Position Title

Instructional Coach

Required Application Type

Teacher / Admin

Salary/Pay Scale

Step 1 - $59,312.00

Job Description

Instructional Coach - Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School

Full-Time: 40hrs per week

APSTA Employment Opportunity

The Instructional Coach serves as a resource to provide job-embedded professional support to stakeholders in an effort to enhance and expand a repertoire of strategies that can be used to improve student achievement.  The Instructional Coach has demonstrated a level of commitment and enthusiasm to personal professional practice and is looking to advance these skills for themselves and their colleagues.  The Instructional Coach is a member of the Teaching & Learning Department assigned to work at building(s) within the district.  The Instructional Coach is not an administrator or supervisor.

 

Responsibilities:

• Provide professional support through the six defined ACSD methods; individual coaching cycles, small group coaching cycles, modified studio, consultation, resource support, and PD/PLC sessions
• Engage in ongoing professional development to study, research, and reflect upon best practices to share with various stakeholders
• Access, analyze and provide support around the range of available District assessments, including New York State assessments
• In collaboration with the K-5 Instructional Supervisor, the Instructional coach will actively work to support district-wide curriculum development opportunities.  This work includes but is not limited to: curriculum writing, report card revisions, text book/resource review and selections, NYS CCLS module writing and roll out, as well as any other ACSD curriculum protocols and initiatives.
• Manage an assigned caseload as demonstrated through required professional, electronic record keeping such as individual coaching cycle logs and the professional support log
• Attend bi-weekly meetings as organized by the K-5 Instructional Supervisor
• Actively participate, implement and model any District-Wide initiatives around professional support and student achievement 
• Offer ongoing assessments / evidence of their own professional progress and complete a formal observation of the work
• Reports to K-5 Instructional Supervisor

Job Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the outlined major responsibilities and duties satisfactorily.
• Individuals must be effective communicators and possess a strong ability to work collaboratively with peers in order to positively impact teaching practice.
• The individual must have a working knowledge of the various district software to track work product, communicate with stakeholders, and produce materials for PD/PLC presentations
• This includes but is not limited to Outlook calendar and Google docs

Application Procedure

Applications for this position are accepted by applying through the RecruitFront "Apply Now" button.

For assistance with the application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at humanresources@albany.k12.ny.us

Job Category

Instructional/Teacher

Job Location

Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School

Additional Information