What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bilingual Elementary Instructional Coach position at Wayside Schools?
Job Title: Elementary Bilingual Campus Level Instructional Coach
Job-Type: Full time
Contract Days: 220 Days
Reports to: Campus Principal
Required Education/Certification:
- Bachelor's Degree (required), Masters preferred
- Valid Texas teaching certificate in elementary education
- 5-8 years classroom teaching experience
- Experience and knowledge in working with PreK-5tth
- Demonstrated significant academic achievement with students
- Experience and demonstrated knowledge in applying learning theory when working with PreK-5th
Job Goals
To generate improved student achievement in all content areas by providing teachers with strategies and resources that are aligned to content standards and result in an increase in teaching and learning proficiency.
The elementary coach works as a guide, collaborator and consultant in professional growth and development for teachers in grades PreK-5th.
Skill Requirements:
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills for building an environment with a common instructional focus
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to design and deliver quality professional development for administrators and teachers.
- Demonstrate knowledge of collaborative models for individual teachers and teams as they develop goals for growth.
- Demonstrate knowledge of vertical and horizontal curriculum alignment
- Demonstrate ability to support work across grade levels PreK-5th in all content areas
- Demonstrated previous coaching or teacher leadership experience and a strong commitment to continued personal growth
- Demonstrated experience with the coaching cycle including developing lessons with teachers, pre-conferencing with teachers, modeling lessons with/for teachers, observing teachers, structuring activities with teachers that are designed to enhance instructional delivery in the classroom, and post-conferencing with teachers.
- Demonstrated experience in researched-based instructional practices.
Performance Requirements:
- Plan and implement professional development opportunities that are based on an analysis of student performance indicators and are aligned with current research.
- Ability to establish trust and build relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Coach teachers by developing lessons, pre-conferencing with teachers, modeling lessons with/for teachers, observing teachers, structuring activities with teachers that are designed to enhance instructional delivery in the classroom, and post-conferencing with teachers.
- Assist teachers with disaggregating and interpreting assessment data for all students, using available resources and technology, with an emphasis on identified subgroup populations and to plan effective instruction.
- Conference with teachers using data to effectively inform instruction.
- Positively impact overall student achievement through targeted coaching and professional development.
- Participate in weekly scheduled campus professional development.
- Collaborate with other curriculum & academic coaches to develop a comprehensive coaching program geared toward educator excellence and innovation.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal/SDAP
Physical Effort and Work Environment:
- Services are generally provided within a standard classroom environment.
- Some movement throughout the classroom is generally necessary to facilitate learning (e.g., standing, walking, stooping, bending, sitting, and/or kneeling).
- Light lifting of materials and other objects associated with a classroom environment is required (e.g., books, teaching aids, up to approximately 20 – 40 lbs.).
- Candidate should be willing to contribute directly or indirectly to the development of children both inside and outside the classroom, which may include working hours in addition to the regular school day.
- Regular attendance is required for this position.
Personal Work Relationships:
- Candidate receives administrative supervision and is typically evaluated formally one time per year.
- Candidate has significant contact with students, and other school staff to provide instruction, offer guidance and exchange information.
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary (actual salary is dependent on qualifications)
- Health Insurance, including major medical, dental, vision, and life.
- TRS retirement pension benefits
Additional Information:
This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Wayside Schools has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. This position is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., however, from time to time may work an extended schedule, including weekends and evenings according to demands of the role and tasks. In accordance with applicable laws and Wayside Schools policies, no person shall be excluded from consideration for recruitment, selection, appointment, training, promotion, retention or any other personnel action, or be denied any benefits or participation in any educational programs or activities which it operates on the grounds of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status (except where age, sex, or disability constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration). All new employees must present proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States. The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.
