The Oakland Director, Teacher Engagement will be an integral member of a tight-knit team focused on accelerating the impact of over 400 Teach For America corps members and alumni in Oakland. DTEs will use their skills in vision-driven coaching and relationship-building to unleash our teachers’ potential and drive toward transformational academic and personal growth for students. In addition, the DTE will build relationships with other educational leaders in Oakland, especially school leaders, to drive toward collective impact resulting in more quality schools for kids in Oakland. Successful candidates will be exceptional former educators with adult development experience who are eager to take our work in the Oakland community to new heights. This position reports to the Managing Director, Program in Oakland.
Coach and develop teachers (50%)
DTEs will work with a cohort of approximately 30 corps members. This work will require you to…
- Cultivate trusting relationships with the teachers in your cohort
- Coach and develop the corps members in your cohort. This work will include (but is not limited to): observing the teachers in their classrooms, leading coaching conversations 1:1 or in small groups of corps members, leading learning experiences for teachers, connecting teachers to opportunities for development.
- Monitor progress toward our team culture, partnership, and student outcomes goals.
- Analyze data in order to create and execute responsive plans.
- Collaborate with other team members to execute team-level strategies
- Internalize TFA Oakland’s vision and strategic direction
- Continuously develop your own skill as a coach and leader for educational equity
Build Relationships, Partnership, and Community across a Portfolio of Schools (40%)
Your corps members will be clustered at Oakland schools, and you’ll be responsible building partnership and community with your teachers in those schools. This will require you to…
- Develop relationships with school leaders and other teachers
- Collaborate with school partners on a regular and frequent basis in order to inform leadership development work with teachers.
- Cultivate relationships with teachers and school leaders to inform, develop, and execute on teachers’ development needs
- Bring teachers together so that they further their reflective practice as a collective
- Learn about the neighborhoods and school communities where your teachers work, so that your work is contextualized and infuses community assets into your strategies.
- Support the school community towards their vision for excellence
Contribute to Overall Oakland Vision and Team Priorities (10%)
- Build and use knowledge of adult learning to inform our corps-wide programming
- Support Oakland-wide initiatives, including but not limited to matriculation, selection, team events, etc.
Prior Experience
- Minimum three years of highly effective teaching experience.
- Some experience coaching teachers and / or leading teacher development required.
- Teaching experience in a school in Oakland preferred.
Work Demands
- Based in Oakland, must be able to travel regularly around Oakland and occasionally to the other Bay Area offices (Richmond, San Francisco, and San Jose).
- Ability to work evenings and weekends as necessary; overnight travel is minimal.