-wide professional development sessions
• Participate in regular team meetings, training, and one-on-ones with the Director of HS C&I
• Maintain necessary documentation for certification purposes

Organizational Responsibilities:

• Report to the Director of High School Curriculum and Instruction
• Identify math teachers in need of coaching support to achieve student outcome goals
• Play an integral role in supporting teachers to effectively analyze and respond to data and plan effective lessons

Education, Experience, and/or Certification(s):

• Education Requirements: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university required. Master's Degree preferred but not required.
• Experience Requirements: Minimum two years of successful classroom teaching experience required. Instructional coaching experience preferred, with one to two years of coaching experience strongly preferred.
• Special Skills/Certifications: Current Uplift Education employee in good standing, if applying internally.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Communication Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and apply common sense understanding and to carry out instructions in written or oral form. Ability to set priorities. Ability to communicate with all levels of personnel.
• Bilingual Skills: Spanish Speaking a plus
• Technology: Ability to work with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office applications such as, but not limited to, Excel or Sheets, PowerPoint or Slides, Outlook, Word or Docs. Ability to use basic office equipment. The ability to learn and use other software, such as Schoology, Eduphoria/Aware and Bluebonnet Math Platforms is necessary.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Physical Demands:

• Sit and use wrists, hands and/or fingers
• Occasionally lift up to 25 pounds
• Close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Work at a desk and computer screen for extended periods of time

Work Environment:

• Regular travel throughout the Uplift Education network is required
• A valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and the ability to travel between campuses are required
• Primarily conducted inside a school or office building, but there may be some instances where the employee's presence is required outdoors
• The noise level is low to high and may have frequent interruptions
• May have activity from other employees and students of a distracting nature

Starting Salary: $70,000

Application Procedure: Apply online