Instructional Coach - Secondary (2026 - 2027 School Year)

Crossroads Charter Schools•Kansas City, MO

1d•$46,524 - $72,069•Onsite

About The Position

Crossroads Charter Schools is seeking highly effective, qualified, and motivated individuals to join our organization. Ideal candidates will have experience in urban education and be committed to our four core values: High Expectations, Real World Learning, Creative Culture, and Belonging. Crossroads Charter Schools is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other factor prohibited by law. All candidates must complete an application to be considered. Attach your cover letter, resume, and 4 professional references (include name, phone, and email) for review. At Crossroads Charter Schools, we develop school environments where all students are actively and meaningfully engaged in rigorous instruction and authentic learning tasks. We interrupt the “school to prison pipeline” – policies and practices that are directly and indirectly pushing the most at-risk students out of school and on a pathway to the juvenile and criminal justice systems. We engage families as partners in meaningful ways. We nurture an open, collaborative, and trusting environment because the work is enormous, deeply personal, emotional and often difficult. We engage in on-going job-embedded professional development through co-teaching and co-planning. The ideal candidate exemplifies excellent proficiency in collaborating and communicating effectively with the leadership team, identifying system-wide strengths and areas of growth, managing and completing tasks, creating goals and implementing action plans, maintaining a solutions-oriented and kids-focused mindset, understanding adult growth and differentiated teacher supports, and elevating student learning by connecting teachers to needed resources, supports, and/or training. Please provide a cover letter and at least 3 letters of reference.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Education
Valid Missouri teaching certificate
Desire to continue professional development
Excellent organization skills and an ability to coordinate multiple tasks and activities
Demonstrated success in urban education
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and an ability to keep multiple stakeholder groups, including parents, teachers, staff, volunteers and partners, informed of critical issues, activities and schedules.
Excellent work ethic, positive attitude, flexibility and willingness to perform tasks assigned
Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students and teachers in the school environment and community.
Must pass extensive background check.
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 read and analyze and interpret general professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, general curriculum and learning theories, correspondence, and protocols.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students, and the general public.
Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; ability to speak clear and concisely in written or oral communication.

Nice To Haves

Strong background in both English language arts and math instruction.

Responsibilities

Work with building admin to execute on academic vision and goals
Work with building administrators to create quarterly and semester academic goals
Collaborate with teachers to identify, share, and coach best practices for reaching all students including students with disabilities, ELL, and other specialized needs.
Provide educators professional learning opportunities to equip each teacher and school leader with the ability to use formal and informal student data to refine instructional strategies and plan and provide appropriate small group or individualized instruction and interventions.
Assist the faculty in the data team process, the creation of common formative assessments, the ongoing review and refinement of curriculum and learning objectives and the implementation of the response to intervention (RTI) strategies.
Help ensure the learning environment is dynamic and conducive to high-level learning.
Support educators with analyzing student performance, examining students’ educational plans and needs, and assess students’ high school, college- and career-readiness.
Provide teachers and administrators with professional learning on the use of student data including identifying trends and gaps in student mastery of content and how to develop targeted plans to address identified trends and needs.
Research lessons, articles, innovative instructional practices and books in order to assist teachers in designing relevant learning experiences.
Attend and participate in school leadership team meetings.
Plan, assist, and implement professional development, support digital curriculum implementation, and model personalization strategies.
Assist educators in making the critical shift to be a facilitator of student learning.
Support the creation of personalized learning environments including modeling blended learning approaches and instructional strategies.
Provide follow-up to classroom observations, walkthroughs, coaching, and feedback to staff.
Promote the school’s educational programs through online resources and social media.
Act in a professional and ethical manner at all times and comply with school policies, procedures, and expectations.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by their supervisor.
All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals and/or targets established as part of the annual performance planning process or as the result of organizational planning.