Academic Instructional Specialist

Brightside Academy; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Plan options

Dental/Vision Plan options

Paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Disability coverage

Job summary

Brightside Academy is seeking a dedicated education coach to drive quality across our early learning program. The role focuses on mentoring academy leadership and teachers to implement best practices in curriculum, assessment, and child readiness.

You will support classrooms, ensure health and safety standards, and collaborate with teams to improve family engagement and learning environments.

Qualifications

• Two+ years of supervising children in a related setting.
• Experience coaching leaders on quality practices in early learning.
• Familiarity with ERS and program visit preparation.

Responsibilities

• Apply consistent quality educational components across academies.
• Coach leadership on quality lens and best practices.
• Support teachers with early learning systems, policies, and tools.
• Ensure health, safety, and compliance in classrooms.
• Promote parent engagement and child outcomes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Multi-tasking

Adaptability

Reliability

Time management

Self-motivation

Education

Two years of supervising children

Tools

CLASS

Environment Rating Scale

Job description

Brightside Academy is a recognized early childhood education provider offering a safe, supportive, and educational environment focused on child development at every stage. We offer state-of-the‑art facilities with a nationally recognized curriculum.

With 30+ locations throughout Pittsburgh and Philadelphia PA, Brightside Academy believes that our employees are our best resources for our children and communities. If you have a passion for growth and development, can thrive in a challenging yet rewarding environment, have worked in a capacity overseeing children for at least two years and are ready to excel in your career, we’d like to speak with you!

• Medical Plan options
• Dental/Vision Plan options
• FREE Short‑Term Disability
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Up to 25 Paid Time Off Days
• 401(k) Traditional & Roth Plans with Company Match
• FREE Life Insurance coverage
• Additional & affordable Group Term Life Benefits
• Life Assistance Program
• Commuter Benefits
• Child Care Discounts
• Team Member Discount Programs
• Travel & Identify Theft Assistance
• Credit Union Partnership
• Employee Engagement events
• Bonus opportunities
• Professional Development Educational Opportunities and Credentialing Assistance
• FREE CDA Certification training
• Various Professional & Personal Continuing Learning Opportunities and Career Advancement
• Support from all levels within the company
• Our continued efforts to making Brightside Academy a Great Place to Work.

To learn more go to: https://www.brightsideacademy.com/careers

EEO/M/F

Job Responsibilities.

• Spearhead consistent application of quality educational components.
• Coach academy leadership in quality lens.
• Provide targeted coaching to academy teachers in all aspects of early learning systems, policies/procedures and tools with the goal of supporting all children to achieve school readiness goals, including but not limited to effective practices such as: quality assessments (i.e. CLASS and Environment Rating Scale).
• health, safety, and compliance.
• learning environments.
• curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
• professional growth and collaboration.
• Complies with best practices within the industry.
• Communicates quality status and corrections with field leaders.
• Guides academy in ERS and Contract Program visit preparation.
• Contributes to the academy’s educational environment and programming including:
• Reviews, observes, assesses and provides feedback regarding classroom educational environments and planned experiences for children.
• Supports teachers in the reflection of formal and informal curricular, environmental, and child assessments.
• Collaborates with the team to develop strategies for parent engagement to improve child outcomes.
• Understands the child orientation to enhance appropriate learning environment that includes room preparation, greeting children, child engagement, cooperative learning, and addressing the learners’ social, emotional and comfort needs.
• Supports academy leadership and teachers through process of higher education such as the CDA and TEACH programs, walkthrough, and learning centers.
• In conjunction with academy leadership, reviews compliance to observations and assessments; tracks data to support successful outcome.
• Disseminates educational documents and applicable resources when necessary
• Review and assist with an appropriate learning environment that includes room preparation, greeting/engaging children and identifying learner’s social, emotional and comfort needs.
• Evaluate lesson plans and activities.
• Any other duties as assigned by manager.

Proficiencies.

• Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy
• Flexibility
• Ability to multi-task; follow instruction
• Adaptable and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Displays reliability and trustworthiness
• Possess time management skills.
• Self-motivating