North Ogden Elementary - Instructional Coach (29227)

Weber School District•North Ogden, UT

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The instructional coach is a critical lever in improving student achievement. The role of the coach is to build teacher capacity and to develop their understanding of highly effective instructional practices. The instructional coach will be a critical component in ensuring the success and growth of new teachers. An instructional coach is a learner who models continuous improvement and goes above and beyond to ensure student success. They are responsible for facilitating high quality instruction in classrooms through modeling, co-planning, co-teaching, and providing feedback to teachers. This is a teacher position with a 182-day contract. The responsibilities of this position does not include evaluation of certified colleagues. Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

Requirements

Has at least a bachelor’s degree in education and a current Utah Teaching License.
Has five or more years of successful classroom teaching experience.
Has effective communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills for building an environment with a common instructional focus, promoting initiatives, and furthering the mission of district and school leadership.
Is willing to earn the Instructional Coach Endorsement within five years of hire date.
Has completed the LETRS, Science of Reading training, or is willing to complete it within 3 years (Elementary Only).
Knowledge of State Core Curriculum and Board of Education adopted guides.
Valid Utah Teaching/Educator License and relevant endorsement(s).
Requires a Utah State Board of Education (USBE) approved cleared criminal background check.
Requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Nice To Haves

Completed the LETRS, Science of Reading training, or is willing to complete it within 3 years (Elementary Only).

Responsibilities

Facilitating high quality instruction in classrooms through modeling, co-planning, co-teaching, and providing feedback to teachers.
Building teacher capacity and developing their understanding of highly effective instructional practices.
Ensuring the success and growth of new teachers.
Modeling continuous improvement and going above and beyond to ensure student success.
Supporting teachers in creating and accomplishing goals aligned with the vision and expectations of the school and district through high-quality coaching practices.
Improving student outcomes through building the capacity of educators to use best practices to meet student needs.
Building trusting relationships through clear communication that is non-threatening and objective.
Effectively listening and communicating through asking probing and reflective questions.
Supporting the Professional Learning Community (PLC) process within the school.
Helping teachers and teams analyze and utilize data to guide instructional decision making and practices.
Understanding the differences between grade level student development and pedagogy.
Ensuring that all related personnel are appropriately trained and assigned in order to facilitate high levels of learning for all students.
Applying the theories of adult learning effectively during coaching and professional learning.
Recognizing and supporting the stages of educators’ development and helping identify and build their levels of self-efficacy to increase effectiveness.
Understanding and applying theories of change that encourage growth mindset and professional progress.
Designing and facilitating professional learning using adult learning theory, effectively honoring experience, and differentiating coaching and professional learning to meet the needs of educators.
Using technology effectively to engage teachers in professional learning.
Employing reflection as a strategy to frequently self-evaluate instructional design, delivery and response.
Facilitating and guiding alignment of instruction and assessment to state standards and competencies.
Modeling and facilitating instructional planning through intentional pacing, alignment to frameworks, and mapping out concepts to ensure that an effective sequence is followed.
Modeling effective instructional design theories such as backwards design, universal design for learning, explicit instruction, gradual release, inquiry, and/or collaborative learning.
Understanding assessment designs and the different modalities of assessing students.
Facilitating data analysis of different formative and summative assessments to inform instruction.
Utilizing a strong knowledge of evidence-based resources to meet the needs of all students and identifying options for differentiation and tiered instruction.
Sharing current research on best and most effective strategies, including educational technology, supported by the District for delivery and engagement.
Collecting data and sharing strategies to help educators increase student engagement, motivation, and participation.
Promoting effective, positive classroom management, and restorative practices.
Fostering positive, productive relationships with all stakeholders that allow for effective collaboration.
Creating an alignment of state, district, school, team, and individual goals for educators.
Advocating for and modeling equity across all practices.
Promoting and modeling self-advocacy by educators and students.
Facilitating critical conversations and conflict resolution.
Engaging in continued learning, growth, and reflection on instructional coaching practices.
Assisting other personnel as may be required for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities.