School Leader Coach

The Details

Teaching & Leading Initiative of Oklahoma

Tulsa Metro Area
Posted on:
February 24, 2023
Job Type:
Full Time

Job Description

Position: School Leader Coach
Location: Tulsa Metro Area
Duration: 12 months

About the Position:

The Teaching & Leading Initiative (TLI) is seeking an experienced coach to train and support school leaders and their teachers in the Tulsa metro area. Applicants should have strong teacher coaching skills and an excellent instructional eye.

The school leader coach works directly with school-based leaders to build instructional leadership capacity through instructional best practices, instructional leadership, and high-quality curriculum planning. School Leader Coaches can expect to train school leaders on how to coach teachers, analyze curriculum and support implementation, and work closely with TLI colleagues to support school growth and change.

This position reports directly to the TLI Director. This position is partly school-based, partly virtual, and occasionally in the office.

About the Teaching and Leading Initiative:

The Teaching & Leading Initiative is a program of the Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC).

What We Believe:

  • Adults can grow: Just like we believe in the potential of all students, we fiercely believe in the potential for growth for the adults who work with kids every day.
  • Students are at the center: Our work is student-centered. We focus on the impact that our work has on students, their families, and communities. We prioritize decisions and practices that lead to student growth and well-being.
  • Coaching at the core: We are unapologetically committed to coaching to nimbly respond to the needs of stakeholders and as the mechanism for accelerated improvement. Every coaching conversation and PD includes practice.
  • Raise the bar: We commit to high quality work both internally and with our stakeholders. We plan thoroughly and commit to giving and seeking out feedback.
  • Sustainable change: We’re committed to finding realistic solutions to tough problems.

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with supervisor, school, and district leaders to create a comprehensive teacher and leader development strategy
  • Conduct weekly coaching cycles with assigned school leaders including comprehensive preparation
    ○  Weekly coaching meetings may include co-observations, classroom analysis, planning for teacher coaching conversations, observing coaching conversations, walkthroughs, or planning targeted PD
  • Work closely with curricula in order to inform classroom observation, help leaders identify trends and highest leverage areas for support, analyze rigor issues, and support implementation
  • Problem solve and creatively approach teacher and leader development including efficient scheduling and support around the school leader’s top priorities
  • Design, refine, facilitate, and support high-quality PD
  • Communicate regularly with school and district staff
  • Collaborate with TLI colleagues and supervisor to offer the most effective school-level support possible, build your own skills, and support colleagues on projects at other schools
  • Collect and analyze data and evidence
  • Submit written reflections and reports for grant funding
  • Occasionally engage in promotional activities such as fundraisers, social media, and education events

Candidate Profile and Experience Prerequisites

Skills

  • Ability to gather evidence during observations including taking detailed low-inference notes
  • Ability to identify many potential action areas after an observation, select the highest-leverage action area, and narrow to a single action item that is narrow, measurable, and observable
  • Ability to comprehensively plan coaching meetings and execute from the plan
  • Fluency with Teach Like a Champion strategies
  • Ability to analyze curriculum in order to:
    ○  Inform teacher action items
    ○  Develop a school leader’s instructional eye with a specific curriculum
    ○  Identify most impactful areas for teacher development
    ○  Plan and execute curriculum-specific teacher or leader PD
  • Ability to design, give feedback on, and facilitate professional development
  • Strong organizational skills to schedule observations and coaching meetings with teachers and school leaders and adapt to school-level changes
  • Ability to build relationships and give straight-forward feedback
  • Ability and desire to work closely with a TLI supervisor/coach and colleagues to receive and implement feedback
  • Comfort with Google suite

Approach to Work

  • Has a deep commitment to students
  • Thoroughly prepares for coaching, observations, and other responsibilities
  • Enthusiastically gives and receives feedback
  • Deep commitment to educational equity
  • Uses quantitative and qualitative data to make instructional decisions
  • Problem solves around school-specific challenges (i.e.: scheduling conflicts, multiple areas of needed support, or urgent need to grow teacher skills in specific areas)
  • Has a ‘do what it takes’ attitude around working within the parameters of a school or district setting
  • Open and committed to earning trust, proving worth, and operating without positional power

Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
  • Previous experience leading adults required
  • Previous experience teacher coaching required
  • Experience leading instructional change through coaching and professional development
  • Experience working with teachers and leaders in professional development settings
  • Experience managing adult performance
  • School leadership/administrative experience highly preferred

Benefits and Salary

School Leader Coach salaries are competitive in the marketplace.

Work Environment

This position will be located in the Tulsa office located at 907 S. Detroit, Ste. 610, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The primary OPSRC office is located at 309 NW 13th St., Oklahoma City in a two-story structure which has no elevator. When necessary, meetings will be conducted in space accessible by all. Some locations visited during the course of executing job duties may not be wheelchair accessible; some time may be spent participating in outside activities.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel, such as keyboarding and writing. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk and hear. Must have visual acuity to read and draft reports, memos, letters, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision adequate for the incumbent to perform the responsibilities and functions of the job efficiently. Must be able to walk, climb stairs, kneel, crouch, crawl, and lift arms and hands above shoulder level. Must be able to lift and carry items up to 25 pounds occasionally. Must be able to manually operate and use a computer. Must be able to clearly hear and understand telephone conversations. Must be able to speak and communicate clearly.

The qualifications, physical demands and work environment described herein are representative of those an employee will encounter and must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at OPSRC will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. OPSRC does not discriminate in hiring, promotion, or any other aspect of your employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

Anti-Discrimination Policy and Commitment to Diversity

The Teaching and Leading Initiative seeks individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to this effort.

Apply Now

In order to be considered for this position, you must submit an online application and complete the following steps by March 1, 2023. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

1) Email your resume (maximum length two pages)
2) Email your cover letter (one page maximum length)

All applications should be submitted to Marissa King at apply@tlioklahoma.org or use the "Apply Now" link at the top left.