Organization
Leading educators (le) is a national nonprofit committed to ensuring that all students – no matter their background – have access to high-quality teachers and schoolsWe partner with districts and charter management organizations to help highly effective teachers develop the content, pedagogical, and leadership skills needed to successfully design and deliver rigorous content in their classrooms and throughout their schoolWe work to strengthen the instructional skills of teacher leaders who, in turn, lead their peers in similar efforts through intensive job-embedded coaching, professional development, and powerful cohort-based learning experiencesOur goal is to extend the reach and impact of highly effective teachers, build internal capacity within school districts, and dramatically improve student outcomesPlease visit leadingeducators.org to learn more.
Application deadline
Please apply by october 15th, 2021.
Position
The instructional leadership coach (ilc) ensures that our programming makes a measurable impact on teacher practiceThis role will be a part of our broader chicago regional teamThe ilc will specifically support schools in north chicago and serve as the main point of contact to school-based instructional leaders (school leaders and school instructional leadership teams), who are responsible for planning, executing, and monitoring school-based professional learning plans that drive toward equitable instruction in math and elaThe ilc is our project’s expert in instructional coaching, leading learning for adults, and observing classrooms to assess both standards-aligned instruction and skillful implementation of bridges mathematics k-5 and american reading company (arc) k-5In addition to the coaching responsibilities, the ilc will design and facilitate ela sessions for teachers in participating schools.
Responsibilities:
This position reports to the senior director of networks and has the following primary responsibilities:
Instructional coaching
Provide coaching and support to school leaders and school instructional leadership teams (coaching will be done virtually and shift to in-person when safe to do so)Coaching includes monthly sessions to:
Deepen understandings of equitable instruction for math and ela
Monitor progress and next steps for school-based professional learning plans, co-plan professional learning, and co-analyze teacher artifacts
Develop leadership skills needed to support college and career ready standards-aligned professional learning
Reflect on school conditions necessary for strong teacher development
Co-observe math classroom alongside school leaders and school instructional
Build trusting relationships with school leaders, school instructional leadership teams, and other leaders in the district/schools
Design and delivery of sessions
Design high-quality professional learning experiences for all k-5 teachers, focused on equitable instruction in ela and american reading company
Synthesize insights from schools and internal professional learning to drive program innovation
Leading educators leader
Act as an ambassador for leading educators nationally and in chicago
Model and foster the leading educators values of disrupt racial inequity, build on strengths, prioritize people, continuously learn and ensures partnership work embodies leading educators’ mission and values
Commit to deepening one’s own knowledge and skills by regularly seeking and applying feedback and providing effective feedback to others.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
Equity is at your coreYou bring a lifelong, heartfelt commitment to directly challenging historical inequity and to dismantling systemic racism.
You love contentYou have a nuanced understanding of the research behind and pedagogy that supports the college and career ready shifts and standards for math.
Strong relationships drive the work.?you are able to quickly synthesize and internalize local context in a way that leads to building trusting relationships with colleagues and clients
You can walk the walkYou’ve led significant and measurable student academic achievement results in high-needs schoolsSchool leadership or instructional coaching experience is strongly preferred.
You lead adult learningYou can see the through-line of development needs for teacher leaders and how their development will impact teachers and studentsYou facilitate learning around equity, content, and leadership that will allow leaders to impact teachers and students.
You’re an influencerYou hold extremely high expectations of yourself, your colleagues, and your partnersYou communicate those expectations in a direct, caring, and motivating way.
You’re a learnerYou have a deep hunger for professional growth and continuous feedback.
Location
Flexible location, but a preference for candidates north chicago or chicago areaMonthly travel to north chicago schools would be requiredThe role also requires the ability to attend programming events in the chicago-metro area and there is additional travel (up to 20%) for learning opportunities, including external conferences and organizational retreats.
Covid-19 vaccination requirements and travel
After sept 1, 2021, vaccines are highly encouraged for all staff and required for in-person work and business travel of any kind.
All le staff and contractors must wear masks at le events and in-person meetings (le provided).
Staff members and contractors must obtain a negative covid-19 test result within 48 hours of business travel or in-person engagement (le provided rapid tests, as needed).
Staff members will submit vaccination cards to nonprofit hr, our hr consultants, to verify vaccination status.
New hires must show proof of being fully vaccinated by the end of the first month of employment.
Compensation
Compensation is competitive, commensurate with experienceIn addition, leading educators offers a very generous benefits package including 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for individual employeesAdditional premium costs are covered 60% by leading educators for partners and dependents on medical, dental, and vision plansWe also offer a 4% matching 401k plan, flexible spending accounts for medical, childcare and commuter expenses, and an employee assistance program (eap)Benefits are valued at or above $9,000 for employees.
Additionally, leading educators offers generous time off with pay in order to support a sustainable high performance work cultureDuring the first three years of employment, full time staff accrue 22 days a yearFive additional days are accrued after the third and sixth year of employmentLeading educators also offers 16 additional paid days off for various holidays, including three floating holidays staff may use at their discretion.
Equal opportunity employment
Leading educators strongly values equity and challenges historical inequity with a persistent focus on dismantling systemic racismWe work towards a more just society and as such we are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood.
Apply
Please apply by using the online application at https://leadingeducators.org/careers/opportunities/
