Leading Educators Hiring for Instructional Leadership Coach – General, North Chicago at Remote Full Time

Leading Educators (LE) is a national nonprofit committed to ensuring that all students – no matter their background – have access to high-quality teachers and schools. We partner with districts and charter management organizations to help highly effective teachers develop the content, pedagogical, and leadership skills needed to successfully design and deliver rigorous content in their classrooms and throughout their school. We work to strengthen the instructional skills of teacher leaders who, in turn, lead their peers in similar efforts through intensive job-embedded coaching, professional development, and powerful cohort-based learning experiences. Our goal is to extend the reach and impact of highly effective teachers, build internal capacity within school districts, and dramatically improve student outcomes. Please visit leadingeducators.org to learn more.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 21st, 2022

POSITION

The Instructional Leadership Coach (ILC) ensures that our programming makes a measurable impact on teacher practice. This role will be a part of our broader Chicago regional team. The ILC will specifically support schools in North Chicago and serve as the main point of contact to school-based instructional leaders (school leaders and school instructional leadership teams), who are responsible for planning, executing, and monitoring school-based professional learning plans that drive toward equitable instruction in math and ELA. The ILC is our project’s expert in instructional coaching, leading learning for adults, and observing classrooms to assess both standards-aligned instruction and skillful implementation of Bridges Mathematics K-5 and American Reading Company (ARC) K-5. In addition to the coaching responsibilities, the ILC will design and facilitate ELA sessions for teachers in participating schools.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position reports to the Senior Director of Networks and has the following primary responsibilities:

Instructional Coaching

Provide coaching and support to school leaders and school instructional leadership teams (coaching will be done virtually and shift to in-person when safe to do so). Coaching includes monthly sessions to:

Deepen understandings of equitable instruction for math and ELA

Monitor progress and next steps for school-based professional learning plans, co-plan professional learning, and co-analyze teacher artifacts

Develop leadership skills needed to support College and Career Ready Standards-aligned professional learning

Reflect on school conditions necessary for strong teacher development

Co-observe math classroom alongside school leaders and school instructional

Build trusting relationships with school leaders, school instructional leadership teams, and other leaders in the district/schools

Design and Delivery of Sessions

Design high-quality professional learning experiences for all K-5 teachers, focused on equitable instruction in ELA and American Reading Company

Synthesize insights from schools and internal professional learning to drive program innovation

Leading Educators Leader

Act as an ambassador for Leading Educators nationally and in Chicago

Model and foster the Leading Educators values of disrupt racial inequity, build on strengths, prioritize people, continuously learn and ensures partnership work embodies Leading Educators’ mission and values

Commit to deepening one’s own knowledge and skills by regularly seeking and applying feedback and providing effective feedback to others.

REQUIREMENTS TO BE HIRED FOR THE ROLE:
Leading Educators requires that all employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless an accommodation has been approved. New hires must show proof of being fully vaccinated by the end of the first month of employment.

Candidates must be able to travel, unless an accommodation has been approved. For this role, there will be monthly travel to North Chicago and up to 20% national travel for org retreats, programming or professional development required.

Candidates must:
Have equity at their core. You bring a lifelong, heartfelt commitment to directly challenging historical inequity and to dismantling systemic racism.

Love content. You have a nuanced understanding of the research behind and pedagogy that supports the College and Career Ready shifts and standards for Math.

Build strong relationships that drive the work.?You are able to quickly synthesize and internalize local context in a way that leads to building trusting relationships with colleagues and clients

Be able to walk the walk. You’ve led significant and measurable student academic achievement results in high-needs schools. School leadership or instructional coaching experience is strongly preferred.

Lead adult learning. You can see the through-line of development needs for teacher leaders and how their development will impact teachers and students. You facilitate learning around equity, content, and leadership that will allow leaders to impact teachers and students.

Be an influencer. You hold extremely high expectations of yourself, your colleagues, and your partners. You communicate those expectations in a direct, caring, and motivating way.

Be a learner. You have a deep hunger for professional growth and continuous feedback.

LOCATION

When not traveling (monthly travel to North Chicago and up to 20% national travel for org retreats, programming or professional development required), the ILC-General will work from a home office that can be located anywhere in the US, but ideally in the North Chicago or Chicago area.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements and Travel

Leading Educators lives our value of prioritizing people, and puts the safety of our partners, our students, and our staff first. We know that in order for students to receive excellent and equitable education every day, their health and wellbeing must be prioritized. As of January 31st, 2022, Leading Educators requires that all employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless an accommodation has been approved. Leading Educators will comply with applicable federal and state laws, as well as EEOC Guidance and will consider any requests for accommodations for medical, religious or as otherwise required by applicable law. New hires must show proof of being fully vaccinated by the end of the first month of employment.

COMPENSATION

If hired for this position, the compensation range for this position is between $73,600 and $110,400 annually. Compensation is competitive, commensurate with experience and in alignment with internal equity. Candidates, either newly hired or new to the role, can typically expect a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role. In addition, Leading Educators offers a very generous benefits package including 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for individual employees. Additional premium costs are covered 60% by Leading Educators for partners and dependents on medical, dental, and vision plans. We also offer a 4% matching 401k plan, Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, childcare and commuter expenses, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Benefits are valued at or above $9,000 for employees.

Additionally, Leading Educators offers generous time off with pay in order to support a sustainable high performance work culture. During the first three years of employment, full time staff accrue 22 days a year. Five additional days are accrued after the third and sixth year of employment. Leading Educators also offers 16 additional paid days off for various holidays, including three

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT

Leading Educators strongly values equity and challenges historical inequity with a persistent focus on dismantling systemic racism. We work towards a more just society and as such we are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood.

APPLY

Please apply by using the online application at https://leadingeducators.org/careers/opportunities/