Instructional Coach Jobs

Instructional Coach (Part time independent contractor)

Do you want to directly impact students by improving their learning experience? Do you enjoy leadership roles and working to support the development of others?

The team

Our mission is to design experiences that transform leadership, develop people, and create healthy environments. Through the two pillars, Foresight Advisory & Consulting and Foresight Pedagogy, we deliver efficient and innovative learning and development programs and experiences, thoughtfully designed to help our professionals best serve at every stage of their career. We utilize creativity, flexibility, and learning to design a work experience centered around collaboration and fun.

Work you’ll do

As an Instructional Coach, you will actively support educators to improve the learning experiences of students. You will align best practices of teaching and learning with leadership and coaching practices to develop teacher practice. Reporting to Vice President of Pedagogy, your responsibilities may include:

• Providing functional expertise to identify, research, and solve complex problems
• Designing, piloting, and delivering innovative professional development and coaching solutions to support the classroom instructional practices of k-12 educators.
• Provide ongoing feedback to teachers
• Communicating the progress and outcomes using data with school based administrators
• Collaborating in interdisciplinary planning to support the needs of all students, including English Language Learners and Students (“ELL”) with Individualized Education Plans
• Evaluating the progress of educators within the professional development program

Qualifications

Required:

• Ability to problem solve by analyzing and synthesizing data from multiple sources
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a fast-paced, complex, multi-tasking environment
• Bachelor’s Degree; at least 3 years of teaching experience
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
• Location: Must be able to make in-person onsite visits throughout five boroughs of New York City
• Demonstrated coaching approach: excellent communication and influencing skills to communicate effectively and credibly, both verbally and in writing, with audiences at all levels
• Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills
• Strong command of Google Workspace and Microsoft Office skills

Preferred:

• Experience working with ELLs and/or Students with Individualized Education Plans
• Strong command of Adobe products
• Experience teaching within the New York City Department of Education or other inner cities
• Advanced degrees or certifications in Education, Adult Learning, Psychology, or Design

From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe in continuously improving. We offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership roles and connect and grow through development programs and mentorship.

Contact us: [email protected]