Middle School Content Lead - Counselor

Position Title: Content Lead

Funding Source: Teacher Leadership
Reports to: Executive Director of Curriculum & Instruction & Curriculum Leads and Executive Director of Student Services (School Counselor)

Position Summary:
Content Leads provide district level leadership and support for teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The Content Lead works collaboratively to support implementation and alignment of district curriculum and assessments. Focus areas for the work will be determined by district and building level needs and data. Content Leads will provide leadership in designing and delivering professional learning to content and level alike colleagues. The content lead will serve as a communication point-person between district curriculum support and content alike colleagues.

# of Positions: 24 (no release)

Total Days of Service:

• 191

Compensation:

• Compensation to align with Teacher Master Contract
• 5 additional days determined by the district; $1,700 stipend

Key Responsibilities, Dispositions and Skills:

• Knowledge of curriculum, instruction, and assessment in content areas
• Ability to design, present, and facilitate adult learning experiences
• Reflective, growth-oriented, seeks and acts upon feedback, and willingness to be coached
• Adaptable mindset and skill set to respond to changing needs as indicated by system data
• Provide leadership in curriculum adoption (as needed)
• Deepen and maintain own knowledge of equity principles and culturally responsible pedagogy to identify and address inequitable practices and engage teachers in using an equity lens to reflect on their practice
• Knowledge of Professional Learning Community process and protocol
• Knowledge of recent research and current national and state trends related to content and pedagogy
• Collaboratively work with Curriculum Coordinators, Program Leads, District Coaches and Administrators to support district goals

Qualifications:

• Standard Teaching License with three years of teaching experience in content area with at least one year of experience in the Cedar Rapids Community School District preferred
• Experience with designing and conducting professional learning for adults preferred

Working Conditions:

• Occasional summer, evening, and weekend work required for professional development and meetings.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear. The employee frequently must squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and forward 0 -24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches. The employee continuously uses hand strength to grasp items. The employee will frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 - 12 feet and occasionally up to 20 feet, such as curriculum materials, desks, chairs, and boxes. The employee will sometimes push/pull items such as tables and carts. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus while supervising students and working with computers, written materials, reports, assessment data, etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made too enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. The position requires the commitment of professional working hours that may require the employee to extend beyond a typical 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. workday. The employee will frequently work in different areas of the classroom including in/at desks, on or near the floor, standing, in movement while supervising indoor and outdoor activities, etc. The employee will usually work in indoor temperatures but will work outdoors when supervising students outside of the classroom.
The information contained in this job description is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The Cedar Rapids Community School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability.
Federal law obligates an employer to provide reasonable accommodation(s) for the known disabilities of applicants, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship on the employer. If you or someone you know requires accommodation in the hiring process, contact the Executive Director of Human Resources, at 319-558-2747.