District-Wide Instructional Coach — Part-Time Leader

Wilson County Schools, TN; Lebanon (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Wilson County Schools in Lebanon, Tennessee, invites applications for a District-Wide Instructional Coach (Part-Time). The coach will provide flexible, job-embedded, non-evaluative coaching to teachers and administrators to strengthen instructional practice and align with district priorities.

Responsibilities include modeling instruction, data-informed planning, PLC facilitation, and collaboration with district leaders to support schoolwide instructional priorities.

Qualifications

• Holds a bachelor’s degree and a valid Tennessee educator license or another credential authorized by Tennessee law.
• Has at least five years of successful teaching experience; experience in instructional coaching, school leadership, or district-level support is preferred.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Tennessee Academic Standards, effective instruction across grade levels and content areas, assessment, differentiation, and data-informed planning.
• Demonstrates skill in adult learning, instructional coaching, collaborative planning, modeling, co-teaching, reflective feedback, professional learning communities, and professional development.
• Can support administrators with instructional leadership practices, including planning professional learning, facilitating data conversations, and supporting schoolwide instructional priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provides non-evaluative coaching and professional support to teachers and administrators based on district, school, and individual needs.
• Partners with teachers to strengthen instructional practice through coaching cycles, collaborative planning, modeling, co-teaching, classroom visits, and reflective conversations.
• Supports administrators in advancing schoolwide instructional priorities, including planning professional learning, facilitating data conversations, and strengthening instructional leadership practices.
• Models standards-aligned, evidence-based instruction and leadership practices when appropriate.
• Supports the effective use of district-adopted high-quality instructional materials, curriculum resources, pacing expectations, and Tennessee Academic Standards.
• Facilitates coaching conversations that help educators identify strengths, set goals, consider next steps, and assess the impact of changes on student learning.
• Supports teachers and administrators in analyzing formative, summative, benchmark, screening, progress-monitoring, and state assessment data to guide instruction and monitor student progress.
• Assists school teams with collaborative planning, professional learning communities, data teams, and other structures that promote instructional alignment and shared responsibility for student learning.
• Supports differentiation and the selection of appropriate scaffolds, enrichment, interventions, and access supports for students with varied learning needs.
• Provides or supports professional learning on instructional strategies, curriculum materials, assessment, technology, classroom management, literacy, numeracy, and other district priorities.
• Supports new and developing teachers and administrators through modeling, planning, resource selection, coaching conversations, and job-embedded learning.
• Collaborates with district leaders, school administrators, instructional coaches, supervisors, coordinators, interventionists, and other staff to connect district priorities with school needs.
• Conducts non-evaluative classroom visits, learning walks, or instructional reviews for coaching and professional learning purposes and provides timely, actionable feedback.
• Identifies instructional trends and professional learning needs from coaching, school visits, and student-learning evidence, and shares relevant patterns with appropriate district and school leaders.
• Participates in district meetings, professional learning, coaching networks, curriculum training, and other activities necessary to support the position.
• Maintains dependable attendance and travels among district schools and meeting locations as required by the part-time schedule.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Teaching experience

Instructional coaching

Data-informed planning

Professional communication

Interpersonal skills

Adult learning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tennessee educator license

Job description

Wilson County Schools in Lebanon, Tennessee, invites applications for a District-Wide Instructional Coach (Part-Time). The coach will provide flexible, job-embedded, non-evaluative coaching to teachers and administrators to strengthen instructional practice and align with district priorities.

Responsibilities include modeling instruction, data-informed planning, PLC facilitation, and collaboration with district leaders to support schoolwide instructional priorities.