<p>Position Title: Elementary Math Instructional Coach</p> <p>Grade Level: K-5</p> <p>Teaching Certificate Required: Valid Indiana Elementary Teacher Certification</p> <p>Previous Teaching Experience Required: 3 years elementary teaching experience</p> <p>General Description of Position Duties:</p> <p>The Elementary Math Instructional Coach will provide instructional support and coaching for teachers as they work to ensure that each student is able to reach his or her academic potential. Their primary role is to work with teachers to support best practices in using data, provide analysis of school-wide trends in instruction, and make recommendations about potential next steps to address areas of need.</p> <p>As an advisor to teachers and administrators, the Math Instructional Coach is responsible for four main areas:</p> <ul> <li>Observe instructional delivery and providing feedback to enhance and support the development of each teacher's content area </li><li>Support teachers in the design of units and lessons to support curriculum </li><li>Analyze data to inform instruction and develop assessments to meet students' needs </li><li>Work with the academic staff to support best practices in the area of math instruction </li></ul> <p>Special Skills, Training or Aptitudes Required or Desire:</p> <ul> <li>Desire to work with adult learners, coaching teachers, and providing professional development </li><li>A deep understanding of current research regarding math, including the diagnostic teaching of math and math intervention </li><li>An understanding of the Indiana College and Career Readiness Standards for Math, and current trends and best practices in curriculum design and instruction </li><li>Strong record of helping students achieve academic success </li><li>Significant experience with math curriculum development and daily lesson planning </li><li>Multi-faceted, multi-skilled, resourceful, and willing to do whatever it takes to help students reach a level of academic excellence </li><li>Model positive and healthy character traits and habits, such as being organized, consistent, supportive and understanding </li><li>Possess integrity and commitment to the LCSC mission and willingness to serve the LCSC Community </li></ul> <p>Physical and Mental Efforts:</p> <ul> <li>This position requires a high level of physical and mental endurance. </li><li>Sitting in an office/classroom environment, performing tasks on a computer or other technical devices. </li><li>Frequent standing, particularly for sustained periods of time. </li><li>Frequent walking, moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one part of the building to another. </li><li>Constantly talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas to colleagues and/or students accurately, loudly, or quickly. </li><li>Ability to hear and listen to detailed information through oral communication. </li><li>Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. </li><li>Specific vision abilities required include close vision and distance vision. </li><li>Ability to handle and balance multiple demands at the same time. </li><li>The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. </li><li>Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. </li></ul> <p>Position Location: Two Elementary Math Coaches will be shared among the four elementary schools.</p> <p>Employee Benefits</p>