Educational Technology Instructional Coach

Educational Technology Instructional Coach 

0.25 FTE (hourly), 10.5 months 

About The Northwest School

The Northwest School is an independent day and boarding school serving students in grades 6–12 on an urban campus in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. As Seattle’s only day and boarding school, Northwest offers a distinctive educational experience that combines rigorous academics with experiential, interdisciplinary learning in a vibrant city setting.

Our liberal arts program nurtures compassionate, globally aware, and environmentally conscious students who find joy in learning and are prepared to engage thoughtfully and creatively in an interconnected world. Northwest is a warm, inclusive community grounded in shared values and a deep commitment to belonging.

We believe diversity strengthens our school and are dedicated to building a faculty and student body that reflects the broader society. We strongly encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

Position Summary

The Educational Technology Instructional Coach reports to Director of IT and collaborates closely with Division Directors & Director of Student Success. This is a 10.5 month, part-time (0.25 FTE) hourly position.

Essential Duties: 

• Serve as a member of School’s instructional coaching team, identifying trends in faculty needs and supporting skill building both proactively and reactively. 

• Stay abreast of emerging technologies that impact teaching and learning, including adaptive technologies.  

• Design and produce varied, short technical trainings for faculty, both online and in person. Oversee organization, accessibility, and currency of trainings. 

• Aid faculty in determining how best to integrate technology tools into their curriculum, including collaborating on overall curriculum and specific projects or lessons. 

• Collaborate with faculty to evaluate and implement academic technologies and provide formal and informal technology professional development to faculty. 

• Collaborate with IT, curricular leadership, and fellow coaches in addressing issues raised by faculty about technical needs. 

• Create and deliver technology orientation to new faculty and incoming students. 

• Train teachers in setting up and maintaining LMS pages, updating curriculum, and integrating technology in their projects and activities. Refer trouble tickets to IT as necessary. As time allows, collaborate on end-user training resulting from technical adjustments or identified need for user education. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in education or related field. 

• Significant experience teaching or coaching technology use skills. 

• Prior experience teaching middle and/or upper school ages. 

• Ability to listen to peer concerns, identify root causes, and generate solutions. Approachable and enthusiastic about collaboration and problem solving. 

• Strong written, visual, and oral communication, especially in making complex technical issues clear to non-technical users. 

• Fluency with digital learning platforms and their use in an educational setting, including Canvas. 

Compensation

The salary range is $33.70 to $38.50 per hour based on education and years of experience. This is a 0.25 FTE non-benefits-eligible hourly position.

The Northwest School offers an excellent benefits package (if applicable) which includes medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, and life and accident insurance coverage, fully paid for employee only coverage. A retirement program currently matches up to 6% of an employee's salary after one year of service in a 403(b) plan. An intentional, mission focused school culture, generous time off, lunch, access to the on-site fitness facility, an exceptional commitment to professional development, and a unique urban location are also benefits of working at the Northwest School.  

Application Process
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and statement of teaching philosophy online: https://www.northwestschool.org/about/employment 

**Please note: We are unable to fully consider materials submitted through other avenues such as Indeed.com without a corresponding application through our website. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, or marital status. 

Salary : $34 - $39