Managers of Teacher Leadership Development (MTLD) are at the heart of Teach For America's work. You are an educator, advocate and systems change leader charged with developing and cultivating teachers’ leadership skills and mindsets to foster educational equity and excellence. You will coach corps members towards expanding their perspectives and knowledge to go beyond traditional expectations to advance the academic and personal growth of their students. You will accomplish this through partnering with communities, students and families as well as the broader network of MTLDs across the country. You will also support broader Buffalo and organizational priorities, such as selecting new corps members, encouraging alumni to join our staff, and supporting regional alumni initiatives. You will report to the Head of Program.
Management and Coaching (70%)
- Plan on a quarterly basis towards end of year goals, including strategically calendaring school visit and coaching cycles
- Manage a subset of schools within a community group and execute consistent short cycle coaching across multiple grades and content areas that strengthens corps member practice and impacts student outcomes at a school
- Provide adaptive leadership coaching to all corps members that is inclusive and differentiated based on each corps member’s vision, school context, and student goals
- Maintain a constant pulse on corps member experience and impact and leverage others to respond to problems and opportunities that arise
- Use corps member retention and satisfaction data to inform planning and strategy, and maintain high expectations for you and your team’s results in the area of corps member satisfaction
Relationship Building (15%)
- Build relationships through multiple touch points to connect with corps members' diverse styles, strengths, and needs
- Maintain consistent, clear, compelling, and timely communication with key stakeholders including corps members and alumni, your Director, and other members of the community group
- Develop powerful coaching relationships by always motivating CMs and modeling persistence and innovative thinking in challenging situations
Collaborating with Others (15%)
- Co-own team goals and reliably deliver on individual goals
- Create networks of support around corps members and foster the skills required for corps members to continue growing and leveraging their networks
- Participate in regional and organization-wide initiatives and events such as corps member selection, staff learning and development days, new corps member confirmation, and other regional events
- 3+ years experience achieving ambitious outcomes as a classroom teacher in a low-income community required
- Instructional coaching or adult facilitation experience required
- Teach For America alumni preferred
Skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Expertise in effective teaching practices
- Proficiency in analyzing student data and proficiency in Excel preferred
- Ability to operate with comfort in settings that require you to be flexible and adaptive
- Ability to establish rapport quickly and build relationships across lines of difference
Work Demands
- 1-2 weekend events a month and evening work hours required
- Ability to travel independently to multiple, potentially geographically distant school sites throughout the day and up to 5 days a week
- Ability to navigate school facilities that may or may not be ADA-compliant