Instructional Coach & RTI Intervention Specialist

The Illinois Association of School Administrators; Champaign (IL); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Sign-On Bonus

Relocation assistance up to $2000

NB certification stipend

Job summary

Champaign Unit 4 Schools is seeking an RtI Interventionist/Instructional Coach to lead coaching, co-planning, and side-by-side instruction that improves student learning across multiple grade levels. The role emphasizes data-informed decisions, performance assessments, and collaboration with building PLCs.

Responsibilities include modeling effective teaching, conducting classroom observations, and supporting curriculum implementation while advancing district initiatives and staff development for

Qualifications

• Holds valid, appropriate teacher licensure.
• Minimum of five (5) years successful classroom/literacy teaching experience.
• Is well versed in effective, research-based instructional strategies and interventions.
• Can effectively model, observe, and conference with colleagues.
• Has successful experience working with diverse student populations and with using a variety of resources to meet student needs.
• Has the ability to demonstrate knowledge in a variety of content areas, especially math, reading, and writing.
• Has knowledge of adult learning theory and its application to practice.
• Has knowledge of data collection, analysis, and usage to ensure high fidelity implementation of instruction and intervention.
• Has knowledge of and experience using formative and benchmark assessment data to make data informed and data driven instructional decisions to improve student achievement.
• Can effectively facilitate and/or lead collaboration teams and building level professional development.

Responsibilities

• Conferences with and sets individual goals with teachers.
• Co-plans/co-teaches and engages in side‑by‑side coaching to enhance student learning.
• Directly instructs whole classes or groups of students to model and demonstrate effective teaching practices while the primary teacher observes the lesson.
• Conducts classroom observations with the purpose of providing instructional support and program improvement.
• Uses meaningful formal and informal assessments to support differentiation, student engagement, and data‑based decision‑making across grade levels and disciplines.
• Has knowledge of designing performance assessments and provides guidance to teachers in the development of performance assessments.
• Assists teachers in gathering and interpreting student assessment data in order to differentiate within the classroom, to facilitate the Response to Intervention process, and to inform instructional practice.
• Supports teachers in the implementation of District adopted curriculum, materials, and instructional strategies that have proven to increase student achievement.
• Assists teachers in the development of differentiated lessons with higher‑order learning activities.
• Plans for and supports building and district professional development and instructional initiatives.
• Provides staff development focused on effective instructional strategies and data‑based decision making support to individual teachers, teams, and small and large groups.
• Assists in organizing and arranging classrooms that facilitate learning.
• Assists teachers in creating a classroom culture and climate that is conducive to student engagement and learning.
• Models and demonstrates effective classroom management strategies and techniques.
• Offers feedback and actively engages in work with colleagues, especially novice teachers, around instructional practices and student growth.
• Maintains the confidence and privacy of individual teachers.
• Maintains an up‑to‑date coaching log and shares with coordinators and administrators
• Gathers data to report successes and challenges of the program to all stakeholders.
• Advocates for and spotlights growth and success of best practices.
• Meets regularly with teaching teams and the Principal(s) of their assigned school(s) to discuss the professional learning needs of the building(s) and how these relate to student learning needs and District initiatives.

Skills

Co-planning & coaching

Conferencing with teachers

Modeling teaching practices

Classroom observations

Data-informed instruction

Differentiation strategies

Adult learning theory

Education

Master's Degree

Reading Endorsement

National Board Certification

Teaching licensure

Job description

Champaign Unit 4 Schools is seeking an RtI Interventionist/Instructional Coach to lead coaching, co-planning, and side-by-side instruction that improves student learning across multiple grade levels. The role emphasizes data-informed decisions, performance assessments, and collaboration with building PLCs.

Responsibilities include modeling effective teaching, conducting classroom observations, and supporting curriculum implementation while advancing district initiatives and staff development for