Employment in this position is effective August 15, 2024. Candidates must be eligible for a teaching license in NC. Licensure information can be found here: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/educators/educators-licensure.

Candidates should contact Suzanne Brantley, Principal, at sbrantle@beaufort.k12.nc.us or 252-946-0858. To be considered for this position, you must have a completed BCS application online and contact the Principal listed above. The application is found at www.beaufort.k12.nc.us under the Employment section.

JOB TITLE: Instructional COACH

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

Under the supervision of the appropriate supervisor, the instructional coach will support development, coordination, implementation, and on-going evaluation of literacy and mathematics at John C. Tayloe Elementary School. They support the school administration and teachers at John C. Tayloe Elementary. Salary is based on individual’s licensed rate of pay. 

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Works with staff to implement a coherent curriculum aligned with state and national standards

Promotes use of consistent instructional framework and research-based strategies

Helps build assessment systems that are aligned with curriculum and instruction priorities

Ensures that human, financial, and material resources are aligned to support coherence

Leads professional development for math and literacy teachers

Designs, implements and evaluates school staff development in concert with district initiatives

Helps staff secure, analyze, and interpret data for promoting instructional improvement

Supports principals, teachers, and teacher leaders in using data at the school level

Models instructional strategies with teachers and staff in classrooms

Makes regular classroom visits to support instructional improvement

Provides feedback to teachers and staff regarding implementation issues

Serves as coach working with staff to improve their practice

Works with staff and schools to address learning needs of all students

Provides customized professional development to meet unique student needs and support differentiated instruction

Participates in regular professional development to improve knowledge and skills

Performs other related work as required

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in Education, Master’s degree in Education preferred, 3-5 years of experience as a teacher, with program coordination and supervisory experience preferred; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED

TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, calculators, cellular phones, etc. Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Light Work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree.

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments, or directions to subordinates or assistants.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, charts, strategic plans, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, appraisals, charts, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control, and confidence.

Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in Standard English.

Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of algebra, descriptive statistics, statistical inference, and statistical theory.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.) Must be able to communicate via telephone.

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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Masterful knowledge of literacy or mathematics curriculum and best practices.

Highly developed presentation skills

Knowledge of effective staff development models that lead to increased student achievement

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Considerable human relations and human development skills

Demonstrated leadership ability

Good technical skills with technology and presentation tools

Ability to use common office machines and popular computer driven word processing, spreadsheet and file maintenance programs

Ability to collect and analyze statistical data

Ability to maintain complete and accurate records and statistics and to develop meaningful reports from that information

Ability to plan and evaluate strategies for improving instruction

Ability to exercise considerable tact and courtesy in fre­quent contact with the public

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work assignments

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.