District Instructional Specialist

Pine Bluff, AR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Administration

Job Summary

Position Title: District Instructional Specialist Job Status: Full-Time Reports To: Exec. Dir. of Curr. & Status: Non-Exempt Amount of Travel: 25% Travel / Schools Classification: Curriculum & Instruction Level: District Level Position Date Created: February 2026 Work Schedule: 220 DaysSalary Range: Determined by Salary SchedulePOSITION SUMMARY: The Watson Chapel School District (WCSD) is seeking a dynamic and dedicated professional to serve as one of the District Instructional Specialists. This individual is a leader that builds capacity with teaching staff to ensure student outcomes through data-driven coaching professional development and curriculum development. He/She will ensure compliance with applicable laws state standards and promote effective instructional JOB FUNCTIONS: The District Instructional Specialist will support classroom teachers in improving instruction by increasing rigor student engagement and differentiation of instruction to improve student achievement. The District Instructional Specialist will also foster positive relationships with students and staff to promote a safe supportive and collaborative learning environment. The instructional specialists responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following: Model effective teaching strategies observe classrooms and provide actionable feedback to teachers to enhance instruction student engagement and with teachers to design review and align HQIM materials with Arkansas state with teachers to utilize student data and assessments to identify learning gaps inform instructional decisions and create intervention/enrichment and deliver workshops to improve teacher content knowledge and pedagogical any academic plans/growth for targeted students such as Math Intervention Plans or Individual Reading in creating an environment conducive to the learning and growth of all as an instructional leader at each campus working collaboratively with building continuous coaching cycles with teachers to build capacity of all teaching staff for increased student other duties as assigned by the Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction Assistant Superintendent or : Comprehensive knowledge of Arkansas state standards effective instructional practices and coaching cycles for teacher understanding of collaborative practices and being a member of a Professional Learning interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive relationships with students families staff and community to analyze data and implement strategies based on identified student communication leadership and conflict-resolution to lead in a culturally responsive and equitable manner. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Valid Arkansas educator licenseBachelors degree in Education with a preferred Masters degree in Education Educational Leadership or a related fieldMinimum of 5 years of experience in educationDemonstrated experience with building teacher capacity such as a lead teacher or instructional coach OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Must meet all federal and state requirements related to providing instruction and support to possess or obtain a valid Arkansas drivers license and maintain a satisfactory driving record. COMPUTER SKILLS: Experience with Windows Server OS and Google in student information systems data dashboards and Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace. PROBLEM-SOLVING and SYSTEM THINKING:Understands the interconnectedness of collaboration student achievement and addressing students data to drive continuous improvement of student initiatives to align resources and personnel to areas of greatest creative solutions to persistent challenges with student achievement and engagement. EVALUATION/ PERFORMANCE REVIEW CRITERIA:Performance will be evaluated annually by the Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction using the AR TESS - Instructional Specialist rubric aligned with responsibilities in this job DEMANDS The physical demands 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 essential functions. Physical Demands Lift/ CarryStand F (Frequently)10 lbs. or less F (Frequently) Walk F (Frequently)11-20 lbs. O (Occasionally) OTHER PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Vision (Near Distance Color Peripheral Depth Perception)Sense of Sound (ability to carry on telephone conversations)Sense of Touch (temperature and texture recognition)

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