Teach For America Colorado’s Teacher Leadership Development model focuses on collectivism, calling the Teacher Leadership Team to work alongside our school leaders, licensing partners, and alumni teachers in order to provide streamlined and targeted support to our corps members. Our model is highly agile and we strive to be responsive to each corps member based on a placement school’s particular context. Beyond our localized and decentralized support model, the Teacher Leadership Team is also responsible for orchestrating member-driven spaces for our 500+ alumni teachers. You can learn more about Denver’s unique model and history, here and here.
As the Managing Director, Teacher Leadership you will drive the continued success of the Teacher Leadership team towards ambitious goals with corps members, work collaboratively with teams to build out and scale Colorado’s Launch Fellowship, and manage relationships with our school, district, and licensing partners to ensure alignment and customer satisfaction.
- You care deeply about our students and communities. You believe that every child deserves the opportunity to attain an excellent education, and you believe that, with the right approach, we can achieve that vision.
- You are oriented to solve problems. You approach constraints and challenges with creativity and optimism.
- You have an aptitude for project management and cross-team collaboration.
- You are extremely organized. You set up strong systems for managing deadlines and leave plenty of time to do high-quality work.
- You take strong ownership of your goals, and are unwavering in your pursuit of success.
- You possess a passion and unique ability to bring groups of individuals together to accomplish something they wouldn’t otherwise do alone.
Coach & Develop Team (20%)
- Build a strong team culture that is affirming & inclusive
- Facilitate team learning around goals and progress
- Actively coach teammates so that they are growing in their leadership development
- Identify opportunities for ongoing professional development
Ensure Strong Cohort Culture (20%)
- Lead the Denver team’s efforts to ensure strong cohort culture among participants
- Partner with the Program Continuum Team to determine quarterly priorities
- Oversee data collection and analysis and determine progress against goals
Sustain Vision, Lead Strategy, & Oversee Initiatives (30%)
- Ensure strong relationships with school partners
- Position the Director for Teacher Leadership to manage relationships with our licensing partners in order to fully leverage the support that they provide
- Support Director for Teacher Leadership in enlisting alumni members to provide both supplemental instructional coaching as well as socio-emotional support
- Support the Manager for Teacher Leadership Community with leading member-led spaces, including the Corps Council, The Collective, the SPED Support Group, the Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Cooperative, among others
Ensure High Retention for our Region by Serving as an Instructional Interventionist (20%)
- Partner with school teams and our licensing partners to create individualized support plans for corps members who require additional support
- Serve as an “interventionist” to a sub-set of corps members who require intensive support from Teach For America
Fulfilling our Mission through Organizational and Regional Priorities (10%)
- Participate in our region’s corps member selection, matriculation, induction, and ongoing engagement initiatives.
- Attend regional retreats held throughout the year, monthly staff meetings, and occasional conferences and trainings.
- 8+ years of leadership experience within the education sector, with significant experience as an instructional coach
- Given our unique member-driven model, experience with grassroots campaigns, advocacy, and/or community engagement/organizing preferred
Work Demands
- Regular travel across the city to meet with our 50 school partners and our two licensing agencies
- Occasional work required evenings and weekends
Skills
- Experience leading teams
- 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