Elementary Instructional Coach - Fairmount
Elementary Instructional Coach - Fairmount
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Job Description
Minimum bachelors degree required. Valid Tennessee teaching license with appropriate endorsement required. Appropriate endorsements would includeand 499. Requires at least three years successful teaching experience. See the job description below for more information.
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Job Summary
The Elementary Instructional Coach is responsible for providing curriculum support to teachers and support staff district wide through staff training consultation and communication to elevate instruction to positively impact student achievement.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
- Conducts model lessons in the areas of mathematics English Language Arts Scienceor Social Studies.
- Meets with teachers data coordinators and other stakeholders to review data and planfor instruction.
- Supports teachers with the development of unit plans and lesson plans.
- Supports teachers in the creation of common formative assessments to determinemastery of the grade-level standards.
- Helps to plan and coordinate staff development with topics and presenters.
- As requested by teacher or principal works with individual teachers or educationalassistants to provide intervention strategies and/or curriculum planning.
- Works with principals and teacher committees to organize and coordinate grade-leveland departmental meetings.
- Assists with K-12 textbook adoptions which may involve physical lifting.
- Performs other duties requested by principals supervisors or director of schools.
Minimum Education and Experience
- A bachelors degree in education or a closely related field.
- Three years of successful teaching experience strongly preferred.
Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
Required Licenses or Certifications
- Valid Tennessee teaching certificate endorsed to teach elementary curriculum.
Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
Key Competencies
Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.
Knowledge of
- Instructional strategies for elementary core subject areas.
- Formative summative and diagnostic assessments to inform instruction.
- Child development principles and student learning needs across multiple grade levels.
- Curriculum standards and academic benchmarks as defined by the Tennessee Department of Education.
- Behavior management techniques that support a productive learning environment.
Skill in
- Supporting teachers and other professionals in improving instructional delivery of materials.
- Interpreting academic data to guide instructional decisions.
- Communicating effectively with students teachers and parents.
- Using educational technology platforms to support instruction and monitor student progress.
Ability to
- Build rapport with diverse stakeholder populations.
- Support educators in adapting instructional approaches based on student responses and needs.
- Collaborate effectively with classroom teachers and support personnel.
- Maintain accurate records and prepare progress documentation.
- Model professional behavior and maintain confidentiality.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
The physical demands and working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the listed functions.
- This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:
- Pushing and/or pulling
- Climbing
- Stooping and/or kneeling
- Reaching
- Talking
- Hearing
- Seeing
- Adaptability to performing a variety of duties often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure; accepting responsibility for the direction control or planning of an activity; dealing with students; generalizing evaluations or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.
- Ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; reason and make judgments; understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them; perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately; move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers; make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures; perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.
- Low to medium degree of discomfort due to exposure to temperature fumes dirt dust noise and cleaning chemicals.
- Normal working environment.
Terms Of Employment
Salary and work year to be established by the Board.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities duties and skills re
Employment Type
Full-Time
