Math Instructional Coach

Innovamat • Anaheim, CA

10d

About The Position

Innovamat is seeking a Math Instructional Coach based in the greater Los Angeles area, including surrounding regions such as Orange County and Long Beach, with travel to schools and districts approximately 30–50% of the time. The coach will partner with early childhood educators to strengthen mathematics instruction and help young children build curiosity, confidence, and foundational mathematical understanding.

Working in classrooms alongside teachers, the coach will observe instruction, model lessons, provide feedback, and design personalized professional development journeys for schools and educators. The role focuses on making mathematics meaningful through play, exploration, problem-solving, conversation, manipulatives, games, stories, movement, and other hands-on activities. The coach will support instruction in number sense, quantities, counting, patterns, shapes, spatial reasoning, and early problem-solving, while helping teachers recognize children's mathematical thinking and respond to different learning needs.

The position also involves leading workshops, advising teachers and school leaders, and building a regional community of early childhood math educators. The coach will help translate research into classroom practice and support measurable improvements in teacher confidence and instructional practice, as well as children's mathematical engagement, conceptual understanding, and readiness for future learning. Innovamat describes itself as an international, mission-driven education organization whose research-based program integrates curriculum, teacher training, assessment, and intervention.

Requirements

• Strong background in early childhood education and mathematics education.
• Current or former experience as an early childhood teacher, preschool teacher, Transitional Kindergarten (TK) teacher, or early elementary educator, with a clear interest in how young children develop mathematical understanding.
• Deep understanding of early mathematical development, including number sense, counting, cardinality, quantity recognition, pattern recognition, spatial reasoning, and early problem-solving.
• Ability to make mathematical concepts accessible through play, exploration, manipulatives, and meaningful classroom interactions.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or supporting other educators.
• Passion for bringing research into the classroom and positively impacting the mathematical development of young children and their educators.
• Strong understanding of developmentally appropriate practice and how to balance purposeful mathematics instruction with curiosity, play, and hands-on exploration.
• Expertise in creating meaningful relationships and generating opportunities with school leaders and district-level administrators, or equivalent.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with teachers.
• Hands-on approach and willingness to build processes and resources from scratch.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfort with the challenges of an early-stage organization.
• Willingness to travel and visit schools and classrooms in the region.

Nice To Haves

• Experience teaching mathematics to children ages 3–6.
• Experience leading professional development, modeling lessons, or facilitating teacher learning.

Responsibilities

• Support teachers in moving beyond rote counting and memorization toward meaningful mathematics experiences that develop children's understanding, reasoning, and confidence.
• Design and deliver personalized professional development journeys tailored to each school, teacher, and stage of implementation.
• Coach teachers in real classrooms through observations, live modeling, and feedback cycles.
• Help teachers use play, exploration, manipulatives, games, stories, movement, and hands-on activities to develop early mathematical thinking.
• Support teachers in developing children's number sense, understanding of quantities, counting, patterns, shapes, spatial reasoning, and early problem-solving skills.
• Help teachers recognize children's mathematical thinking, ask purposeful questions, and respond to different learning needs.
• Strengthen teacher confidence and instructional practice while supporting children's mathematical engagement, conceptual understanding, and readiness for future learning.
• Lead hands-on, math-focused professional development sessions and workshops that model developmentally appropriate strategies and connect theory to classroom practice.
• Act as a thought partner to early childhood educators and school leaders on instructional challenges and a shared vision for high-quality mathematics education.
• Build a regional community of early childhood math educators by sharing effective practices and supporting continuous professional growth.
• Travel to schools and districts approximately 30–50% of the time to support implementation, coaching, and professional development.

Benefits

• $90,000–$110,000 base salary, with target total compensation of approximately $130,000 including a performance-based bonus.
• Uncapped performance-based bonus potential.
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 5% 401(k) match.
• 22 days of paid time off.
• Five additional company-wide days off over the Christmas holidays.
• Generous leave programs, including parental leave and wedding leave.
• Annual learning stipend.
• Opportunity to work on a mission-driven product that impacts students and teachers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed