Secondary Math Instructional Coach

Mission Statement:

Uplift's mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.

Primary Purpose:

The Uplift Instructional Coach (IC) will, with the guidance of an external partner, coach an assigned group of teachers with varying levels of teaching ability and experience from across multiple campuses and teaching assignments, on how to improve their instructional techniques, lesson planning, curriculum alignment, and classroom management. The coaching will come from one-on-one observations/debriefs as well as regular professional development. The IC will be responsible for the growth and development of all teachers assigned and is expected to work seamlessly with all stakeholders involved (campus leadership teams, Curriculum & Instruction team, external partners, etc.) This position will expire at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

Core Responsibilities

• Regularly visit, observe, and provide feedback to math teachers in portfolio (evaluative observations will be conducted by school leadership throughout the year)
• Collaborate and ensure alignment with campus directors, campus deans, and all stakeholders
• Regularly monitor relevant data points such as assessment, scholar work, intervention and exit ticket data alongside classroom observation to support scholar outcome goal achievement.
• Establish a regular cadence with school directors and deans to ensure instructional coaching feedback is being followed through on.
• Regularly observe, support and co-plan Professional Learning Communities on assigned campuses as needed to ensure fidelity to data analysis protocols
• Understand network/campus/team-based priorities and goals and reinforce key messages during interactions with teachers.
• Communicate as needed with external partner representatives to ensure instructional coaching feedback aligns with network’s priority.
• Support creation of and help facilitate any Uplift-wide professional development sessions, including the summer teacher training
• Participate in regular team meetings, trainings, one-on-ones, etc.
• Maintain all necessary documentation for tracking purposes
• Other duties as assigned
  
  
  

Daily Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain a work schedule balancing the needs of math teachers across multiple campuses.
• Spend a minimum of three out of five work days on campuses identified as having math teachers in need of coaching support.
  
  
  

Organizational Responsibilities:

• The employee will report to the Senior Director of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction and will work to support team members identify math teachers in need of coaching support to achieve student outcome goals. The employee in this role will play an integral role in supporting teachers to effectively analyze and respond to their data and plan effective lessons with differentiated teaching strategies aligned to Uplift’s IB curriculum.
  
  
  

Education, Experience, And/or Certification(s)

• Education Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree (B.A./B.S.) from an accredited college or university required. Master’s Degree is preferred but not required.
• Experience Requirements: Applicants should have minimum 2 years teaching experience and minimum 1 year coaching experience, preferably 2 years of coaching experience.
• Special Skills/Certifications: Must be in good standing with Uplift Education
  
  
  

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Communication Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and apply common sense understanding and to carry out instructions in written or oral form. Ability to set priorities. Ability to communicate with all levels of personnel, students, and parents
• Bilingual Skills: Spanish Speaking a plus
• Technology: Ability to work with Google Workspace and Microsoft Office applications such as, but not limited to Excel or Sheets, PowerPoint or Slides, Outlook, Word or Docs. Ability to use basic office equipment. The ability to learn and use other software, such as Schoology, Eduphoria and Carnegie Math Platforms is necessary.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
  
  
  

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described below 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 duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit and use the wrists, hands and/or fingers. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work at a desk and computer screen for extended periods of time.

Work Environment:

This job requires the employee to travel throughout Dallas and Tarrant counties and have access to a car. This job is primarily conducted inside a school or office building, but there may be some instances where the employee’s presence is required outdoors. The noise level is low to high and may have frequent interruptions. There may be activity from other employees and students of a distracting nature.

Starting Salary: $70,000

Application Procedure:

Apply online

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Uplift Education is an equal employment opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state or local law.