Teacher Math Instructional Coach
Job Description
THE URBAN ASSEMBLY
The Urban Assembly (UA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering undeserved youth by providing them with the academic and life skills necessary for post-secondary success. It creates and supports unique, small public schools that are open to all students, scales up promising programs, and coordinates with hundreds of partner organizations in the private, public, non-profit and higher education sectors. The UA serves over 9,000 students in its 21 existing small district middle and high schools in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan, and it will open its first charter school, a CTE high school focused on computer science.
MATH INSTRUCTIONAL COACH
The Urban Assembly is seeking a dynamic and creative math guru to join our team of educators. As part of the instructional team, the Math Coach will help us meet our mission by building instructional capacity through coaching and supporting the implementation of curriculum and assessment across all Urban Assembly schools.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree
• Master’s degree in education
• Minimum of five years as a classroom teacher
• Minimum of two years in school leadership or coaching position preferred
RESPONSIBLITIES
• Support school leaders and teachers in implementing best instructional practices in the math classroom and deepening content knowledge and pedagogy
• Curate and develop research supported, Common Core aligned curriculum; support implementation of curriculum across Urban Assembly schools
• Lead groups of teachers in analysis of assessment data to determine instructional next steps
• Establish positive working relationships with administrators and school staff
• Monitor the impact of work through network metrics
• Plan and execute high quality professional development to build capacity in mathematics across UA schools
• Facilitate visits across schools including Instructional Rounds and school intervisitations
• Operate as a member of a cross-functional team, including collaborating with team members to analyze relevant data/information in order to develop and refine school support plans
• Liaise with math instructional coaches and thought leaders across NYC and United States
• Maintain an understanding of major developments in educational research and policy
SALARY
• Commensurate with experience.
• Generous benefits package.
The UA is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in all its activities and programs, including employment and promotion. The UA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical disabilities, veteran or marital status.
