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What Youll Do
As a part-time Instructional Coach at Veritas Prep you will coach and develop teachers in grades 9 and 10, ensuring they have the support they need to grow and strengthen their teaching practice and provide excellent instruction for all students. Youll be an instructional leader, providing input around yearly goals and influencing a strong and joyful student and adult culture.
Specifically, you will:
- Regularly observe and coach teachers around classroom management, key school-wide routines and procedures, content knowledge, and instructional delivery, tailoring coaching plans to teachers needs. Coaching assignments are in response to school goals and student and teacher observation data.
- Lead coaching and development of Associate Teachers
- Support the Dean of Curriculum and Instruction around noticing key teacher trends and data and using the data regularly to influence coaching and PD.
- Integrate the teaching of social emotional program skills into both formal and informal teaching moments with students and model this for teachers.
- Foster strong relationships with and among team members, providing clear, consistent communication, expectations, and support, as well as opportunities for team collaboration and problem solving.
- Support Department Chairs
Requirements
What Youll Need (Qualifications)
- An unwavering belief that all students can achieve amazing things
- A passion for continuous growth and learning as an educator and leader
- Belief in and ability to hold a high bar and high expectations for student achievement
- Three to five years if teaching experience in a core subject (Math, Science, ELA, or History)
- Strong knowledge of literacy best practices and experience embedding literacy skills across the curriculum
- Previous experience coaching educators and implementing curriculum
- Fluency in Spanish (preferred)
- Bachelors degree (Masters preferred)
- Ability to coach teachers across subject areas
- SEI endorsement within one year of employment
- Current authorization to work in the United States a candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment
Wondering if you should apply? Are you passionate about giving every child access to an education that will prepare them for wherever life takes them? Have you been thinking about a career change? Do you have experience working with children? Are you a life-long learner who thrives on feedback? If you answered yes, you should apply!
Think you dont quite meet all the qualifications listed above? Apply anyway! We are looking for a truly diverse team of educators, and research shows that historically marginalized groups are less likely to apply if they do not meet every requirement. We want to recruit and support a diverse staff, to understand the history of inequity in education, and to ensure students see teachers, staff, and leaders who look like them working in their schools.
Still not sure? Set up a call with a recruiter by emailing recruitment@vpcs.org.
Veritas Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or qualified job applicants on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, or any other status or condition protected by applicable law. This policy extends to, but is not limited to, recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, promotion, training, and termination.
Benefits
About Veritas Prep
Veritas Prep is a public, tuition-free school in Springfield that prepares students in grades 5-12 to compete, achieve, and succeed in college and beyond! Veritas Prep accelerates every students path to college and career by helping students set a strong academic foundation in middle school and guaranteeing access to college classes and college prep support in our wall-to-wall Early College high school. At Veritas Prep we are not only breaking down barriers to college access but also providing the tools students need to persist through college and prepare for a successful career.
Our middle school program has been serving students in Springfield since 2012 and is considered one of the top middle schools in Springfield and in the state. Our scholars are supported by skilled, dedicated, and diverse teachers and are challenged to achieve at high levels academically, socially, and emotionally, setting them up for success as they enter our high school.
Our Early College high school program, in partnership with STCC and Worcester State University, prepares students to earn high-impact college degrees, saving students up to two years of time in college and thousands of dollars. Students can earn up to an associate degree for free, and the General Studies associate degree from STCC guarantees students will be JUNIORS at any MA public college or university after high school graduation!
Students at Veritas Prep benefit from high academic standards and robust support, an exceptional learning environment, a diverse staff of high-quality educators, a strong commitment to social/emotional and practical skill development, and an inclusive, anti-racist community that values the identities and backgrounds of all students
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