Our regional team is working to develop transformational leaders and a build a thriving community of leaders working for educational equity in Miami. We are seeking a Manager, Teacher Leadership Development (MTLD) to be a key contributor in pursuit of this mission. MTLDs coach a cohort of 25-30 corps members’ leadership in the classroom to result in student success across several measures including academics, personal growth, sociopolitical consciousness, and expanded access to opportunities. In addition to being transformational coaches, our MTLDs are constantly growing their own understanding of how we can develop a thriving community of lifelong leaders for educational equity through classroom teaching. We are passionate about adult learning, leadership development, diversity, equity, and inclusion, content knowledge, pedagogy, and classroom practice. MTLDs leverage and expand their areas of expertise to contribute across our program continuum team to design and lead development opportunities and initiatives that further our regional vision and goals.
Coaching Corps Members
- Develop corps members’ leadership using transformational coaching as the foundation for coaching resulting in empowered leaders and thriving students
- View coaching and developing adult leadership as an integral part of achieving educational equity
- Build trusting coaching relationships across lines of difference
- Harness curiosity and compassion to propel adult development
- Hold a vision for classroom instruction rooted in culturally responsive pedagogical practices and the goal of equity for all students
Building a Thriving Community
- Collaborate with the Program Continuum Team to develop effective strategies that build a thriving community working toward educational equity in Miami
- Design and facilitate adult learning experiences that catalyze the learning and leadership of our corps members in topics such as culturally responsive teaching, diversity, equity and inclusion, content (i.e. Math or ELA), and leadership.
- Support corps members to build relationships and connections in Miami that foster their leadership and commitment to our communities including within and beyond their school communities
- Support and develop pathways to leadership opportunities for corps members and alumni in Miami
- Build relationships with school and district partners that foster support for our mission and lead to expanded opportunity for corps members and students in Miami
Attending to your own development
- Engage in regular reflective practices and coaching conversations with your manager and/or other coaches around your work as a coach and team member
- Engage in regular professional development and learning opportunities with your team
- Use each learning opportunity to influence and grow your practice as a coach, leader, and team member working to end educational inequity in Miami
- Seek out and own your own development as a transformational coach, leader, educator of adults, and team member
Regional responsibilities
- Support the selection and matriculation of incoming corps members
- Support regional alumni initiatives
- Support culture building and other regional initiatives
- Be a positive cultural leader within our team and with our partners and stakeholders
- Minimum of three years of experience achieving ambitious outcomes as a classroom teacher in a low-income community
- Adult development and/or coaching experience, preferably based on transformational coaching and/or a strong adult learning framework
- Deep knowledge of effective teaching practices
- Teach For America corps member experience preferred, but not required
Skills
- Skill and knowledge in strong adult learning practices
- Ability and drive to learn new things and quickly turn them around to influence results
- Strong listening skills
- Strong cross cultural competence and ability to work across lines of difference effectively
- Expertise in pedagogies and content for culturally responsive and social justice oriented teaching
- Passion for working toward equity
- Ability to drive one’s personal learning and growth through self-reflection, learning from others, and seeking personal development
- Deep belief in the power of coaching to transform others and systems in ways that lead toward equity
- Emotional intelligence, resilience, and skills in managing personal stress
- Ability to manage competing priorities while building strong team culture across our regional staff and corps