Teacher - Innovative Learning Coach Applicant Pool (Secondary) 2026-2027

Main Job Tasks And Responsibilities

• Provide support and assistance to instructional staff at assigned school
• Establish and advocate for an environment that encourages innovative, creative, and student-centered learning throughout the school
• Plans and implements job-embedded professional learning for individuals, small groups, and large groups
• Implements coaching cycles that support teachers’ ability to design, deliver, and assess learning experiences that promote innovation and the purposeful use of technology within the schools to support student learning
• Collaborates in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of instructional technology materials and software and conducts an analysis of school instructional technology use
• Conducts research about advancements in resources to inform decision-making
• Participates in, and supports the creation and implementation of a school plan for innovation and computer science that supports the school's Continuous School Improvement Plan (CSIP)
• Support the integration of the Virginia Digital Learning Integration (DLI) standards and the Computer Science (CS) standards into teacher design of instruction and division level curriculum
• Regularly evaluates and reflects on professional practice and dispositions to improve and strengthen effectiveness to fulfill the ILC role

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Instructional strategies for the adult learner
• Develop complex instructional materials, documentation, and technical material
• Virginia SOL Curriculum, research-based and culturally responsive instructional strategies
• Process and strategies used in implementing instructional best practices of diverse populations of students
• Instructional design and assessments
• Digital Leadership and Digital Citizenship with Staff and Students by effectively communicating the importance of PII, FERPA, COPPA and software requests to all stakeholders
• Effectively educate technology users
• Present technical material to a diverse educational audience ranging from persons without high school diplomas to others with graduate degrees
• Effective coaching techniques
• Quickly acquire new knowledge regarding technology and classroom innovation
• Engage in a coaching cycle to listen effectively and accurately to determine the needs of the learner, and implement strategies to support the learning needs to be established
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with building administrators, and instructional and technical staff
• Serve as liaison with the Department of Recruitment and Professional Learning to support building and division goals
• Organize and perform work independently
• Meet deadlines for all work even when working on multiple projects
• Show sustained effort and enthusiasm in quality and quantity of work
• Possess growth mindset and desire to grow professionally and work as part of a team