Elementary School Learning Coach

**REPORTS TO**: Elementary School Principal

**JOB GOAL**:
**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Curriculum and Instruction Coaching**

- Facilitate regular coaching cycles with K4-Grade 5 teachers to support professional growth and promote effective teaching practices

- Collaborate with teachers to plan lessons, strengthen unit plans, and implement curriculum with a focus on research-based instructional strategies

- Enhance teachers’ content knowledge and pedagogical skills through active coaching cycles

- Co-teach, co-confer, and micromodel lesson components to support instructional improvement

- Assist in designing lesson plans and creating instructional materials aligned with Standards Based Learning and Assessment principles

- Demonstrate exemplary teaching practices, particularly in standards-based learning and assessment, through model lessons

- Support differentiation strategies to meet diverse student needs

- Facilitate weekly collaborative planning sessions with grade-level teams to ensure vertical and horizontal curriculum alignment

- Reflect on coaching effectiveness and measure progress to refine practices

**Professional Development**

- Plan and lead professional development workshops tailored to teacher needs and school goals

- Actively participate in and contribute to professional learning communities

- Provide personalized coaching sessions to guide instructional growth and foster reflection

- Stay informed about emerging educational technologies and share best practices with faculty

**Assessment and Data Analysis**

- Support teachers in curriculum planning, assessment creation, and aligning instruction with standards across grade levels

- Analyze student performance data to guide instructional decision-making

- Facilitate the use of data management systems and establish protocols for effective data use

**Communication and Collaboration**

- Serve as a liaison between teachers and school leadership, ensuring alignment in curriculum implementation and instructional practices

- Maintain open communication with the Elementary School Principal and Director of Teaching & Learning

- Cultivate a positive and collaborative learning culture within the elementary school

**QUALIFICATIONS and SKILLS**:

- **Education**: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, or related field preferred

- **Experience**: Minimum 4 years of elementary classroom teaching experience

- **Expertise**:

- In-depth knowledge of US standards (e.g., Common Core, NGSS, ISTE)
- Proven experience with Standards-Based Learning and Assessment
- Strong background in educational technology integration and digital assessment methods

- **Skills**:

- Exceptional interpersonal and communication abilities
- Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities
- Detail-oriented and self-motivated
- Adaptability in a dynamic international school environment
- Growth mindset and commitment to continuous professional learning

**REQUIRED ATTRIBUTES**:

- Driven individual with a strong ability to take initiative

- Ability to build and sustain trusting relationships to foster a collaborative culture

- Commitment to supporting a community-oriented, inclusive learning environment

- Flexibility to adapt to the needs of an international school setting

**OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Participate in weekly school devotions and community activities

- Contribute to the broader school community through involvement in extracurricular activities

- Perform additional duties as assigned

**PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS**:

- Ability to lift and carry instructional materials

- Mobility to navigate school premises, including stairs

- Availability to travel independently for professional development opportunities locally and internationally