Talent Development Coach 2025-2026

Ector County Independent School District•Odessa, TX

About The Position

Ector County ISD educates and serves over 33,000 students across 44 school communities in the heart of the Permian Basin. As a passionate, unified, and world class leader in education, ECISD’s mission is to develop world ready, life-long learners who discover their unique gifts, achieve personal success, and fuel their community by building unified, comprehensive community support and participation that fosters a standard of excellence. We serve as advocates and stewards for all students by maximizing all available resources from ensuring relevant teaching to dynamic innovation. Primary Purpose: Provides coaching and support to educators to ensure the continuous development of instructional skills ultimately positively impacting student outcomes. Talent Development coaches provide job embedded professional learning by performing observation feedback cycles. TD coaches also provide professional learning and assist with goal setting. Lastly, the TD coach monitors and utilizes data to determine needs. Qualifications: Provides coaching and support to educators to ensure the continuous development of instructional skills ultimately positively impacting student outcomes. Talent Development coaches provide job embedded professional learning by performing observation feedback cycles. TD coaches also provide professional learning and assist with goal setting. Lastly, the TD coach monitors and utilizes data to determine needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Valid Texas teaching certificate
Demonstrated competency in a teaching and/or coaching role
Knowledge of coaching best practices
Knowledge of curriculum and instruction best practices
Knowledge of TEKS Standards and state assessments
Ability to develop and provide professional learning to adult learners
Ability to interpret data
Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
At least three years of successful teaching experience

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

Provide support for new and experienced educators through coaching cycles, training, professional learning, and mentoring.
Observe, co-teach, model, and provide feedback on effective practices.
Support the district’s strategic plan by investing in talent.
Build educators’ capacity in innovative learning experiences that best align research-based instructional strategies and appropriate digital tools and resources to the intended level of thinking within the content.
Support educators to utilize the district resources and models.
Attend regular training and collaborative meetings.
Demonstrate regular and prompt attendance.
Lead coaching meetings and professional learning opportunities.
Perform duties in a professional, ethical, and responsible manner as defined in the TEA Code of Ethics for Educators
Attend all coaching sessions provided by the Talent Development department.
Work collaboratively with the Talent Development team on strategies to increase retention, improve the onboarding process, and personalize learning for new employees.
Disseminate information regarding current research and significant developments on the state and national levels in area assigned.
Support the efforts in Talent Development to improve and increase educator pipelines.
Compile, maintain, and fill all reports, records, and other documents required.
Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and local board policy.
Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.
All other duties as assigned