Job Opening for Manager, Impact in Schools & Community in Teach For America (Los Angeles, CA)

The ideal candidate will be passionate for the job, with the ability to build relationships with our corps members and the many constituents that impact a corps member’s experience. You thrive in situations where you are able to build deep relationships in a short period of time and then leverage these relationships to do hard yet meaningful work. When things get hard and a corps member doubts their own leadership or impact, you will remain asset-based in your coaching and leverage your unshakable belief in your teachers to uplift them and motivate them as leaders in their classroom.
Coaches work together alongside a Coaching Director to see students growing academically and personally, including in their abilities to access opportunities and in their socio-cultural and political consciousness. This is how we know they are on a path of expanded life opportunities. You will be charged with the development of the corps members in your portfolio, ensuring that they achieve ambitious outcomes for students as anti-racist educators and develop the long-term leadership needed to fight for educational equity.
THE PERSON
Management and Coaching – 65%
Support a subset of corps members on a year-round basis and execute consistent short cycle coaching across multiple schools, grades and contents that strengthens corps member practice and impacts student outcomes
Plan on a quarterly basis towards end of year goals, including strategically calendaring school visits and coaching cycles.
Observe corps members live in action to help them connect their values and beliefs to their work, stay centered on their classroom visions, and learn critical instructional and leadership skills.
Provide adaptive leadership coaching to all corps members that is inclusive and differentiated based on each corps member’s vision and student data, school context and expectations, and student goals
Leverage networks of support around CMs (including local alumni, organization-wide resources, and partners) and foster the skills required for CMs to cultivate and access their own networks and develop as system-change leaders.
Consistently collect, analyze and apply quantitative and qualitative student achievement and corps members performance and experience data to set and hold high expectations, inform corps member development strategies, and achieve measurable progress toward your goals and your regional and team-level goals and key performance indicators.
Relationship Building – 20%
Deepen your understanding of your own identity by engaging in personal development around diversity, equity, and inclusiveness.
Build strong relationships with corps members through utilizing tailored approaches that supports corps members diverse needs
Build meaningful relationships with school level staff, administration and people in the community that may offer differing perspectives, to build a culture that celebrates unique contributions and unites people around shared values and common purpose.
Maintain consistent, clear, compelling, and timely communication with key stakeholders including corps members and alumni, your Manager, and your regional peers
Regional and Organizational Engagement – 15%
Collaborate with other Impact and New Teacher Pathway team members to analyze data, develop strategies, and support work toward regional and team-level key performance indicators
Participate in region- and organization-wide convenings, initiatives and events such as corps member selection, staff learning and development days, new corps member confirmation, and other regional events
Engage in national learning spaces, calls, and working groups
A Dynamic Role to Support Corps Members’ Unique Needs
The requirements of your role will look different with each season, shifting and evolving with the journey of the corps members you coach as they progress through each phase of their employment and leadership development.
In the late spring and summer, the Corps Member Coach facilitates meaning-making spaces to help corps members (CMs) synthesize the learning from national Pre-Service sessions, called the Centralized Learning Series. Additionally, the Corps Member Coach observes and supports new corps members during their practicum experience, providing 1:1 coaching and aligning group coaching spaces to corps members’ needs.
In the late summer and fall, Corps Member Coaches meet nationally standardized outcomes through the first 90 days of each CM’s first year of classroom teaching. Individualization and customization in how corps members experience their development will likely be necessary based on the context and performance of each CM.
Ongoing throughout the school year, regular principal and school partner check-ins will be integral to ensure well-informed support of each CM’s needs. CM data collection, analysis, and reporting out to both CMs and the regional team will also be a standard expectation of this role throughout the academic year. Corps Member Coaches will also be expected to complete standardized evaluations of CMs participating in the national AmeriCorps program.
THE MUST HAVES
Prior Experience
3+ years experience achieving ambitious outcomes as a classroom teacher in a low-income community required
Demonstrated commitment to anti-racist work and leading with diversity, equity, and inclusion
Instructional coaching or adult facilitation experience required
Teach For America alumni preferred
Work Demands
1-2 weekend events a month and evening work hours required
Ability to travel independently to multiple, potentially geographically distant school sites throughout the day and up to 5 days a week
Ability to navigate school facilities that may or may not be ADA-compliant
Skills
Ability to establish rapport quickly and build relationships across lines of difference
Previously demonstrated skills and belief in building relationships across lines of difference, connecting to adult learners, and creating and contributing to strong culture
Expertise in effective teaching practices
Proficiency in analyzing student data and proficiency in Excel preferred
Ability to operate with extreme comfort in settings that require you to be flexible and adaptive
Adeptness with Zoom and other virtual platforms
Strong organizational skills
Education
Bachelor’s degree required
THE TEAM
The Impact in Schools & Community Team supports and develops corps members and alumni throughout the Teach For America program continuum to cultivate the leadership we need for systems change in Los Angeles and beyond. The team is segmented into two smaller sub-teams (Pre-Service & In-Service), each aligned to a stage of the program experience. Collectively, the team stewards a program that strategically supports corps members in achieving dramatic outcomes for students and fosters the long-term leadership of our alumni. The In-Service Team is responsible for ensuring that corps members successfully complete our program as strong Culturally Responsive Teachers and stay engaged in our work as lifelong systems change leaders.
THE PERKS
By joining staff , you join a network of individuals committed to pursuing equity for all students and developing themselves as professionals in the process. We as an organization value the longevity of our employees and offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits plan. The salary for this position is also competitive and depends on your prior work experience. Please be advised, you will have an opportunity to discuss salary in more detail after you begin the application process.
NEXT STEPS
Interested in this position? Apply now! Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Apply. If you still have questions regarding the role, feel free to contact our recruitment team at StaffHiring@teachforamerica.org or visit www.teachforamerica.org/about-us/careers
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