Crew Coach

Salary: $72,500 - $86,000

About NYC Outward Bound Schools

Why can’t school be more like an Outward Bound course? NYC Outward Bound Schools believes that students benefit greatly from tapping into the world beyond their classroom and their immediate community to partake in joyful learning experiences that can prepare them to thrive in community, college, and career. In partnership with the NYC public school system, NYC Outward Bound Schools is a non-profit organization that serves over 28,000 students in almost 80 schools across the five boroughs of New York City. NYC Outward Bound Schools provides opportunities for unique, liberatory, experiential learning for students in their social, emotional, and academic development. The organization supports NYC young people both by leading students in outdoor adventure programming that pushes beyond their traditional school experiences and also by coaching and supporting educators on how to incorporate lessons from these catalytic experiences within the classroom. Ultimately, our diverse and committed staff support NYC young people in unique ways to develop the knowledge and skills to lead with confidence and curiosity, persist in the face of challenges, and live fulfilling lives.

Role Summary:

The Crew Coach supports a number of schools in our network, supporting and coaching teachers and school leaders in deepening student belonging, agency, and engagement through Crew, our advisory and whole-school community building model. The Crew Coach supports professional development, curriculum development, and continuous improvement practices and processes for greater equity, deeper learning, and social, emotional, and academic development (SEAD). The Crew Coach builds the capacity of Crew Guides (i.e., the Crew point person at schools) and school leaders as they work towards increasing students’ sense of belonging through the implementation of Crew. This position is a full-time role reporting to the Director of Crew and working with a team of coaches who support the organization’s school-based programming. Coaches work predominantly in-person at assigned schools as well as remotely and/or out of our headquarters office in Long Island City.

Essential Functions:

• Support a network of schools implementing Crew as both a structure and ethos to support the social, emotional and academic development (SEAD) of young people
• Provide ongoing in-person and virtual coaching and support to Crew Guides throughout the year around:
  • Crew curriculum-writing
  • Staff Crew building
  • Crew logistics and structures
  • Training and supporting Crew Advisors
  • Providing resources and models for Crew and Crew facilitation, social-emotional learning, and restorative practices
  • Collecting feedback and measuring impact
  • Building engagement from Crew Advisors across the school
  • Planning and executing grade-level and schoolwide structures/rituals/events that embody the spirit of Crew
• Co-plan and deliver professional learning for teachers connected to Crew curriculum, lessons, materials and the ethos of Crew
• Engage school leadership in strategic planning aligned to the principles of of Crew
• Build and maintain strong coaching relationships with educators, school leaders, and other stakeholders to foster the structure and ethos of Crew at schools
• Lead an area of the team’s work, such as coaching support, professional development planning, or team facilitation
• Create and curate resources and tools for coaching and Crew
• Design and facilitate off-site professional development for partner school staff both during the school year and over the summer. 
• Plan and facilitate community building experiences for adults and students
• Facilitate the collection, analysis, and response to school’s participation and impact data
• Participate in the Crew Coaching team arc of learning and engage fully in the team's theory of action for improving educational equity in our partner schools, using a continuous improvement framework, both internally and externally, to understand the impact of crew implementation on student belonging and engagement
• Support other projects designed to improve equity and impact as needed 
• Participate in external and internal professional development opportunities and support structures 
• Center a commitment to equity and anti-racism in all communications, decisions, and initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Hold a strong commitment to educational equity for BIPOC youth, diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Demonstrate a dedication to our core values of community, courage, equity, integrity, and learning throughout all aspects of their work
• Demonstrate a passion for our mission and supporting New York City schools, their youth and educators.
• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in a K-12 school or an organization supporting K-12 schools
• Experience facilitating and/or coaching adults, preferred
• Ability to travel to and from schools in any of the five boroughs in NYC
• Successful completion of NYC Department of Education Background Check will be required 
• Ability to build trust, work collegially, and achieve influence across a wide range of diverse stakeholders.
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to work independently, prioritize, plan, and multi-task
• Outstanding organization, judgment, and problem-solving capabilities
• Flexibility, maturity, and ability to juggle competing priorities
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal; experience and skill in public speaking and presentations
• Excellent digital literacy skills, including but not limited to Microsoft Office and Google.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• HRA/FSA/Transit accounts
• Life insurance
• 403(b) with employer match after one year
• Generous PTO

Location:

• Hybrid position: Requires in school work and multiple days per week on site in Long Island City as outlined in the organization’s remote work policy.

NYC Outward Bound Schools is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination against, and harassment of, any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, military or veteran status, qualified individuals with a disability on the basis of the disability, or any other category which may be protected under applicable state or federal law.