What are the responsibilities and job description for the Servant Leader Apprentice Coach position at The Center for Black Educator Development Inc?
Position Title: Servant Leader Apprentice (SLA) Coach, Seasonal
Reports To: Site Lead
Rate: $35.00/hr
Location: Philadelphia, PA
About The Center for Black Educator Development
The Center for Black Educator Development exists to (re)build a national Black Teacher Pipeline to achieve educational and racial justice by ensuring there is equity in the recruiting, training, hiring, and retention of quality educators that reflect the cultural background and share common socio-political interests of the students they serve. Launched in June 2019, the Center for Black Educator Development is revolutionizing education by dramatically increasing the number of Black educators so that low-income Black and other disenfranchised students can reap the full benefits of a quality public education. Learn about our key strategies to build a national Black Teacher Pipeline by visiting our website at www.thecenterblacked.org.
About the Position
As one of the Teaching Pathway programs that CBED offers, Freedom Schools Literacy Academy (FSLA) is a 5-week summer apprenticeship program that prepares high-school and college-aged aspiring educators by way of providing literacy intervention to elementary school scholars. Reporting to the Site Lead, the Servant Leader Apprentice (SLA) Coach serves as an on-site instructional leader by owning the professional development of SLAs and the instructional integrity of programming. They provide individualized coaching to SLAs to ensure scholars are receiving high-quality literacy instruction and SLAs are equipped with black pedagogical understandings and instructional skills. Through participation in FSLA, it is our aim that college students will emerge committed to entering the field of education upon graduation. As such, the coach works to ensure this apprenticeship experience is enriching and rewarding to SLAs.
This is an in-person seasonal position. Though subject to change, the schedule is as follows below:
- Virtual Training (5:30-7:30pm): April 2nd, April 9th, April 23rd, April 30th, May 7th, May 14th, May 21st, May 28th, June 4th, and June 11th, 2025
- About 30 hours of asynchronous work time between April and June 2025
- In-Person Training (8:00-4:00pm): June 16th to June 27th, 2025
- FSLA Scholar Program (7:45-3:45pm): June 30th to August 1st, 2025
- Scholar Testing: 14 hours of scholar testing (Schedule TBD)
- Parent Orientation Night: June 2025
Responsibilities
- Manage and supervise a cohort of about 6 SLAs toward program outcomes
- Co-lead literacy testing efforts, pre and post programming, with the support of the Site Lead & Program Manager
- Review and give feedback on lesson plans, ensuring their quality and alignment to the curriculum
- Conduct classroom observations of SLAs and assist in their development of instructional competencies.
- Prepare for and lead 1:1 coaching sessions with SLAs
- Lead high-quality professional development sessions, as created by the Curriculum department
- Develop and support strategies to tackle any instructional challenges and implement plans to address them, in collaboration with the Implementation Manager
- Complete required data, coaching forms, and other deliverables in a timely manner to monitor and record SLA development and coaching strategy implementation
- Attend local field trips
- Actively participate in weekly 1:1s with Site Lead
- Support SLAs in the intellectual, emotional, and social development of their scholars
- Adhere to CBED’s FSLA policies and procedures with fidelity
Other duties as required
Experience Expectations & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree with at least two (2) years of teaching experience with students of color that resulted in high student outcomes
- At least two (2) years of experience coaching and mentoring teachers preferred
- Experienced with Google suite and data tracking systems
- You are comfortable in giving clear and affirming feedback and implementing feedback given. You engage in constant reflection of your work–not just want you do but how you do it as well.
- You are a results-oriented individual, a flexible thinker willing to do “whatever it takes.”
- You are committed to advocating for black children, young people, and families.
- You believe in FSLA’s mission and instructional model and have a ferocious desire to provide our students with a world-class education.
- You have a deep commitment to The Center’s mission, vision, and core values.
Salary : $35
