Middle School Instructional Coach

The role of the Instructional Coach is to build educator capacity and help educators continuously improve their instructional practices in line with International Baccalaureate (IB) pedagogy. The Instructional Coach models continuous improvement and helps educators and learners improve. Moreover, the Instructional Coach promotes reflection, provides guidance and structure where needed, and focuses on strengths, collaboration, and issues of concern. The Instructional Coach is responsible for ensuring high-quality instruction in classrooms through modeling, co-planning, co-teaching, and providing feedback to educators. The Instructional Coach demonstrates and models a passion for education, and learner and educator success. 

Responsibilities 

• Assist educators by coaching them on how to improve their teaching practice and learner performance 
• Develop a trusting and reflective professional partnership with educators
• Provide regular classroom-based coaching support to each educator 
• Model and demonstrate effective instructional practices
• Coach and assist educators with curriculum development, classroom management,  instructional strategies, assessment of learner performance
• Help educators improve their ability to understand, plan and assess learner progress toward meeting standards
• Improve educator's content knowledge, management and instructional strategies to better address the needs of all learners in a positive environment
• Support administrators in curriculum and instructional leadership
• Facilitate PLC and provides opportunities for peer reflection, collaboration, and  coaching
• Visit classes and observe all educators a minimum of one time per year 
• Observe educators new to GHA and those who are performing at an unsatisfactory or basic level as determined by Principals, Vice Principals, and Head of School through observations and feedback forms more than once per year and as often as necessary for educators to achieve proficiency performance levels
• Provide feedback to administrators on IB program effectiveness
• Participate in IB program evaluation processes
• Participate in orientation and professional development activities for educators
• Take a leadership role in professional development activities
• Establish and maintain clear communication and cooperative working relationships  with a variety of educators and groups
• Prepare reports and maintain program files and record-keeping systems for accountability
• Demonstrate a working knowledge and use of instructional strategies for working with  the diverse needs of learners in multiple content areas
• Plan and record monthly work schedule in an electronic calendar at least 30  days in advance

General Responsibilities

• Support, model, and promote the school's mission and vision
• Remain up to date with relevant pedagogy and current practices
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety, and confidentiality, and report all concerns to the appropriate person
• Maintain actively involved in a program of professional development to improve practice
• Create and manage relevant documentation and other administrative requirements 
• Maintain positive and productive relationships with learners, parents, educators, and support staff 
• Attend meetings and participate in events as required  
• Fulfill other responsibilities as required by the Principal