What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Coach position at Searcy School District?
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must hold proper state license
- Must show proficiency in the Science of Reading
REPORTS TO:
Principal and/or other Supervisor
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB:
An instructional coach has extensive knowledge and successful work in literacy and math in order to assist teachers and administrators in the curriculum, instruction, assessment, and organizational goals of the school and the district by providing collaboration, consulting, and coaching services. This person will act as a key member of the schools’ instructional leadership team and work directly with the principals and other school administrators providing overall professional development to teachers through demonstration of lessons and modeling lessons.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Accelerate positive change in the schools through collaborative relationships
- Provide individual and team conferencing with individual teachers, grade-level teams, departments, and small groups across grade levels
- Provide requested classroom observation and offer feedback for improvement
- Reviews, recommends, and/or develops support materials to enhance learning and achievement that correlates with the district's High Quality Instructional Materials
- Provide assistance with implementing and scoring assessments
- Assist in collecting and analyzing data for increasing student achievement
- Provide information (documents, meeting, and responses to phone calls) for parents and community members about increasing student achievement
- Participate in all required staff meetings and curricular meetings
- Complete reports, memos, documentation, and other necessary paperwork in a timely and professional manner
- Provides presentations and workshops to small and large groups of teachers to accelerate the use of exemplary instructional practices to improve student achievement
- Performs other work related to school-based professional development as requested
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of the Science of Reading
- Knowledge of district High Quality Instructional Materials (example: Wit & Wisdom, iReady, etc.)
- Skill in oral and written communication
- Skill in providing coaching and consultative services to school staff
- Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs and make recommendations for improvement
- Ability to navigate data including ATLAS assessment data
- Ability to work and communicate with diverse groups
- Ability to develop and conduct presentations
- Ability to use computer-driven spreadsheets and other computer programs
- Ability to effectively express ideas orally and in writing
