FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES - Effectiveness Coach, Early Literacy - Arkansas

TNTP The New Teacher Project; Arkansas; Remote; USD 67,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

TNTP is seeking Effectiveness Coaches for future opportunities in Arkansas. This role involves training teachers, enhancing curriculum delivery, and supporting educational initiatives across various school systems. The position requires frequent travel within Arkansas and a commitment to educational equity.

Benefits

Generous PTO

Comprehensive Benefits

Competitive Salaries

Qualifications

• At least five years of teaching experience, preferably in PK-2.
• At least three years of leadership experience in a school district.
• Prior experience developing and coaching teachers.

Responsibilities

• Train and coach teachers to enhance student achievement.
• Implement a data-driven coaching strategy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support progress.

Skills

Leadership

Data Analysis

Communication

Cultural Proficiency

Creative Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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Apply locations AR: Arkansas time type Full time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: July 1, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition id JR-1956

FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES - Effectiveness Coach, Early Literacy

Arkansas

NOTE: This posting is for future opportunities in Arkansas. We are actively building a pool of strong candidates for future Effectiveness Coach roles. If you are interested in being considered for possible upcoming opportunities, we encourage you to apply. This position is based in a home office in the U.S. (with a preference for Arkansas and Tennessee states). Frequent travel across the state of Arkansas, including urban and rural areas, is required.

WHO WE ARE

TNTP brings research, policy, and consulting together to reimagine America’s public education system. We are a fully remote, national organization of over 600 full-time TNTPers with expertise from a variety of fields, united by the vision to change outcomes for all students.

Working collaboratively, we dig into educators’ toughest challenges, and we provide actionable solutions grounded in evidence. This work takes place in schools and districts across the country, and our national position allows us to spot trends, collect and analyze data, and advocate for policy changes that introduce greater impact at scale. We work across sectors and partner with school systems to ensure that the 3.5 million young people who graduate high school every year have pathways to economic and social mobility.

Learn more about us , what we do , and working here.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As an Effectiveness Coach, you'll play a crucial role in advancing our mission. You'll be responsible for training and coaching both current and aspiring teachers, delivering professional development centered on curriculum and instruction to enhance student achievement. Our Consulting Division collaborates closely with teachers, school leaders, districts, and states to expand access to high-quality educational opportunities. By joining our team, you'll contribute to creating pathways that promote social and economic mobility for students across urban and suburban areas, including independent charter schools and charter networks in Arkansas.

Some responsibilities and duties may vary, but the role of an Effectiveness Coach includes:

• Implement a data-driven coaching strategy that supports retention and improved performance of teachers.

• Communicate and collaborate with key stakeholders – partners, principals, district staff and team members to support your progress.

• Identify innovative solutions for improving teachers’ overall performance to meet contract goals and ultimately provide strong responsive instruction to their students.

• Contribute to team/project goals, engaging in innovation in alignment with goals.

• Understand team and client priorities to effectively communicate aligned to team/project goals.

• Contribute to the design, implementation and management of Pre-Service Training (PST) for aspiring teachers.

• Design Standards-aligned, content-specific sessions for teacher professional development and certification requirements.

• Provide a supportive, engaging, high-quality, joyful and data-informed coaching experience for stakeholders.

• Play a supporting role in TNTP’s teacher development initiatives, proposing and crafting long-term, aligned teacher development strategies and services.

Our team members typically travel approximately 40% of the time, which translates to about 8-10 days per month providing onsite school support. In addition to providing ongoing virtual support, this travel schedule will fluctuate based on specific project requirements and client needs throughout the year. Your ability to adapt to changing schedules while remaining responsive to client priorities—always working within established budget and scope parameters—is essential for successful project outcomes. In addition, given our clients are all over the state of Arkansas, some in cities and some in rural locations, all candidates must have a valid Driver’s License (reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities).

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• At least five years of teaching experience, preferably in PK-2

• At least three years of leadership experience, preferably in a school district

• Prior experience developing and coaching teachers

• Proven track record of building trusting relationships with other adults

• Experience with deeper learning, school design, innovative models, and/or standards-aligned project-based learning, as well as cultural proficiency (preferred)

• Previous experience designing and facilitating professional development for teachers (preferred)

• Experience supporting multilingual learners (MLs) or students who receive special education services and knowledge on best practices to support these students (preferred)

• Strong creative instincts to develop new approaches, programs or initiatives with limited guidance and historical precedent

• Ability to track and analyze data on teacher and student performance to uncover trends and act strategically and effectively to improve results

• A commitment to constant learning and improvement in both your own work and the work of others. You thrive on feedback and implement it quickly to continually improve your practice

• Professional fluency in English and Spanish (preferred)

• Ability to travel frequently throughout the state of Arkansas, including urban and rural areas, required

Competencies and Experiences:

• Have classroom experience. You have at least five years of teaching experience, elementary preferred and have a proven track record of raising student achievement.

• Have leadership experience. You have at least three years of experience providing strong leadership in school district administration, including team management and strategic initiatives.

• Believe that students’ and families’ cultural, linguistic, and holistic identities are an asset in the educational experience. You honor and attend to all in your practice, and students are empowered and affirmed. You believe in the abilities of multilingual learners (MLs) and students receiving special education services and advocate for them.

• Understand quality curriculum and instruction. You have strong familiarity in literacy instruction, including how standards build over time, with expertise with Arkansas state standards and experience working with and coaching others using Tier 1 curriculum (highly preferred).

• Know great teaching when you see it. Whether you are watching a teacher deliver a lesson or looking at student performance data, you can identify where that teacher is effective and what s/he needs to do to improve immediately and in the long term.

• Develop teachers. You track and analyze teacher data, but it’s what you do with it that really has an impact. Based on your data analysis and what you see in the classroom, you identify new approaches to improve teacher performance under a quick timeline.

• Have stage presence. We’re counting on your strong facilitation skills and ability to expertly lead new teacher professional development.

• Be comfortable with the unknown. Ambiguity doesn’t scare you; just the opposite, you thrive on it. You are flexible and comfortable adapting your work to maximize your impact on students, first year teachers you coach and your team.

• Build meaningful relationships. You look for opportunities to connect with others to find out what really makes them tick and use those relationships as a strong foundation in your shared work, whether with a teacher, your teammates, or school and system leaders.

• Embrace necessary research to understand community in which they are being assigned to serve and demonstrate flexibility and meet the needs of the client. cross-cultural agility. Authentic self-reflection, self- awareness, and high emotional intelligence are central to who you are, and you utilize these skills to contribute to the success of the students and communities you serve. You have an adept cultural understanding of yourself and use your understanding of yourself and others to build trusting relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

WHAT WE OFFER

The salary range for this position is $67,661-$101,491 . New hires can typically expect a starting salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint ($67,661 - $84,576) in align ment with experience, qualifications, and our commitment to equity in compensation .

TNTP also offer s a compelling overall Total Rewards package, including competitive mid-market salaries , generous PTO, and comprehensive benefits, with a range of plans and programs designed to support the physical, mental, and financial wellness of employees and their dependents. We suggest learning more about our benefits !

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status, or any other protected category.

We also ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation for the interview process. Email [e-mail] to request accommodation.

HOW TO APPLY

By submitting your resume online through Workday, you'll be among the first to be considered should a role become available. In your application, we will also ask you to answer brief questions about your interest in TNTP; your “ why ” matters to us. We'll be in touch soon!

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Position Type:

Regular

TNTP is anequal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. TNTP does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, arrest record, conviction record, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of TNTP, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and administering all personnel actions, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs or terminations.

Applicants for employment with TNTP must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U . S .

About Us

A national nonprofit founded by teachers, TNTP believes our nation’s public schools can offer all children an excellent education. Today we’re a diverse team from a wide range of fields, united by a fierce commitment to helping school systems end educational inequality. We work at every level of the public education system to attract and train talented teachers and school leaders, ensure rigorous and engaging classrooms, and create environments that prioritize great teaching and accelerate student learning.