Literacy Instructional Coach, K-4

Position Type:
Elementary School Teaching/Elementary - Grades K-4

Date Posted:
11/15/2024

Location:
MTM - 14 Brushy Plains Rd. Branford, CT 06405

Date Available:
Immediately After Filled

Closing Date:
Until FilledVACANCY NOTICE
2024 - 2025 School Year
November 15, 2024

Branford Public Schools
Literacy Instructional Coach, Kindergarten - Grade 4

Job Description: The Literacy Instructional Coach provides instructional coaching and teacher leadership in the area of literacy within Mary T. Murphy School. The coach also serves as a representative on the district leadership team.

Supervision received:

• Reports to the Director of Elementary Education and Building Principal

Essential Duties:

• Collaborate with teachers in identifying specific learning goals, as well as the strategies needed to meet those goals across all areas of literacy instruction.
• Analyze student performance data to guide coaching efforts and provide targeted support to teachers.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with teachers and foster a collaborative environment where teachers feel safe to share challenges and seek help.
• Plan, deliver, and/or organize professional learning for teachers that is relevant, practical, and directly tied to classroom practice.
• Provide colleagues with constructive feedback and encourage self-reflection among teachers to help improve their instructional strategies and adapt to student needs.
• Provide tailored support to meet the specific needs of individual teachers.
• Be well-versed in various instructional strategies and be able to model or demonstrate these strategies in the classroom.
• Engage in continuous professional learning that is relevant, practical, and directly tied to classroom practice or instructional coaching.

Employee Qualifications:

Current Connecticut certifications required:

Reading certification preferred (097 or 102);

Related elementary teaching endorsement

Minimum 5 years successful elementary teaching experience

Proven history of effective classroom teaching and/or coaching experience

Experience in multiple elementary grade levels preferred

Salary per Branford Education Association Contract:
$55,139 - 107,728 pending degree level

Start Date: Immediately After Filled
Open Until Filled

Interested candidates must complete the application online at
www.branfordschools.org
(Internal candidates should provide all the required information.)
Bilingual English/Spanish candidates encouraged to apply