Instructional Coach

Montgomery-Public-Schools; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Ins.

Retirement plan / 401(k)

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Job summary

Covenant Academy of Mobile is seeking an Instructional Coach to work directly with teachers to improve instruction and student achievement in Mobile, AL. The role requires a valid Alabama professional certificate and at least five years of teaching experience.

The coach will model literacy and core academic practices, provide classroom coaching, and support Tier 1 instruction while leading professional learning and data-driven feedback with staff.

Qualifications

• Hold a valid Alabama professional certificate in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education.
• Minimum of five years of successful teaching experience in EC, Elementary, Secondary, or Special Education.
• Demonstrate expertise in instructional strategies, intervention, and data-driven instruction.
• Master’s degree or completion of state-recommended professional development frameworks in curriculum and instruction.

Responsibilities

• Assist the principal in advocating, facilitating, and monitoring instructional strategies that improve student achievement across all demographics.
• Develop and implement instructional strategies that support differentiated instruction for remedial, average, and advanced students.
• Provide strategic classroom coaching, modeling, co-teaching, and follow-up to build literacy capacity.
• Support Tier 1 core instruction to prevent students from falling behind.
• Lead schoolwide professional learning and job-embedded assistance such as modeling lessons and data-driven observations.
• Analyze formative benchmarks and student work to identify misconceptions and guide instructional decisions.
• Coordinate family and community engagement opportunities for student learning.
• Participate in district/regional site visits and professional development to meet goals.

Skills

Instructional strategies

Data-driven instruction

Differentiated Instruction

Classroom coaching

Tier 1 Instruction

Education

Alabama professional certificate

Master's degree or completed state professional development frameworks

Job description

Instructional Coach

Position Start Date: November 1, 2026

About Covenant Academy of Mobile (CAM):

Covenant Academy of Mobile is the area's first elementary charter school that opened on August 8, 2023, with grades K–5th. During the 2027–28 school year, 8th grade will be added, and thereafter, a new grade level will be added yearly until 12th grade is established. The school serves approximately 460 students. Covenant Academy of Mobile provides a "non-traditional" education that prepares students in a S.T.E.A.M. environment to be leaders in a globalized world.

Mission:

To create and maintain a positive learning environment that promotes relevant and engaging learning, inspires students to be ambassadors of good character, empowers students to develop skill sets and a passion for lifelong learning. By maintaining this environment, we provide opportunities for our students to be productive and caring contributors in a changing world.

We are committed to empowering all students to take ownership of their learning, so they can prepare for success as leaders in a globalized world. Through the efforts of dedicated teachers, administrators, parents, and mentors, all students will be challenged and motivated in an environment that facilitates growth and success.

Personal Attributes:

• Support the mission and vision of our school.
• Set and work to attain high goals for our students and themselves.
• Ready to be a part of a collaborative team.
• Open to receiving coaching and support.
• Demonstrate initiative, persistence, and resiliency.
• Result-oriented and a reflective learner.

Minimum Qualifications:

An Instructional Coach shall have all the following minimum qualifications:

• Hold a valid Alabama professional certificate in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education.
• Have a minimum of five (5) years of successful teaching experience as an early childhood, elementary, secondary, or special education teacher.
• Demonstrate expertise in instructional strategies, intervention, and data-driven instruction.
• Hold a Master’s degree or have completed state-recommended professional development frameworks in curriculum and instruction.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The primary role of the Instructional Coach is to work directly with teachers to improve instruction and student achievement. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Administrative & Strategic Support: Assists the principal in advocating, facilitating, and monitoring instructional strategies that improve student achievement across all student demographics.
• Differentiated Instruction: Assists teachers with the development and implementation of instructional strategies that support differentiated instruction to meet the needs of remedial, average, and advanced students.
• Classroom Coaching: Provides strategic classroom coaching, modeling, co-teaching, and ongoing follow-up to develop model literacy and core academic classrooms to build school-based literacy capacity.
• Tier 1 Instruction: Supports the improvement of core instruction with an emphasis on Tier 1 systems to ensure students do not fall behind.
• Professional Learning: Facilitates schoolwide professional learning, including job-embedded assistance such as joint preplanning, modeling lessons, targeted data-driven observations, and collaborative debriefing.
• Data Analysis: Assists teachers and grade-level teams in analyzing formative benchmarks, screeners, and student work samples to identify student misconceptions, target learning deficits, and provide real-time feed-forward instructional choices.
• Family & Community Engagement: Advocates, plans, and coordinates opportunities, in conjunction with the school principal, for school-based family and community engagement in student learning.
• Professional Growth: Participates actively and cooperatively in district and regional educational specialist site visits and professional development to meet state, district, and school goals.

Job Details & Benefits:

• Job Type: Full-time (8-hour shift, Monday to Friday)
• Pay: $48,358.00 - $70,000.00 per year
• Work Location: In person (Mobile, AL 36693)
• Ability to Relocate: Mobile, AL 36693: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Retirement plan / 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance