JSL Coach Coach, Seasonal

Position Title: Junior Servant Leader (JSL) Coach, Seasonal

Reports To: Site Lead

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Rate: $35.00/hr

About The Center for Black Educator Development

The Center for Black Educator Development exists to (re)build a national Black Teacher Pipeline to achieve educational and racial justice by ensuring there is equity in the recruiting, training, hiring, and retention of quality educators that reflect the cultural background and share common socio-political interests of the students they serve. Launched in June 2019, the Center for Black Educator Development is revolutionizing education by dramatically increasing the number of Black educators so that low-income Black and other disenfranchised students can reap the full benefits of a quality public education. Learn about our key strategies to build a national Black Teacher Pipeline by visiting our website at www.thecenterblacked.org.

About the Position

As one of the Teaching Pathway programs that CBED offers, Freedom Schools Literacy Academy (FSLA) is a 4-week apprenticeship summer program that prepares high-school and college-aged aspiring educators by way of providing literacy intervention to elementary school scholars. Reporting to Site Lead, the Junior Servant Leader (JSL) Coach serves as an on-site instructional leader by owning the professional development of JSLs and the instructional integrity of programming. They provide individualized coaching to JSLs to ensure scholars are receiving high-quality small group literacy instruction and JSLs are equipped with black pedagogical understandings and instructional skills. Through participation in FSLA, it is our aim that high school students will strongly consider becoming future educational leaders. As such, the coach works to ensure this apprenticeship experience is enriching and rewarding for JSLs, being what might be their first exposure to the teaching profession.

This is an in-person seasonal position from Thursday, June 20th, 2024 to Friday, August 2nd, 2024. This includes 2 weeks of training and 4 weeks of programming. JSL Coaches are required to work Monday through Friday, from 7:45am-3:45pm.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise a cohort of about 6 JSLs toward program outcomes
• Co-lead literacy testing efforts, pre and post programming, with the support of the Implementation Manager
• Conduct classroom observations of JSLs and assist in their development of instructional competencies.
• Prepare for and lead 1:1 coaching sessions with JSLs
• Lead high-quality professional development sessions, as created by the Curriculum department
• Develop and support strategies to tackle any instructional challenges and implement plans to address them, in collaboration with the Implementation Manager
• Complete required data, coaching forms, and other deliverables in a timely manner to monitor and record JSL development and coaching strategy implementation
• Attend local field trips
• Actively participate in weekly 1:1s with Site Lead
• Support JSLs in the intellectual, emotional, and social development of their scholars
• Adhere to CBED’s FSLA policies and procedures with fidelity
• Other duties as required

Experience Expectations & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree with at least two (2) years of teaching experience with students of color that resulted in high student outcomes

• • At least two (2) years of experience coaching and mentoring teachers or youth preferred
  • Experienced with Google suite and data tracking systems
  • You are comfortable in giving clear and affirming feedback and implementing feedback given. You engage in constant reflection of your work–not just want you do but how you do it as well.
  • You are a results-oriented individual, a flexible thinker willing to do “whatever it takes.”
  • You are committed to advocating for black children, young people, and families.
  • You believe in FSLA’s mission and instructional model and have a ferocious desire to provide our students with a world-class education.

• You have a deep commitment to The Center’s mission, vision, and core values.