Part-time Effectiveness Coach – Baltimore City Teaching Residency

Baltimore, MD

WHO WE ARE

TNTP is the nation's preeminent education nonprofit that brings research, policy, and consulting together to meet the needs and aspirations of young people, families, communities, and the nation. We are educators, researchers, and innovators working to ensure every young person has the chance to reach their full potential, every educator and leader is set up for success, and every community has the resources necessary to connect young people to paths of opportunity.

We work at every level of the PK-12 system, side by side with educators, system leaders, and communities across 41 states and more than 4,000 systems nationwide to reach ambitious goals for student success. Our vision pushes beyond school walls, catalyzing cross-sector collaboration to create pathways for young people to achieve academic, economic, and social mobility.

Baltimore City Teaching Residency (BCTR) consists of aspiring teachers who are committed to improving the odds for kids in Baltimore by raising student achievement. BCTR prepares Residents to achieve immediate, measurable success with their students in the fall.

Learn more about us, what we do, and working here.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Part-time Effectiveness Coach, you will play a critical role in TNTP's teacher development initiatives and academic consulting work. You will be responsible for the performance of the program participants on your contract, developing teachers to reach their full potential as well as the facilitation of relevant curriculum and instruction-centered professional development focused on preparing teachers to support all students including multilingual learners in schools across Baltimore, MD.

Here are some examples of what a Part-time Effectiveness Coach might do:

• Develop and execute a data-driven and comprehensive coaching strategy that supports retention and improved performance of teachers in multiple schools, networks, and districts across a variety of schools/contracts

• Directly develop a caseload of teachers through responsive coaching, training and modeling, ensuring that teachers rapidly improve their performance and are inclusive of the diverse backgrounds and experiences of the students they teach

• Build trusting partnerships with teachers that feel inclusive and honor diverse perspectives

• Facilitate training on and demonstrate instructional techniques using research-backed best practices and instructional models

• Leading a team of summer pre-service training staff, ensuring that new teachers are effectively prepared for a strong start to the school year

• Identifying and implementing innovative solutions for improving teachers’ overall performance to meet contract goals

• Designing and delivering content specific sessions Design standards-aligned, content specific sessions for teacher professional development

• Supporting teachers by providing feedback on lessons and assessments that align with standards

• Regularly communicate with school leaders, school-based coaches/mentors, and other stakeholders to provide consistent developmental support for teachers on your caseload

• Supporting TNTP’s broader teacher development initiatives, proposing and crafting long-term, standards aligned teacher development strategies and services

WHAT YOU HAVE

Qualifications and Experiences:

• Have classroom experience. You have at least three years of teaching experience (preferably in a high-need school) and a proven track record of raising student achievement. You have strong familiarity and expertise with the Common Core State Standards and/or the state standards. (highly preferred).

• Know great teaching when they see it. Whether you are watching a teacher deliver a lesson or looking at student performance data, you can identify where that teacher is effective and what they need to do to improve immediately and in the long-term.

• Develop teachers. You track and analyze teacher data, but it’s what you do with it that really has an impact. Based on your data analysis and what you see in the classroom, you identify new approaches to improve teacher performance under a quick timeline. Have stage presence. We’re counting on your strong facilitation skills and ability to expertly lead teacher professional development.

• Be comfortable with the unknown. Ambiguity doesn’t scare you; just the opposite, you thrive on it. You are flexible and comfortable adapting your work to maximize your impact on students, the teachers you coach and your team.

• Be a constant learner. A commitment to constant learning and improvement, in both your own work and the work of others. You thrive on feedback and implement it quickly to continually improve your practice.

• Embrace cross-cultural agility. Authentic self-reflection, self-awareness, and high emotional intelligence are central to who you are, and you utilize these skills to contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. You have an adept cultural understanding of yourself and use your understanding of yourself and others to build trusting relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

• Build relationships. You have the ability to connect and build relationships with diverse communities. Bilingual abilities are a plus.

WHAT WE OFFER

TNTP offers a competitive hourly wage commensurate with experience in a similar position. The pay for this position is $52.00 per hour. TNTP offers a motivated team of dynamic colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development and valuable feedback, and the chance to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven company that is committed to the success of our nation’s children. We also offer an inclusive environment where staff are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work each day.

We also ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation for the interview process. Email talent@tntp.org to request accommodation.

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Position Type:

Seasonal (Fixed Term) (Seasonal)

TNTP is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. TNTP does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, arrest record, conviction record, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of TNTP, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and administering all personnel actions, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs or terminations.

Applicants for employment with TNTP must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.