Senior Early Literacy Coach-Internal Applicants Only

OnYourMark Education•Dallas, TX

1d•Remote

About The Position

OnYourMark is hiring a Senior Early Literacy Coach to support our growing tutor support structure and provide expanded leadership within our Program Coaching Team. In addition to managing a roster of tutors for coaching, the Senior Early Literacy Coach will work closely with the Director of Tutor Development to strengthen internal systems and operational support for the coaching team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment that is ever changing and is ready to take on additional leadership within our mission-driven team. Under this hybrid role, you will combine core Early Literacy Coach responsibilities with additional actions such as supporting Early Literacy Coaches, planning Peer Group coaching content, providing internal system support, creating score norms for coaches, and undertaking special projects. The Senior Coach will help ensure OnYourMark develops exceptional literacy tutors by supporting the Coaching team’s internal effectiveness and collaboration for various needs.

Requirements

Six + years of teaching, tutoring, and/or coaching experience focused in reading and/or ELA
Two + years as a coach at OnYourMark
A strong sense of possibility and a growth mindset
Love for the building process
Steadfast belief in the science of reading and the urgency of foundational skills instruction for new readers and a deep belief in the importance of early literacy
Center diversity, belonging, and inclusion of experience, thought, and action in all areas of work
Prior experience managing and onboarding new team members.
Proven ability to own a new project from planning through execution with revisions
Strong technical knowledge and confidence in troubleshooting in various tutor, curriculum and school updates
Experience navigating difficult conversations and providing effective feedback
Analyzing data to determine trends of support
Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to guide others through change

Responsibilities

Serve as the go-to support for the Coaching Team in navigating coaching tools, scheduling systems, coaching cadence trackers, and tutor coverage planning
Support onboarding of new coaches, and offer just-in-time coaching support when new tools or protocols are launched
Monitor our internal coaching documentation and systems in collaboration with the Director of Tutor Development
Drive consistent, high-quality tutor coaching practices by supporting coaching team implementation of feedback cycles, rubric scoring, and data-informed planning
Co-facilitate weekly coach meetings and contribute to the design of the meeting for improvements
Co-lead and design rubric norming sessions and rubric alignment walkthroughs to ensure all coaches are delivering clear, aligned support to tutors
Act as a thought partner to the Director of Tutor Development on coach performance trends, coaching strategy, and tutor tiering decisions
Identify gaps in tutor or coach support systems and propose process or tool improvements that elevate consistency and impact
Contribute to coach and tutor planning by helping evaluate trends in team needs
Collaborate with Director of Tutor Development on projects that strengthen coaching fidelity, streamline coach communication, and drive operational improvements across tutor development
Participate in strategic planning conversations around team capacity, tiered coaching, and cross-functional integration between coaching and training with Director of Tutor Development and the Senior Director of Program
Assist with other Program tasks as well as additional administrative tasks that will vary in nature as needed
Coach a smaller roster of tutors each term to stay grounded in direct coaching practice
Schedule and facilitate feedback conversations, rubric-aligned feedback, and skill-based practice of each of your assigned tutor tiers
Use session recordings and fidelity data to inform coaching goals and support tutor advancement
Support onboarding or facilitation/scheduling for New Tutor and Returning Tutor trainings, and collaborate with the Director of Tutor Development & Training & Development Coordinator as needed
Respond to tutor or coach needs and support tickets related to coaching tools, tech, or scheduling