Director, Teacher Leadership

This job is no longer available

Search for More Jobs
Teach For America
Denver, CO, USA
Full-time

In the past, Teach For America’s Teacher Leadership Development model was more individualist in nature. For every 30 or so corps members, there was one Manager for Teacher Leadership Development who would provide direct instructional coaching to an assigned group of corps members. Our new model requires us to shift towards collectivism. Meaning, the Director for Teacher Leadership must work alongside our school leaders, licensing partners, and alumni teachers in order to provide wrap around support. Our model is highly agile and we strive to be responsive to each corps member based on a placement school’s particular context. This role requires a leader who approaches our members and partners with humility, and deeply understands the power of collective action.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Ensure that we Fully Leverage our School & Licensing Partners (20%)
  • Leverage Alumni Teachers to Provide Additional Support (20%)
  • Ensure High Retention for our Region by Serving as an Instructional Interventionist (30%)
  • Partner with Teacher Leadership Team with Key Member-Engagement Strategies (10%)
  • Fulfilling our Mission through Organizational and Regional Priorities (10%)
Skills/Experience: 
  • 5+ years of leadership experience within the education sector with at least 2+ years of experience as an instructional coach
  • Some experience with grassroots campaigns, advocacy, and/or community engagement/organizing preferred

Work Demands

  • The Director for Teacher Leadership will be traveling across the city on a regular basis in order to meet with our 48+ school partners and/or licensing agencies
  • The Director for Teacher Leadership will work occasional evenings and weekends for the purpose of engaging with our teachers and alumni members

Skills

  • A track record of success as an instructional coach
  • Ability to motivate and influence stakeholders
  • Must be comfortable working across lines of difference in order to build broad and diverse coalitions
  • Knowledge of Denver’s education ecosystem and its various players highly preferred
How to Apply: 

https://teachforamerica.secure.force.com/ts2__JobDetails?jobId=a0x0V0000...

Job Function: 
Education, Professional Development & Training

Organization Info

Teach For America

Overview
Headquarters: 
New York, NY, United States
Website: 
teachforamerica.org
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1993
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Education
Mission: 

Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates, professionals, or graduate students who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity. Teach For America's mission is to enlist, develop, and mobilize as many as possible of our nation's most promising future leaders to grow and strengthen the movement for educational equity and excellence. In the 2016-2017 school year, 6,900 first- and second-year Teach For America corps members are teaching in 53 regions across the United States. Since 1990, Teach For America corps members have reached more than 10 million students. Teach For America's more than 40,000 alumni are providing critical leadership -- as teachers, school and district leaders; elected officials and policy advisers; and founders and leaders of education and social reform initiatives -- to ensure all children have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Mar 22 2018
Active Until: 
Apr 23 2018
Hiring Organization: 
Teach For America
industry: 
Nonprofit