Instructional Coach: Elevate Teaching & PLC Leadership

School Blueprint; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Gestalt Community Schools is seeking an Instructional Coach to work with teachers, guiding classroom practice and professional development across the district.

You will facilitate PLCs, support curriculum alignment to standards, model instruction, and provide feedback to improve student achievement while collaborating with school leaders.

This role requires strong content knowledge, effective communication, and a commitment to adult learning theory.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of teaching experience at Levels 4-5 with demonstrated competency of gap closure
• Ability to manage several projects and meet deadlines
• Experience presenting and working with adult teachers
• Knowledge of adult learning theory
• Ability and desire to motivate adult learners to improve professional practices
• Initiative to develop systems and structures to improve teacher practices within your school
• Strong content knowledge and teaching pedagogy
• Working knowledge, understanding, and belief in the GLOE & Curriculum Frameworks, Common Core
• State Standards and ACT College Readiness Standards
• Effective written and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

• Facilitate teacher’s understanding and implementation of the Common Core State Standards, ACT College Readiness Standards by developing and executing school-wide PLCs
• Facilitate the implementation of Curriculum Frameworks through training and observational feedback
• Create learning plans for teams and/or teacher(s) aligned to school academic goals
• Support teachers’ AMO and personal goals by using coaching strategies that gradually release responsibility for implementing instructional practices to the teacher (ex., co-planning, modeling, co-teaching, side-by-side coaching, and observing)
• Consistently analyze teacher practice through ongoing classroom observations, data analysis, and examination of student work
• Provide clear and direct feedback to teachers based on analysis of practice and data
• Works with school principals and deans to create, develop and implement academic goals
• Co-Present during New Teacher Seminar & GCS Educator’s Conference
• Attends monthly Coaching Meetings
• Instructional Coache (IC) reports to the school principal.

Skills

Teaching

Project management

Public speaking

Adult learning theory

Curriculum frameworks

Communication

Job description

Gestalt Community Schools is seeking an Instructional Coach to work with teachers, guiding classroom practice and professional development across the district.

You will facilitate PLCs, support curriculum alignment to standards, model instruction, and provide feedback to improve student achievement while collaborating with school leaders.

This role requires strong content knowledge, effective communication, and a commitment to adult learning theory.