Our 2018 Memphis Regional Institute is determined to achieve three overarching outcomes: 1) Foster a 21st century global learning experience for students, 2)Build a community that sustains, celebrates, and challenges, and 3)Catalyze our corps members’ learning and leadership to be Day One Ready. Instructional Coaches (IC) play a critical role at the heart of Teach For America's work not only at Institute, but also throughout the entire school year. Instructional Coaches manage and develop our corps members to fundamentally transform the lives of students and inspire corps members to become lifelong advocates for educational equity. At the end of a successful year of work, ICs will have built a strong foundation of instructional excellence and fostered mindsets of a culturally responsive orientation and reflection in their cohort of first-year corps members. As a result of maximizing the instructional development of their cohort of first-year corps members, ICs will be able to see students on a new path of expanded life opportunities, due to major academic growth.
To reach this vision, ICs will work at our Memphis Regional Institute directly supporting a cohort of approximately 20-25 corps members that they will continue to support throughout the first year. They will regularly collaborate and problem solve with other team members to ensure the success of the region, particularly across teams that provide direct support to corps members. They play important roles in achieving critical organizational goals in multiple functional areas (for instance, recruiting alumni to join staff, or helping out at regional events). ICs also play an important role in onboarding incoming corps members to the region over the spring. ICs report directly to the Managing Director, Instructional Coaching.
To be the most successful candidate, you must be passionate about coaching others to achieve the outcomes they most desire for themselves, their students, and our community. You must lead from a place of constant positive regard for your corps members, peers, and colleagues. You will come to the role with experience in the fight for educational equity. You must believe in our strategic bets while also helping improve them as we learn.
Specifically, to be successful, you must be:
- Passionate about coaching. You love your corps members, see their full potential (even when they themselves doubt it) and see your job as doing whatever it takes to help them achieve their visions. You are able to have high-stakes feedback conversations that drive towards outcomes, strengthen relationships and broaden perspectives. You define your success by how successful your corps members feel they are and actually are.
- A strong culture builder. You have experience creating a thriving, inclusive, connected culture amongst a group and believe it is mission critical to achieving short- and long-term success. You are passionate about creating a culture among adult learners where they are mutually accountable to one another and lead their learning amongst peers. You model our core values and regional values in all your interactions.
- A conscious leader. You are always oriented towards social justice and equity. You have a pattern of modeling a set of values for others through self-reflection, curiosity and exploration, and an ability to connect and empathize with people. You have a history of operating in the spirit of our commitment to diversity and a strong understanding of the dynamics of race and class in America. You lead, and believe others must lead, through a culturally responsive lens and in a way that empowers staff, corps members,
Prior Experience
- Have 2+ years of teaching experience leading students from low-income communities and children of color to ambitious outcomes
- Have deep knowledge of curriculum, instruction, and effective teaching practices
- Be able to work some weekends and evenings throughout the school year, as well as travel up to three times across the year
- Commit to working at our 2018 Institute, including spring onboarding of incoming corps members
Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.
Teach For America encourages individuals of all ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds to apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to this effort. Learn more about our diversity on staff:
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