Design and Coaching Specialist - Philadelphia

Leading Educators Careers

4d • $100,320 - $127,680 • Remote

About The Position

Imagine being the catalyst for transformative instructional change across Philadelphia schools. As a Design and Coaching Specialist at Leading Educators, you'll work at the intersection of expert coaching and strategic professional learning design—two powerful forces that directly shape teacher practice and, ultimately, student success. This role is built on a compelling premise: excellent teaching is the most important driver of student achievement, and teachers don't have to figure it out alone.
In this position, you'll partner with school leaders, teachers, and instructional teams to implement Illustrative Mathematics with precision and impact. You'll blend deep content expertise with sophisticated coaching skills, moving fluidly between observing classrooms, analyzing student work, facilitating powerful professional learning experiences, and designing resources tailored to each school's unique context. Your work will be visible—you'll see shifts in instructional practice, watch teachers grow in confidence and capability, and witness the ripple effects in student learning.
This is not a behind-the-desk role. You'll spend significant time in schools, building trusting relationships, asking powerful questions, and co-designing solutions with the educators you support. You'll use data—classroom observations, student work, feedback, and assessment metrics—to inform every decision you make. And you'll do it all while continuously learning, adapting, and modeling what it means to be a committed professional learner yourself.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience in education, including teaching, leading instructional practice, or supporting curriculum implementation
• Demonstrated expertise in Grade 6–Secondary mathematics content, with foundational knowledge of K–5 standards
• Proven experience providing coaching to teachers, teacher leaders, or school leaders with documented impact on practice
• Strong skills in designing and facilitating professional learning aligned to curriculum, standards, and observable instructional practice
• Ability to analyze student work, classroom observation data, and instructional artifacts to inform coaching and professional learning decisions
• Established credibility as an instructional leader with the ability to manage school-based relationships with professionalism, reliability, and expertise
• Active practitioner-level fluency with artificial intelligence tools—you use AI to improve work quality and impact, identify appropriate use cases, and exercise sound judgment about responsible application
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently, including bi-weekly local travel to schools and district meetings, plus occasional national travel for organizational retreats and professional development

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in making mathematics come alive for students and teachers alike, with deep Grade 6–Secondary math expertise grounded in Illustrative Mathematics.
• Mastery of coaching conversations that spark real change, including observation, feedback, and reflection.
• Ability to design professional learning that educators want to attend, creating PLCs, learning labs, and leadership experiences that are fresh, relevant, and directly connected to classroom realities.
• Fluency in harnessing AI to amplify impact, integrating it into workflows for planning, analysis, communication, and results delivery.
• Enjoy building genuine, trust-based relationships with educators and school leaders.
• Enjoy synthesizing complex data from multiple sources to surface patterns and translate them into actionable insights.
• Enjoy designing and adapting resources, tools, and learning experiences that are responsive to a school's specific context and needs.
• Enjoy growing continuously through feedback, reflection, and new learning about coaching practice, adult facilitation, and curriculum implementation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with school leaders, teachers, and instructional teams to implement Illustrative Mathematics with precision and impact.
• Blend deep content expertise with sophisticated coaching skills.
• Observe classrooms, analyze student work, facilitate powerful professional learning experiences, and design resources tailored to each school's unique context.
• Spend significant time in schools, building trusting relationships, asking powerful questions, and co-designing solutions with the educators you support.
• Use data—classroom observations, student work, feedback, and assessment metrics—to inform every decision.
• Continuously learn, adapt, and model what it means to be a committed professional learner.

Benefits

• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for individual employees.
• Additional premium costs are covered 60% by Leading Educators for partners and dependents on medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 4% matching 401k plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, childcare and commuter expenses
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Accrue 22 days of paid time off per year for the first three years of employment.
• Accrue five additional days after the third and sixth year of employment.
• 16 additional paid days off for various holidays, including three floating holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed