Effectiveness Coach, Teach Minnesota

Effectiveness Coach, Teach Minnesota

Minneapolis or Saint Paul, MN

This position is based in a home office in Minneapolis or Saint Paul, Minnesota with frequent travel across the Twin Cities and surrounding areas 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.

TNTP's Teach Minnesota program is an alternative route to a career in teaching. Teach Minnesota’s first class of 30 Fellows started training in the summer of 2022, with a commitment to recruit cohorts with at least 50% of teachers identifying as a person of color. As we scale to 100 teachers by year three, Teach Minnesota has the capacity to shift the landscape of diverse educators in the Twin Cities by at least 10% over 5 years. Our teachers come from many walks of life, but most come from other careers; they are all committed to ending the injustice of educational inequity. The position is based out of a home office in Minneapolis or Saint Paul, with expected local travel 3 to 4 times per week and additional travel during the summer as needed.

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

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As an Effectiveness Coach, you will support Teach Minnesota's teacher development initiatives and academic consulting work by training and coaching current and aspiring teachers. You will facilitate relevant curriculum and instruction-centered professional development focused on preparing them to support the academic achievement of all students. 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.

The expected local travel for this role is 3-4 times per week with additional travel during the summer as needed. In addition, given our clients are throughout the Twin Cities and surrounding area, all candidates must have a valid Driver’s License (reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities).

Competencies and Experiences:

• Have classroom experience. Holds a bachelor's degree, at least three years of experience as a teacher of record and holds a professional teaching license in Special Education, elementary preferred and have a proven track record of raising student achievement.
• Believe that students’ and families’ cultural, linguistic, and holistic identities are an asset in the educational experience. You honor and attend to these identities 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 and expertise with Minnesota state standards and have 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 a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. You have an adept cultural understanding of yourself and use your understanding of yourself and others to build trusting relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• At least three years of teaching experience
• Prior experience developing and coaching teachers (preferred)
• 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) and/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)

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 alignment with experience, qualifications, and our commitment to equity in compensation. TNTP also offers 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 talent@tntp.org to request accommodation.

HOW TO APPLY

Submit your resume online through Workday. In your application, we will also ask you to answer brief questions about your interest in TNTP; your “why” matters to us! The priority application deadline for this position is May 23, though we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If you’re eager, you can preview here what to expect after you apply, and we’ll be in touch soon!