ESC Mentorship Fellow

ESC Region 11•White Settlement, TX

About The Position

The Texas Mentorship Training (TMT) program exists to deliver cost-effective, high-quality training and job-embedded support to district and EPP staff supporting pre-service and beginning teachers through mentorship. The program’s primary goals are to increase beginning teacher effectiveness and retention. The ESC Mentorship Fellows will be trained on and eventually lead implementation of TEA’s Texas Mentorship Training for their Educational Service Centers (ESC). This role includes attending all TMT training, providing feedback on the design and delivery of the TMT content, redelivering the training while receiving coaching support from contractor, and marketing the TMT to districts and Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs).

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (required)
Master's Degree (required)
Texas Teacher Educator’s certification (required)
3 years of successful classroom teaching experience (required)
ESC Fellows must demonstrate… strong instructional leadership skills at the district or campus-level including strategic decision-making; and excellent skills in: change management, project management, organization, communication, presentation & facilitation, relationship-building and coaching skills.
a willingness and interest in engaging with and providing feedback on Texas Mentorship Training design and delivery;
the ability to navigate new work and make clarity where ambiguity exists;
an understanding of best practices in adult learning;
an openness to adapting services & working to local contexts; and a growth mindset & orientation towards continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Principal certification (Preferred)
Successful campus principal or central office experience.
ESC Fellows should have a background or experience with… mentorship roles or leading mentorship programs on a campus or district; working with pre and early-service teachers; Texas Instructional Leadership (TIL); High Quality Instructional Materials & Research-Based Instructional Strategies (HQIM); Research-Based Instructional Strategies (RBIS); Product Academies or Strong Foundations Implementation or Planning; and Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs).

Responsibilities

Participate in TEA orientation and all TMT trainings and any other trainings required by TEA (travel to trainings may be required).
Create an ESC TMT business model for the TMT to operationalize LEA support and maintain sustainability.
Build relationships with LEAs & EPPs to invest them in the TMT vision, recruit them to the right TMT pathways and assist them through coaching and implementation support.
Redeliver TMT through a Trainer Trainers (ToT) model and receive coaching from contractor and TEA on redelivery