Elementary Instructional Coach - 2025-2026 School Year

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Position Vacancy:
Elementary Instructional Coach - school assignment to be determined 

Reporting to: Executive Director of Academics 

Salary:
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FLSA Status:
Exempt

Job Goal: Instructional Coaches will facilitate change in instructional practices of teachers that will enable teachers to diagnose student needs more analytically; plan more productively; and teach more effectively. The instructional coach will use the practices for Student-Centered Coaching to provide support to teachers across grade levels and subjects. Coaching will be driven by student outcomes and will lead to the implementation of effective instructional practices in the classroom.

Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree preferred;
• Minimum of five years teaching experience with demonstrated success in teaching higher-level skills in curriculum, instruction, and assessment; 
• Professional South Carolina Teacher Certification;
• Successful experience as leader or facilitator with peers focused on educational change and improvement; 
• Knowledge and understanding of data analysis and classroom assessment practices relating to school improvement; 
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to network closely with all stakeholders;
• Outstanding oral and written communication; and,
• Proficient in the use of technology professionally and its integration in the curriculum. 

Description: Coaching Practice

• Have experience with, or a willingness to learn, how to implement the core practices for Student-Centered Coaching.
• Facilitate Student-Centered Coaching cycles across grade levels and disciplines.
• Use student evidence when co-planning lessons with teachers.
• Use the co-teaching moves for Student-Centered Coaching when working in classrooms.
• Collaborate with teachers to design and use formative assessments.
• Create opportunities for discourse among teachers and students.
• Work with teachers to ensure student ownership, engagement, and choice.
• Provide informal support to teachers in the areas of classroom management, curriculum design, or other expressed needs.
• Collaborate with teachers to create a culture of rigor, inquiry, and reflection by probing ideas and further pressing students to explore their intellect.
• Engage in weekly meetings with the principal to discuss the implementation of Student-Centered Coaching.

Collaborative Practice or Learning Stance

• Partner with the principal to build a culture for coaching.
• Build trusting, respectful, and professional relationships with teachers.
• Engage in reflective dialogue with others.
• Model being a reflective practitioner and support others to reflect as well.
• Maintain a friendly, flexible, and collaborative disposition.

Curriculum and Professional Learning

• Collaborate with colleagues to facilitate professional learning.
• Work with teams of teachers to unpack curricular units.
• Assist with the development of district curriculum, instruction, and assessments.
• Demonstrate presentation skills for conducting professional learning. 

• Implement Professional Learning Communities (PLC) in assigned schools 

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s Policy. 

Location: Blacksburg Primary School 

Certification Requirement:
SC Licensure in Early Childhood/Elementary

Length of Contract:
9 Months - 195 Days 

Deadline to Apply:   
January 23, 2025 - Interviews on-going

Starting Date:
2025-2026 School Year

THE DISTRICT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE DATE AND UPDATE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS WITHOUT NOTICE.

Cherokee County School District Hires Only Highly Qualified Employees