What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Coach - College & Career - Hybrid position at Skyrocket Education Services?
Come be a part of a passionate team of educators supporting students & staff as an Instructional Coach.
With an emphasis serving schools with diverse and low-socioeconomic student populations and non-traditional learning environments, Skyrocket leadership has over a century’s worth of combined experience leading schools and operational support teams. Skyrocket’s niche expertise is in the intersection between academic and administrative performance.
*This role will have a home office with some CA client travel of 20% - 25% plus and an additional 20 days per year in person at the Pasadena, CA headquarters for professional development and company events*
Hours 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Pacific Standard time. PST - CST candidates preferred.
The Instructional Coach is primarily responsible for training and development initiatives to ensure data-driven, results-based instruction for students in the implementation of the post-secondary standards-aligned curriculum. The Instructional Coach will assess staff needs based on data, conduct professional development training, develop and maintain new and existing training modules and coordinate instructional activities.
Essential Functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Be an organizational expert in the instructional model and aid in the pursuit of academic consistency across schools including effective lesson planning, instruction, assessment, and feedback for students.
- Ensures annual Key Performance Indicators are met by consistently monitoring school-wide progress toward goals through data analysis.
- Works with the leadership team to identify instructional needs.
- Helps coordinate activities of the training department, support staff, instructional leadership team, and curriculum.
- Creates training manuals, modules, materials, and multimedia resources.
- Maintains tools and resources to reflect current program/instructional procedures and needs.
- Develops and facilitates staff development workshops for schools and home office staff.
- Works collaboratively with individuals at the home office and schools in the areas of assessment, research, writing, development, and training.
- Researches and pursues external knowledge and practice in an effort to bolster innovative professional development offerings for instructional staff.
- Coordinates systems for clearing teacher preliminary credentials in conjunction with all chartering districts and local organizations.
- Facilitates the usage of advanced features of integrated software programs.
- Contributes to the ongoing development and implementation of training on content-specific instruction and/or strategies to support post-secondary guidance and development within direct instruction and independent study curriculum
- Presents to internal and external stakeholders on best practices and data in meetings and at conferences
- Researches and prepare grant proposals on an as needed basis
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
- Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and business contacts in a courteous and professional manner.
- Ability to work as a team player with colleagues, administrators, and other department staff members.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to tailor complex issues into thoughtful presentations.
- Ability to work independently and efficiently, exercising reasonable judgment with minimal supervision, and with broad directives.
- Ability to change direction as priorities shift and thrive in environments that require the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Ability to travel within Southern California up to 30% of the time and within Northern California 10% of the time.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum BA degree or equivalent required.
- Teaching Certificate. NCLB compliant in Single Subject required.
- 1-2 years of CTE teaching credential preferred or in the process.
- Administrative Credential or Master’s Degree preferred.
- Grant writing experience preferred.