Instructional Facilitator - ELA

Qualifications

• Education/Certification: Bachelor’s degree required in related field. Master’s Degree in content or Administration preferred. Valid Texas teaching certificate with appropriate endorsements required in core content area. Secondary ESL-English Certification Required.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years secondary teaching experience required. District level content specialist experience preferred. Emergent Bilingual-Content-Based Instruction experience preferred.

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Develop and maintain knowledge of the district’s curriculum and instructional programs, scope and sequence and improvement plans.
• Experience with curriculum mapping, unit planning, and formative progress monitoring.
• Knowledge of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support and ability to design appropriate interventions to help close achievement gaps.
• Ability to use multiple data sources to set measurable goals and strategically plan to achieve.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Effective coaching, problem solving and conferencing skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional growth and learning.
• Demonstrated use of best teaching practices.
• Understanding of and ability to research to support teacher development.
• Ability to define problems, analyze data and develop action plan as part of a continuous improvement cycle.
• Conduct data disaggregation campus level training.
• Support the campuses and district in ongoing monitoring and improvement planning.

Major Responsibilities And Duties

• Support the work of curriculum and intervention by carrying out supplemental duties aligned to the execution of the District strategic action plan and District and campus continuous improvement plans.
• Ensure alignment to District goals and strategic plans to drive academic improvement for all students by working with school based leadership teams and school administrators.
• Assist in goal setting for students, student groups and campuses.
• Analyze student performance data.
• Monitor progress through monitoring tools and report out to appropriate stakeholders.
• Develop and manage record keeping systems that provide accurate and timely information.
• Develop and conduct or arrange for staff development sessions, including sessions on delivery of instruction, enriched learning, and targeted intervention in classroom settings.
• Assist with the effective implementation of the District pacing guides and curriculum scope and sequences.
• Use technology to strengthen the teaching/learning process.
• Willingness to remain current with the latest research/methodology/latest development in the profession at the state, federal, and local levels.
• Suggest resources and materials to support staff in accomplishing program goals.
• Collaborate with directors and administrators to execute campus and district initiatives.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Working Conditions/Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors

• Work with frequent interruptions, maintain emotional control under stress.
• Occasional prolonged or irregular hours.
• Regular district wide travel to multiple work locations as assigned; moderate lifting and carrying of up to 25 lbs.