Director, Teacher Coach (Temp) - Milwaukee

Teach For America; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Teach For America in Milwaukee, WI is seeking a Temp Director, Teacher Coach to provide instructional coaching to corps members during the 2025-2026 school year. You will conduct in-person observations, video observations and coaching conversations to support teachers needing short cycle growth, working with the Senior Managing Director, Leadership Development and the Midwest Hub.

The role emphasizes building relationships, data-informed decisions, and reflecting on practice, with occasional

Qualifications

• Strong instructional knowledge and an understanding of teacher development and coaching.
• Strong knowledge of the Milwaukee education landscape.
• Compelling communicator, and inspire others to action: experience collaborating across organizational & institutional boundaries to achieve outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Observe classrooms and provide concrete feedback for instructional development.
• Communicate observation data and coaching plans with MDLD and SMDLD.
• Support and attend Saturday events and provide instructional coaching supports and professional learning.
• Collaborate with coaching and regional teams to align on priorities and progress.

Job description

ROLE TITLE: Director, Teacher Coach (Temp)

POSITION REPORTS TO: Jess Neidhart - Senior Managing Director, Leadership Development - Midwest Hub

APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 2026

LOCATION: Milwaukee, WI

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As Temp, Teacher Coach you will provide instructional coaching support to TFA corps members during the 2025-2026 school year. This will be through a series of in-person observations, video observations and coaching conversations in which you will support CMs who have been identified as needing short cycle coaching in order to make progress on their instructional practice goals. You will work with the Managing Director, Leadership Development and Senior Managing Director, Leadership Development to set priorities, goals and work plan.

The ideal candidate for this position is passionate about supporting corps members to achieve strong results with students through building relationships, making connections to people and resources, supporting reflection and data-informed decisions, and analyzing student learning to determine recommended supports in service of driving continual learning and improvement. You enjoy being a partner and guide in the vast ecosystem supporting corps members. You are able to spend time in classrooms and schools occasionally during school hours and you are able to connect with CMs occasionally in the evenings or after school.

WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Support the impact of CMs by observing classrooms and providing concrete feedback for instructional development

  • Deeply know each participants' experience, goals and potential barriers to success

• Communicate with MDLD and SMDLD about observation data, coaching plans and CM experience

• Support and attend Saturday events and provide instructional coaching supports and professional learning

A WEEK IN THE LIFE

Over the course of any week, the Teacher Coach will:

• Support corps members in achieving strong results with students through

  • building relationships, making connections to people and resources, supporting reflection and data-informed decisions

  • analyzing student learning and classroom practice through observations (in-person and virtual) to determine recommended supports in service of driving continual learning and improvement

• Collaborate with our Senior Managing Director, Leadership Development, Managing Director Leadership Development and relevant members of our coaching and regional team.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role (minimum qualifications):

• Strong instructional knowledge and an understanding of teacher development and coaching

• Strong knowledge of the Milwaukee education landscape

• Compelling communicator, and inspire others to action: experience collaborating across organizational & institutional boundaries to achieve outcomes

BONUS (preferred qualifications)

• Possesses experience with Teach For America as an alum, former staff member, or partner in the community.

• Strong experience with Science of Reading and LETRS training

• Strong experience with Special Education

DURATION

• Up to 30 hours a month September 2025- May 2026

YOUR COMPENSATION

The applicable salary range for each U.S.-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost-of-labor index in that geographic area. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. The expected salary ranges for this role are set forth below. These ranges may be modified in the future.

• Tier A: $41.54 / hourly

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