Instructional Coach - Secondary (2026 - 2027 School Year)

Position Summary

The ideal candidate exemplifies excellent proficiency in the following:

• Constantly collaborating and effectively communicating with the leadership team
• Identifying system-wide strengths and areas of growth
• Managing and completing tasks both within and on the organization
• Creating goals and implementing action plans in order to achieve goals
• Maintaining a solutions-oriented and kids-focused mindset
• Understanding of adult growth, personalysis, and differentiated teacher supports needed across varying teacher knowledge and experience
• Elevating student learning at all levels across all content areas and teacher proficiency levels by connecting teachers to the needed resources, supports and/or training

Position Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of our instructional coach is to train, coach, and offer support for teachers in implementing learner-driven approaches based on the latest education research on best practices through on-site professional development.

• Collaborate with staff to co-plan, co-deliver, and individualize instruction for all students in a class
• Work together creatively to accommodate special needs, diversity and educational backgrounds of the students in the class
• Overcome instructional challenges constructively

Skills And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Education
• Valid Missouri teaching certificate
• Desire to continue professional development
• Excellent organization skills and an ability to coordinate multiple tasks and activities
• Demonstrated success in urban education
• Desire to continue professional development
• Excellent organization skills and an ability to coordinate multiple tasks and activities
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and an ability to keep multiple stakeholder groups, including parents, teachers, staff, volunteers and partners, informed of critical issues, activities and schedules
• Excellent work ethic, positive attitude, flexibility and willingness to perform tasks assigned
• Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students and teachers in the school environment and community
• Must pass extensive background check

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers
• Bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds
• Occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch
• Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• May have to intervene in student fights or when students are escalated using MANDT training

Communication

Maintains communication with teachers, other school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action which will meet the educational needs of students. Provides health services, information, and counseling in an effective and positive manner to enhance the health and wellness of the school community. Completes accident/incident reports for students/staff. Compiles data for statistical purposes. Maintains confidentiality regarding educational records.

Organization

Must be able to organize and prioritize work in a manner understandable to the leadership team. Maintains a daily log of school/staff visits and documentation. Maintains the daily environment of the health office facility and supplies. Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties.

Reasoning Ability

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. Language Skills: Ability to read and analyze and interpret general professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, general curriculum and learning theories, correspondence, and protocols. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students, and the general public.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and is a standard acceptable level for this environment. Is directly responsible for students’ and staff safety, work output and well-being.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs
• Ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community
• Ability to speak clear and concisely in written or oral communication

Key Working Relationships

• In Addition To Supervisor: Teachers, Students, Parents, Volunteers, Office Staff, Support Staff, Assistant Principals, Principals, District Leadership Team, Central Office Team

Application Information

All applicants must apply on the Crossroads website at: http://www.crossroadsschoolskc.org/careers

Background Check

Crossroads Charter Schools is required by law to exclude from employment any person who has pleaded to or been found guilty of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of the State of Missouri, any other State of the United States or any other country, whether or not a sentence is or was imposed. Please be advised that Crossroads Charter Schools does not seek information related to the conviction of crimes unrelated to those described in this question. Your conviction of a crime not otherwise listed above is not an automatic disqualification from employment consideration.