Job Description:

Position Title: Instructional Coach

Location: Heritage Middle School

Department: Curriculum & Instruction

Reports To: Building-level Principal

Term: Ongoing 198-day position following academic school year

Schedule: Monday – Friday Full time

SUMMARY: The Instructional Coach position is designed to enhance learner achievement at assigned building(s) through support, training, and coaching. Primary responsibilities will be to provide coaching for new teachers and veteran staff focused on instructional best practices along with future-ready learning opportunities aligned to our guaranteed and viable curriculum (GVC) and profile of a graduate dispositions.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned)

Collaboration:

Facilitates, inspires, and supports learner engagement, formative and authentic assessment, academic literacy, safe and compassionate learning environments, and technology integration through the coaching cycle framework to support learner learning.

Works collaboratively with building and district teams to design and implement targeted professional learning.

Develops positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff.

Communication:

Provides instructional coaching to implement evidence-based practices that embrace learning experiences aligned with the district beliefs and the profile of a graduate dispositions.

Connects and shares ideas through appropriate/applicable formats to express thoughts and ideas with integrity.

Utilizes effective communication skills to facilitate connection and sharing of thoughts and ideas in multiple formats with diverse audiences.

Compassion:

As assigned, mentors new educators in their first year in the profession as articulated by the North Dakota Educator Support System and continues mentoring in the second and third year.

Understands the complexities of cultural and global issues and how they relate to employee and learners’ experiences.

Partners with others to resolve potential controversy and conflict through respectful discussion.

Proactively seeks to understand the ideas, opinions, and skills of others.

Creativity:

Facilitates the process of learning walks and peer observation, working with learners as needed.

Connects with team members and shares ideas in an effort to improve the overall learner and employee experience.

Critical Thinking:

Facilitates and models using learner evidence and data to inform instruction both individually and through the Professional Learning Community (PLC) process.

Supports implementation and use of district curriculum resources by providing training or support sessions or video lessons for educator review.

Reasons, interprets, and analyzes information to generate new knowledge and understanding.

Successfully facilitates adult learning styles.

Effectively utilizes formative and summative assessment practices.

Effectively utilizes classroom management and engagement strategies.

Reflection:

Monitors personal performance accountability through coaching impact cycle data and staff surveys.

Maintains communication with supervisor and director regarding general feedback, career advancement opportunities, and areas of growth opportunities.

Resilience:

Maintains composure while dealing with stressful situations.

Proactively seeks out resolutions and takes initiative to resolve knowledge gaps.

Responsibility:

Models instruction using evidence-based practices by providing relevant and engaging learning experiences aligned to the district beliefs and professional learning plan in person or through video.

Attends district training and support sessions throughout the school year and in the summers.

Leads and facilitates professional learning sessions aligned with the district plan.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms.

While performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this role, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear.

The specific vision abilities required for this role include close and peripheral vision.

The employee may be required to lift up to ~30 pounds.

The employee must work with the public and various WFPS staff while simultaneously managing several competing demands.

The employee will work in an environment that has a quiet to loud noise level.

Education and/or Experience:

Valid North Dakota Teaching License.

Master’s Degree in an education field or plan to file to obtain.

Minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching experience.

Completion of North Dakota Coaching training or similar training in the first two years on the job.

Experience working at the middle school level is preferred.

Displays evidence of leadership positions in the past three years.

Language Skills:

Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondences in the English language.

Ability to communicate effectively verbally, expressively, and reactively.

Other Skills and Abilities:

Exercise confidentiality, discretion, and good judgement.

Adhere to the assigned work schedule by maintaining regular and punctual attendance.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

Salary: Position follows Teacher Salary Schedule 2023-2025