K-8 Instructional Coach- 2026/2027 School Year

Phoenix Elementary School District #1•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

The K-8 Instructional Coach serves as a critical role in building teachers’ capacity in content, pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, and intervention support practices in the core academic areas (English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies and Science). The K-8 Instructional Coach s upports teachers across the school campus through ongoing professional learning, school improvement, and a focus on curriculum, instruction and achievement strategies and goals. This position provides direct support and/or facilitation to grade-level and/or content area teams of teachers using a Collaborative Team Meeting/PLC structure, modeling and supporting goal-setting, data analysis and reflective practice. Instructional Coaches will facilitate change in instructional practices of teachers that will enable them to diagnose student needs more analytically; plan more productively; and teach more effectively. This position requires knowledge of a variety of coaching methodologies and approaches and is adept at utilizing them to provide appropriate support to teachers and leaders on school campuses. Modeling, co-planning, co-teaching and providing non-evaluative feedback to teachers and providing professional development opportunities are part of this position. Additionally, this position collaborates with members of the Curriculum and Instruction department by participating on committees designed to update district documents and platforms (e.g., curriculum maps, pacing guides, guidance documents, etc.) and committees focused on the adoption of new curriculum materials in core content areas.

Requirements

Standard Arizona teaching certification
Minimum of 3 years teaching experience
Knowledge of: Arizona standards for English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, History/Social Sciences, and English Language Proficiency.
Adult learning theory.
Professional Learning Communities or Collaborative Team Processes to support data-driven and student-focused conversations.
Essential elements of an effective lesson plan and experience in lesson development that meets a variety of student learning needs.
Skilled in: Employing a variety of coaching strategies and methodologies.
Developing and implementing effective academic intervention(s) and/or support plans that lead to successful student outcomes.
Communicating clearly, both orally and written, to groups and individuals.
Ability to: Interact effectively with other departments, school personnel, other sites and contacts from outside of the district.
Work on a collaborative team to develop district curriculum documents and/or resources.
Effectively utilize district technologies appropriate to the position and assumes responsibility for attending district training needed to successfully perform their job.
Works both independently and collaboratively and is self-directed
Core Competencies: Adaptability Analytical Thinking Collaborative Coaching Mindset

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in the area of education
5+ years of teaching experience
Middle school experience

Responsibilities

Develop relationships with staff, classroom teachers, administrators, and district stakeholders to provide and promote collaborative working relationships.
Observes classroom teachers: Collect data Provide specific instructional feedback Target specific areas of need based on data collected from student assessments, walk-throughs and observation
Provide coaching strategies and models flexibly (e.g. instructional coaching, student-centered coaching, cognitive coaching) to K-8 teachers, with particular focus on the core content areas of English Language Arts and Mathematics, with additional support for literacy, math and language in Social Studies, Science and other curricular areas.
Support the implementation of standards-aligned district curriculum resources, curriculum maps, and guidance documents on a school campus.
Apply a strategic approach to supporting teachers in school improvement efforts related to designated content areas, subgroups, and/or grade levels, in alignment with school and district goals.
Model and support implementation of high-yield instructional strategies and classroom/learning management strategies
Model and support effective lesson planning.
Assist teachers in identifying students’ instructional needs using lesson plans, formative and summative assessments.
In cooperation with school administrator(s), disaggregate (analyze various types of data) and assist teachers in its interpretation to measure and improve student achievement and program effectiveness.
Facilitates the use of evidence-based teaching strategies and best practices to address the needs of teachers and school goals.
Participate in and provide regular and ongoing learning opportunities (e.g. job-embedded, differentiated, in-person and ongoing professional development, coaching and mentoring) to strengthen instructional practice and implementation of curriculum resources.
Flexibly provide a variety of professional learning and development opportunities at both the school and district level to improve teacher practice in alignment with school and district goals to improve student outcomes.
Facilitate and/or support the successful facilitation of grade level and/or content area collaborative team meetings, and vertical articulation meetings focused on analysis of data and student work and instructional planning.
Attend professional development for core content areas, assessment-related tasks, and instructional best practices to provide differentiated support to teachers in content-specific topics or on District-adopted resources.
Provide follow-up support to teachers participating in professional learning through coaching, classroom observations, and/or other strategies.
Demonstrate commitment and work positively towards meeting identified school and Phoenix #1 mission, goals and policies.
Maintain necessary paperwork and documentation as required.
Participate in leadership opportunities outside of the school day (District Committees, Strategic Planning, etc.).
Remain current in educational issues, instructional strategies and current educational research.
Assists in evaluation of Curriculum and Instruction programs and initiatives.