Instructional Coach - Campus

Instructional Coach - Campus

The core role of the Campus Instructional Coach is to maximize classroom teacher efficacy, promote fidelity and effectiveness of standards-based core instruction, while strengthening quality interventions and differentiated instruction, resulting in high quality instruction for all students.

Essential Functions:

• Recognize the diverse needs of teachers and provide support for individuals and small groups.
• Implement a coaching cycle that emphasizes face-to-face time to coach, co-teach, and provide feedback to teachers follow-up meetings.
• Actively listen to teachers to collaboratively identify needs and provide feedback that is individualized and focused on strengths and opportunities for growth.
• Provide clear and equitable procedures for teachers to access instructional supports.
• Support teachers in identifying, gathering and analyzing relevant classroom assessment data to determine the needs of all students.
• Support teachers in using data to design clear, logical, sequential standards-based instruction.
• Provide learning opportunities that connect coaching sessions to curriculum, instructional planning, the GPS instructional Framework and campus initiatives.
• Model the belief that participation in ongoing professional growth is essential to instructional success.
• Utilize current high-yield instructional strategies and appropriate technology when providing campus professional learning opportunities for staff.
• Model and support teacher implementation of high-yield strategies that focus on learning goals and daily learning targets to improve student growth and proficiency.
• Provide follow-up coaching sessions after new professional learning.
• Assist campus leadership in setting meaningful instructional goals, including success criteria.
• Provide frequent opportunities for teachers to reflect on goal setting, progress and the need for adjustments.
• Demonstrate flexibility in adapting the school culture to improve learning outcomes.
• Support reflective practices through the Professional Learning Communities (PLC) process.
• Provide a coaching environment of trust, safety and accessibility that allows teachers to take risks and learn.
• Solicit feedback from teachers and adjust coaching support as needed.
• Lead the implementation of the state's requirements for Mathematics Non Proficiency Notification to families of 6-8 grade students (K-8) and campus literacy plan (K-6).
• Work collaboratively with campus improvement and intervention teams.
• Attend district trainings and meetings as scheduled.

Other Functions:

• Assists other personnel for the purpose of supporting them in the completion of their work activities.

Job Requirements:

Mental Requirements:

• Learning Development- Level E Knowledge in a recognized professional field or technological discipline sufficient to command various principles, facts, and practical applications.
• Problem Solving - Level 2 Work situations require consideration and interpretation of circumstances or information to choose the most effective responses.

Physical Requirements:

• Physical Skill - Level A Basic level of learned physical skill is required.
• Physical Effort - Level 1 Minimal physical exertion is required.

Social Requirements:

• Human Relations Skill- Level B Job requires patience in communication and well-developed verbal skills to exchange technical or complex information with individuals or small, informal groups.
• Scope of Contacts - Level 1 The important job contacts are with peers in the immediate work group and immediate supervisor. Occasional contact with individuals outside the organization may occur.

Work Environment:

• Performance Environment - Level A Changes in environments, work pressure, disturbances of work flow, and irregularities in work schedule are infrequent.
• Physical Working Conditions - Level 2 Somewhat disagreeable conditions. Work may be performed in cramped or awkward positions. Occasional exposure to safety hazards, disease, or contamination results in chance for lost-time accidents. Occasional exposure to noise, temperature extremes, etc.

Accountability:

• Level of Accountability -Level B Responsible for producing journey-level work output on an independent basis subject to supervisory direction and review.
• Organizational Impact - Level 3 Work results, decisions, and approvals impact the overall design of internal systems, programs, and/or research; the status of others; and/or critical aspects of the final product or service in terms of quantity or quality.

Experience, Education, and Certifications:

• Experience: 5+ years Teaching experience. Coaching experience is preferred
• Education: Bachelor's degree in job related area. Master's degree (preferred)
• Certifications/Clearances: Arizona Teaching Certificate. Reading Endorsement (Preferred) Math Endorsement (Preferred)

Compensation Details:

FLSA Status: Exempt Pay Schedule: Teacher Work Calendar: Teacher

Non Discrimination Statement:

Gilbert Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, sex, (including pregnancy and other related conditions), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, age (over 40), parental status, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups pursuant to the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the District's activities and programs. The Gilbert Unified School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. This notice is provided as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights or both. The nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures are located on the Gilbert Public Schools website.