About this role
Position Purpose
The Instructional Coach works under the supervision of the Academic Dean and is responsible for ensuring high-quality instruction in classrooms through modeling, co-planning, co-teaching, and providing feedback to teachers in accordance with CECs academic philosophy, goals, and objectives.
Expectations of Leaders
CEC believes in exceptional characteristics for all CEC employees. Following are the 7 core competencies CEC expects in all school leadership staff:
- Lives the Mission and Vision
- Leads with Dignity
- Communication
- Builds Effective Teams
- Encourages Trust and Accountability
- Develops Strengths
- Inspires Innovation
Job Duties
- Upholds CECs beliefs found on the CEC website.
- Employs CECs mission statement in all decisions.
- Utilizes recognized best instructional practices to provide direction, support, training, and coordination for how curriculum is consistently taught and how it aligns with CECs mission, academic philosophy, goals, and objectives.
- Supports teacher professional development by providing guidance in planning and pacing of lessons, in developing differentiated lessons, and selecting appropriate and varied assessments to meet the academic needs of students.
- Conducts informal (non-evaluative) classroom observations and develops coaching plans for teachers professional growth and student success.
- Assists teachers with resources, materials, tools, information, etc. to support classroom instruction and planning.
- Develops teacher knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors through a variety of professional development trainings.
- Supports teachers and administrators in using academic data to improve instruction and to contribute to the development of systems and structures to improve teacher and student outcomes.
- Models classroom lessons and co-teaches lessons as needed.
- Builds strong relationships with teachers, administrators, and other staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
Conditions of Employment
- All offers of employment are conditional upon a successful background check and references.
- As required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), the selected applicant must verify, within 72 hours of employment, his/her legal right to be employed in the United States.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in related area required.
- Master's degree in related area preferred.
- At least 5 years of teaching and coaching experience, or leadership experience preferred.