Instructional Coach (Ages 9-12)
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Hiring & Orientation
- Participate in the interview process of prospective guides and teaching assistants
- Participate in the orientation process for new hires
- Support new faculty through observations and offer timely feedback
Planning Leadership & Management
- Observe faculty and classrooms on a weekly basis while using observation forms for consistency and data collection
- Conduct weekly one-on-one meetings with faculty to provide feedback based on classroom observations
- Organize regular monthly communications to faculty offering tips strategies and professional development opportunities
- Collaborate with faculty to proactively set and maintain classroom norms and culture
- Help faculty problem-solve and identify strategies for individual student academic behavioral or social issues
- Help teachers communicate with families about academic or behavioral issues
- Work with faculty on individual classroom communication to parents including crafting and editing communication
- Organize substitute coverage for any classroom absences
- Provide temporary adult classroom coverage when necessary
- Co-teach lessons and/or co-facilitate class meetings as a support to new teachers
- Support classroom assistants in their work; offer them classroom management strategies
- Lead faculty in preparation for Parent Education events
- Assist in the reading and review of progress reports
- Participate in Parent Education events as a presenter and/or facilitator
- Facilitate and run level-wide Lesson Study and Child Study
- Plan and coordinate level-wide assessments; assist faculty in proctoring assessments
- Review and interpret assessment results with faculty and use the data to inform instruction
- Ensure faculty are implementing accommodations and recommendations based on evaluations IEPs 504s
- Attend and chaperone the annual student overnight trip
- Participate in carline daily
Qualifications :
- Bachelors Degree required
- 6 years of teaching experience in a Montessori classroom
- Montessori certification in at least one level required
- Demonstrate a deep commitment to the Montessori philosophy and lifelong learning engaging in ongoing Montessori and other professional development
- Possess supervisory or related leadership experience in an academic setting
- Bring strong communication skills and an ability to engage in honest talk and difficult conversations with professionalism and respect for all
- Demonstrate an ability to commit to equitable education practices anti-bias anti-racist work and learning
- Work collaboratively respectful of differing opinions with flexibility and a willingness to learn approaching obstacles or conflicts with curiosity and humility
- Demonstrate the ability to execute assigned tasks work and projects
- Demonstrate the capacity for independent work flexibility and the ability to handle multiple demands
- Demonstrate an ability to thoughtfully manage student family classroom and cultural dynamics and boundaries within the school community
Additional Information :
Pay Information: The salary range for this position is $100000 - $110000 based on skills and experience.
Near North Montessori offers a variety of benefits which include:
Medical Dental and Vision options
Short Term & Long Term Disability
EAP Program & Pet Insurance
Flexible Paid Time off
Professional Development Opportunities
Near North Montessori believes that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to race color religion gender national origin age disability genetic information sexual orientation ancestry veteran status or any other characteristic protected under federal state or local anti-discrimination laws. The Schools equal employment opportunity practices extend to recruitment hiring selection compensation benefits transfer conditions and privileges of employment.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- System Design
- Classroom Experience
- Learning Technology
- Instructional Design
- Adult Education
- SCORM
- LMS
- Training & Development
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Captivate
- Curriculum Development
- Web Accessibility
About Company
Over 60 years old, NNM serves 556 students from toddlers to 8th Grade. Located near Wicker Park in Chicago, NNM is one of the largest Montessori schools in the nation. Highly regarded for its Montessori pedagogy and innovation, NNM hosts a rooftop garden, an innovation studio, a swimm ... View more
