As the Manager, Classroom Impact, you are a critical member of the New Haven Impact team, which functions within the larger Program Impact Team. across our placement cities in Connecticut. Our team works alongside our higher education and district partners, local community leaders, students and families to realize our vision that every school in Connecticut is a high quality institute of learning that empowers students to reach their full potential and attain a life of their choosing. The Program Impact Team will set local contextualized visions reflective of our broader regional vision. Each Impact Team member is responsible for the full breadth of impact across the program including achieving ambitious goals in classrooms and cultivating the leadership development of our members.
The Manager, Classroom Impact will lead a cohort of first and second year Teach For America corps members in New Haven. To be successful you must be comfortable in an entrepreneurial environment and able to manage the unique demands and challenges of first and second year corps members. In addition, the Manager of Classroom Impact must be an exceptional culture builder, modeling and leading corps members to fully participate in and increasingly lead in our community over time. The Manager of Classroom Impact will report to the Managing Director, New Haven Program.
Coach and Empower Corps Members (40%)
- Ensure corps members develop a vision and goals for their classroom
- Coach corps members to develop and apply problem solving skills in the context of the classroom to manage aggressive improvements in student outcomes and teacher development
- Activate corps members to leverage networks that propel their development
Build Corps Member Leadership (30%)
- Build authentic relationships to connect with corps members’ diverse styles, strengths and needs
- Model our culture and coach corps members to activate their leadership within the New Haven team
- Facilitate learning experiences that align with and support our central program theory of action
Lead Across the Movement (20%)
- Cultivate relationships with school leaders, alumni teachers and students and families
- Collaborate with the central Program Team to ensure all eligible New Haven corps members successfully complete the ARC program
- Collaborate with Bridgeport and Hartford teammates to fuel the learning and growth of our program across the state
Regional & Organizational Stewardship (10%)
- All team members meet submission requirements for reimbursements (monthly), timesheets (weekly), and American Express reports (monthly, as needed) to support the organization’s financial standing
- Support team–wide goals for Connecticut and the National Breakthrough Results through participation in corps member recruitment, selection and matriculation, regional events and programming, team meetings, professional development, and participation in city-based events to which the team member is assigned, if applicable
- 3-5 years of work experience with a minimum of two years experience achieving ambitious outcomes as a classroom teacher in a low-income community
- Deep knowledge of culturally-sustaining pedagogy preferred
- Previous experience coaching adults to achieve ambitious outcomes
Skills:
- Strong ability to build relationships and tailor approach toward the perspective of others across a variety of stakeholders
- Strong ability to prioritize tasks and demonstrate good judgment
- Operates with a high level of personal responsibility and optimism
- Innovative, creative and willing to take risks
- Mission-driven: feels a deep sense of ownership for their work, and a relentless desire to deliver better results. Passionate about solving problems.
- Comfortable in an entrepreneurial environment