Job Description:
Instructional Design Coach - Elementary

• Full-time, follows teacher calendar plus 10 days
• Base Teacher's Salary of $45,058 for 2024-2025 School Year 
• Full benefits included
• Required Missouri Certificate: Elementary 1-6

Summary: Instructional Design Coaches will promote reflection, provide guidance and structure where needed, and focus on strengths, collaboration and common issues of concern following a model of student centered coaching. They are responsible for ensuring high-quality instruction in classrooms through modeling, co-planning, co-teaching and providing feedback to teachers. An Instructional Design Coach is a learner who models continuous improvement, lifelong learning, and goes above and beyond to ensure student success.  The Instructional Design Coach will provide personalized support that is based on the goals and identified needs of individual teachers and professional learning communities in support of the school compass plan. This is not a supervisory position and does not include evaluation of colleagues.  
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Develops positive and supportive relationships with classroom teachers, administrators, and staff.
• Supports teachers and administrators in using data to improve instruction on all levels.  
• Assists teachers with planning and pacing of lessons, the development of differentiated lessons, and the selection of best practices to meet the needs of their students.
• Develops each teacher’s capacity to serve as a model of high-quality instruction. Develops coaching plans for teachers to ensure student improvement.  
• Uses, analyzes, and reflects on formative assessment data with teachers to improve teaching and learning.
• Utilizes innovative technologies that impact teaching and learning to include showcasing of innovative instructional design resources through grade level team meetings, one-on-one coaching and staff professional learning.
• Utilizes school learning structures to support teachers with planning for high impact learning experiences that are standards-based and integrate instructional shifts.
• Utilizes Adult Learning Theory to motivate adult learners to improve professional practice.
• Provides support for instructional technology to facilitate a Blended Learning Model.
• Nurtures and grows student opportunities for leadership in technology and STEM Collaborates with colleagues to develop an integrated elementary curriculum through the curriculum revision cycle.  

Qualifications:

• 5 or more years successful teaching experience at the Elementary level
• Masters degree
• Ability to support teachers in reading instruction; phonemic awareness, fluency, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension
• Ability to support teachers in all curricular areas
• Ability to multitask, manage large projects, and adhere to deadlines
• Leadership skills in both formal and informal settings
• Preferred experience with social-emotional learning and restorative practices
• Ability to facilitate meetings and professional learning opportunities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge using a variety of assessment tools Knowledge of researched-based instructional strategies that engage all students
• Experience using digital resources to engage learners 
• Experience designing and facilitating professional development of adults

If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply via our online posting at https://lindbergh.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=1521. Applications submitted on MOREAP will not be viewed.