Tlc Team Specialist

DPS•Denver, CO

11d

About The Position

A teacher who, in addition to providing high-quality instruction in their own classroom, magnifies their impact by facilitating collaborative team time to support a team or sub-team of teachers in developing their ability to deliver joyful, rigorous, and personalized instruction that leads to high academic achievement. The role improves student learning and supports teacher and school growth through collaborative team time focused on at least one of these areas: rigorous and relevant curricula in daily and long-term planning; equity in instruction to close achievement gaps through culturally responsive teaching practices and improved supports for English language learners; and student data use, including Data-Driven Instruction (DDI) and Student Learning Objective (SLO) progress monitoring. There is no release time for this leadership role. It requires planning and delivering content beyond regular classroom teacher responsibilities. The person serving in this role receives an annual stipend of $1,650 in addition to the full salary for their teaching role. Applicants must also hold a District teaching position to be hired into the Team Specialist role.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Education or a related field.
Meet all licensure and certification requirements for teacher roles in the District.
Hold a District teacher position evaluated through LEAP and responsible for student outcomes in Infinite Campus by the time of service; the candidate must be hired into a teaching role to also be hired into a Team Specialist role.
Participate in required onboarding and training over the summer and during the school year.
Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in the community.
Believe in and support all students so they feel seen and heard and have access to high-quality education.
Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with DPS.
Be able, with or without accommodations, to meet the physical demands of the position.

Responsibilities

Facilitate collaboration and professional learning during collaborative team time to develop the capacity of a team of teachers.
Align expectations, processes, and objectives for collaborative time with the supports teachers receive from their supervisors; collaborative time complements, rather than replaces, time led by supervisors.
Build a team culture of continuous learning that maximizes staff and student morale and performance.
Support effective implementation of standards through techniques such as hosting or facilitating learning labs, leading data inquiry, sharing resources, facilitating small-group or whole-staff professional learning, facilitating virtual learning communities, co-planning, and serving as a model classroom.
Provide high-quality instruction in the teacher's own classroom.