Director, Middle School Math Initiative

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor is seeking a senior professional learning designer to lead development and facilitation of effective teacher and school-leader programs. You will ensure alignment with district priorities, coordinate with stakeholders, and support educators in applying new practices.

You will use data to monitor progress, guide coaching, and refine tools and sessions to scale impact across assigned schools and workstreams.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of designing and facilitating professional learning for teachers, school leaders, and district leaders.
• Deep knowledge of secondary mathematics and pedagogy to model high-quality instruction.
• Understanding of practices leaders need to improve instruction and student outcomes, including data analysis and coherence.

Aufgaben

• Leads design of professional learning sessions, tools, and frameworks for schools and workstreams.
• Plans and prioritizes implementation steps with stakeholders.
• Facilitates high-quality professional learning and coaching so educators apply new practices.

Kenntnisse

Professional learning design

Stakeholder management

Curriculum alignment

Data-driven decision making

Change management

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibilities

• Leads the design of new professional learning sessions, tools, and frameworks for assigned schools and workstreams while ensuring tight alignment with broader organizational systems and priorities
• Uses strong judgment and stakeholder input to plan and prioritize critical implementation steps when faced with competing tasks or incomplete information
• Anticipates change, adjusts strategies proactively, and addresses misalignment across curriculum, leadership, and professional learning within the assigned scope
• Facilitates high-quality professional learning and coaching in assigned schools to ensure educators understand and can effectively apply new practices
• Monitors the fidelity of implementation using data and provides targeted guidance to facilitators to maintain quality, accountability, and sustained impact
• Makes strategic adjustments to session delivery or coaching approaches when challenges arise, escalating complex issues that require decisions beyond the assigned schools
• Navigates ambiguity and unexpected district constraints skillfully to keep sessions and coaching on track
• Builds systems that promote open reflection, risk-taking, and continuous learning within school-based teams
• Collects and analyzes feedback from assigned schools to inform ongoing improvements in session design, tools, and facilitation frameworks
• Tests and refines prototyped professional learning tools and sessions within assigned schools to improve educator uptake and strengthen scale readiness
• Synthesizes patterns and recurring instructional challenges to guide decision-making and influence broader organizational design priorities
• Tracks educator and leader progress toward annual implementation milestones by proactively monitoring progress with data
• Evaluates evidence from teacher practice and student learning to make targeted adjustments to sessions, coaching, and supports
• Reports implementation progress, instructional challenges, and early indicators of student learning improvements to senior leadership and key stakeholders
• Coaches facilitators and school-based leaders to implement professional learning frameworks with fidelity, confidence, and independence
• Establishes strong feedback loops, collaborative processes, and routines to strengthen team effectiveness and continuous learning
• Embeds coaching into leadership routines and shares effective practices to strengthen implementation capacity across all assigned schools
• Communicates session goals, progress, and strategic adjustments with absolute clarity to align colleagues, school staff, and district partners
• Anticipates points of confusion or misalignment within workstreams and schools, addressing them proactively through strong messaging
• Consistently embodies organizational core values across all interactions, holding self and others accountable to professional standards

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience designing and facilitating professional learning for teachers, school leaders, and district leaders
• Deep knowledge of secondary mathematics, including math content knowledge, math knowledge for teaching, and pedagogical content knowledge necessary to model high-quality math instruction
• Deep understanding of the practices leaders need to improve teacher instruction and student outcomes, including analyzing instructional data, promoting instructional coherence, building collective teacher efficacy, and cultivating trust
• Advanced knowledge of designing and facilitating connected professional learning and coaching that leverages adult learning principles, supports curriculum implementation, provides structured opportunities for reflection, and fosters student math identity
• Strong ability to use teacher, leader, and student data to refine professional learning, supporting educators to align daily instruction, targeted academic supports, and assessment data to ensure tight alignment between teacher practice and student outcomes
• Expertise in balancing immediate instructional needs with long-term capacity building while navigating the technical and adaptive challenges of systemic school leadership