Manager, Accelerate - Professional Development
About The Position
We are looking for an innovative team player who is passionate about developing and retaining early career teachers. The ideal candidate is committed to teacher development and will live out the belief that, even in the first few years in the classroom, teachers have the ability to transform the lives and education of students. You will work alongside a 13 person team serving over 250 classrooms in Pre-K centers and K-12 public schools across Missouri and satellite regions nationwide. You will work in partnership with school administration and community partners at multiple sites to develop a scope and sequence for development across the year for early career teachers and their school-based mentors, prioritizing both group development and community building to contribute to culture and retention. The goals for this role include three programmatic outcomes centered on teacher retention and satisfaction, as well as administrator and partner satisfaction measures.
Requirements
- 3 - 5 years teaching or instructional coaching experience
- Strong track record of student achievement teaching in a K-12 classroom
- Reliable transportation to and from the Teach for America - Kansas City office location
- Ability to travel out-of-region occasionally for satellite regional programming
- Experience leading adults and facilitating professional development
Nice To Haves
- Experience working directly with new and early career teachers
- Proficiency in development of a Scope and Sequence to target a particular learning goal
Responsibilities
- Design, adjust, and edit professional development sessions for Accelerate participants and partner-identified cohorts of teachers - 25%
- Create, edit, and provide feedback around group development sessions, according to scope and sequence for both the K-12 and Pre-K teams
- Collect, analyze, share, and respond to data regarding the effectiveness of whole-group sessions
- Develop materials and facilitation plans for ongoing professional development throughout the year
- Support the creation of asynchronous professional development modules - 25%
- Design, edit, and provide feedback around asynchronous development sessions, according to scope and sequence for both the K-12 and Pre-K teams
- Engage in professional development to increase proficiency in the use of a Learning Management System
- Develop materials ongoing asynchronous professional development throughout the year
- Facilitate sessions, both in-person and virtual, independently and alongside Accelerate coaches and the Managing Director, Accelerate - Professional Development - 25%
- Collect, analyze, share, and respond to data regarding the effectiveness of facilitation across the Accelerate team in collaboration with the Managing Director, Accelerate - Professional Development
- Share regular updates on participant satisfaction with the Managing Director, Accelerate - Professional Development to help inform the direction of programming
- Work in close collaboration with the Accelerate team to build contextual expertise, engage in learning and development, and sustain strong relationships with colleagues - 10%
- Attend regular Accelerate team meetings and 1:1s with the Accelerate leadership team
- Engage in collaboration and consultancy with colleagues on the Accelerate team
- Fulfill regional priorities and strategic initiatives - 15%
- Participate in all enterprise and regional staff events and responsibilities, including selection of incoming corps members, regional Practicum support in partner regions, and other key priorities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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