BTR Induction Secondary Senior Coach and Lead Design Strategist (0.8 FTE)

Job Description

About the position

The Boston Teacher Residency (BTR) Induction Secondary Senior Coach and Lead Design Strategist (0.8 FTE) is a key leadership role responsible for supporting the successful transition of teacher residents into full-time teaching positions within the Boston Public Schools (BPS). The position ensures that newly credentialed teachers are effectively inducted into the profession, equipped with the tools to excel in their roles, and supported in their development as educators who uphold the BTR principles and beliefs. The BTR Induction Secondary Senior Coach and Lead Design Strategist collaborates closely with the Director of BTR Induction Programming, BTR Residency Team, BPS leaders, and community stakeholders to design and implement a comprehensive induction program that fosters teacher retention, teacher networking, teacher joy, professional growth, and student success. This position reports to BPEs Director of BTR Induction Programming.

About BPE

Boston Plan for Excellence operates a PreK-12 pathway of neighborhood-based Teaching Academiesschools that provide a world-class education for all students while preparing outstanding new teachers for successful, sustainable careers as urban educators. We run two Teaching Academies in the Nubian Square neighborhood of Roxbury: Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School and Dearborn STEM Academy. Through Boston Teacher Residency, a nationally recognized and replicated clinical model for training teachers, we prepare aspiring educators for the Boston Public Schools and run a city-wide teacher support network. Students also receive support from Dudley Promise Corps, a one-year neighborhood-based AmeriCorps service program serving in our Teaching Academies.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides one-on-one and group coaching to new secondary teachers on launching, establishing, and maintaining a safe, productive, and culturally responsive learning environment that demonstrates agency and independence
• Guides teachers in using assessment data to inform instruction and in becoming efficient and effective in their lesson planning
• Collaborates with year 1-3 BTR grads to support their growth in the learning and study of their practice by identifying a problem of practice and by using PDSA cycles
• Provides bi-monthly check-ins for BTR secondary teachers in years 1-3 of teaching to monitor progress and to keep BTR grads connected to the induction network
• Creates and develops systems of ongoing support and development for early career teachers with the Director of Induction to ensure they meet and exceed district and state standards for teaching excellence
• Develops and launches programming that fosters teacher networking and teachers' learning with and from one another (Networking Events and Collaborating Learning Groups)
• Ensures that induction programming is centered on K-12 student learning, and that maximizing K-12 student learning is the core concern for induction staff
• Supports the development of Induction social media networking, the Induction website, and Induction teaching tools
• Co-runs the operations and facilitation of a week-long summer institute in August for new BTR teachers and returning BTR graduates
• Collaborates with the Director of BTR Induction Programming in the field and through video to align expectations around new teacher development in launching and developing a productive learning environment
• Co-designs and implements systems to track early career teacher progress, student growth data, programming participation, and yearly induction goal targets
• Develops liaisons between school/district support staff, early career teachers, and BTR Induction to ensure alignment of expectations, goals, and overall support systems
  
  

Qualifications

Required Experience:

• Alignment with BPEs mission, vision, and core values
• At least 5 years of experience teaching and at least 2 years of experience at the secondary level
• Experience collaborating and coaching students and teachers at the secondary level, with at least 2 years of experience coaching early career teachers or experience within a teacher mentorship program
• Expertise in establishing strong classroom communities at the secondary level that are safe, productive, culturally responsive, and build agency and independence
• Experience working with neurodiverse students and inclusive classrooms
• Strong understanding of teacher preparation, collaborative coaching and learning, and induction standards
• Experience in instructional coaching, professional development, and adult learning principles
• Has strong secondary content knowledge across all subject areas
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with diverse groups
  
  

Compensation

BPE offers a generous benefits package, including group health, dental, life insurance, a retirement plan, and a vacation allowance. The salary range for a 1.0 FTE Induction Coach is $100,000 - $110,000. The prorated salary range for a 0.8 FTE Induction Coach position is $80,000 - $88,000.

Location and Schedule

BPEs office is located in Roxbury, MA. This position requires travel to various Boston Public Schools. This role involves working during some after-school, evening, and weekend induction events.

To Apply

Please visit www.bpe.org/bpe/careers. Please attach a cover letter and resume.

We are committed to seeking qualified applicants with disabilities and can provide reasonable accommodations during the application process upon request.

Keyword: Induction