Instructional Coach

About the role

The Instructional Coach at Homewood-Flossmoor High School is an outstanding teacher with a deep understanding of students' learning needs. They view students' cultural and social identities and lived experiences as assets to their educational experiences.

Responsibilities

• Aids in identifying, planning, and facilitating professional learning opportunities for teachers to improve student achievement.
• Buils trust and rapport with the entire school to establish credibility.
• Collaborates with principals, department chairs, and individual teachers to implement effective instructional practices, focusing on co-planning, co-teaching, and modeling.
• Serves as a classroom supporter, instructional specialist, data coach, and professional learning facilitator.
• Communicates with teachers, principals, and others via various methods to share information.
• Facilitates conversations with individual teachers, teacher teams, whole staffs, and other groups to meet school and district objectives.
• Identifies coaching needs, interests, and desires through collaborative conversations and develops appropriate and effective coaching.
• Prepares a variety of written materials to document progress and meet mandated and/or district requirements.
• Models and co-teaches proven instructional methods and uses materials and assessments in the classroom setting to increase teacher efficacy.

Requirements

• Professional Educators License (PEL) and appropriate endorsement.
• Minimum 5 years successful teaching experience required.
• Master's Degree in teaching, curriculum, and instruction or related field (preferred).

Supervisor

Catherine Ross-Cook, Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction