Instructional Coach - Department of Professional Development - 2026-27 School Year Only
On-siteCharlottesville, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Collaborate with teachers through listening and questioning to formulate next steps and solutions while co-developing lesson plans based on student needs. Facilitate school-based, high-quality, job-embedded professional development by observing instruction, modeling instructional strategies including technology integration, and supporting teachers as they analyze student work. Engage in reflective conversations to build professional relationships and develop student-centered goals to increase achievement. Support collaboration across schools and facilitate Professional Learning Communities where groups analyze data. Maintain professional relationships with teachers and leaders throughout the School Division while attending meetings outside normal duty hours. Travel to school sites throughout the County and occasionally statewide or regionally.
Required Qualifications
- Current understanding of culturally responsive teaching practices
- Engages in reflective conversations with teachers
- Builds and maintains professional relationships with teachers
- Collaborates with teachers through listening and questioning to formulate next steps and solutions
- Supports collaboration across schools
- Develops student-centered goals with teachers in order to increase student achievement
- Facilitates school-based, high-quality, job-embedded professional development
- Engages in ongoing professional development to acquire contemporary global learning knowledge and skills necessary to effectively impact the instructional practices of teachers
- Demonstrated deep expertise in one or more of the following areas: adult learning theory, how students learn and process literacy and numeracy, pedagogy, content knowledge, and implementation of ACPS guaranteed viable curriculum and associated resources and programming
- Demonstrated knowledge and use of a rich array of instructional approaches, resources, and technologies
- Demonstrated commitment to understanding action research and inquiry as processes for building instructional capacity
- Demonstrated skills in analyzing and using data for instructional decision-making
- Demonstrated interpersonal, problem solving, and organizational skills required to effectively facilitate coaching and staff development
- Ability to design and implement high quality job-embedded professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of equity issues in school cultures
- Knowledge and skills to support teachers in implementing the Framework for Quality Learning, the domains and standards of the Educator Performance Appraisal, and the protocols and purpose of Professional Learning Communities
- Currently possesses or is working towards ACPS Culturally Responsive Teaching credential
- Five years teaching experience required
- Virginia professional teaching certification required
- Frequent travel to school sites throughout the County and occasional statewide or regional travel is required
- Attendance to meetings outside the normal duty hours is sometimes required
Desired Qualifications
- Tenure in ACPS preferred
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