Director of Teacher Support (Massachusetts)

Position : Director of Teacher Support, Massachusetts

Position Type: Internal-External

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Reports to: Ainsley Robles, Senior Director of Teacher Support, Massachusetts

Start date: September/October 2024

Location: Massachusetts

Salary Range: $80,000-$81,500 is the hiring salary range (i.e. the range a candidate would be offered to start).

About OneGoal

OneGoal transforms postsecondary advising and support so that every student can define their own future. Together with our partners, we're building a movement to close the opportunity gap. We work side-by-side with partner schools and districts to build their knowledge and capacity. The result is more equitable and effective support for all students. Our unique approach, honed over 15 years, prioritizes strong human relationships. And it's proven to deliver real student impact . 81% of OneGoal high school graduates enroll in a postsecondary institution, and 73% of those students persist one year after high school graduation. An independent study by the University of Chicago found that OneGoal students are about 40% more likely to earn their postsecondary degrees than students from similar backgrounds. We are looking for individuals to join us in our pursuit of equity.

The Person
As the Director of Teacher Support, your mission is to coach our Program Directors (teachers) to successfully implement the OneGoal Program with fidelity. With your guidance and leadership, our teachers will build expertise in our model, develop key mindsets, and activate their many talents to ensure each OneGoal Fellow (student) in their class has an opportunity to pursue their highest postsecondary aspirations. To this end, you will internalize our OneGoal curriculum, leverage our data systems, and collaboratively plan for a series of engaging student and teacher-facing events. As an instructional leader, you will also identify opportunities to strengthen our culturally-relevant curriculum with modifications that customize our Fellows' experience and maximize student outcomes.

You will do this by:

Providing differentiated support to Program Directors to ensure strong program delivery in service of our students' pursuit of their highest postsecondary aspirations (40%)

• Build trusting relationships with Program Directors and leverage training, observations, and 1:1 coaching as the key drivers to influence your portfolio of teachers to deliver the OneGoal course and maximize student impact
• Provide ongoing and reactive support to Program Directors to ensure they feel affirmed and supported to customize the OneGoal experience of their Fellows to fit their school's context
• Collaborate with Program Directors to develop and implement data-based short-term and long-term strategies to meet year-end goals
• Collaborate with our internal team to develop professional learning and training for teachers that is based in culturally relevant practices and trains them to best leverage the OneGoal curriculum in their classroom, with a particular focus on blended learning using our learning management system

Analyzing data to inform your coaching and training strategy (25%)

• Collect both quantitative and qualitative data and use Salesforce and PowerBI for analysis and reflection, to inform adjustments to your coaching and training strategy
• Communicate progress to goal trends and insights to relevant internal stakeholders

Collaborating with regional and national staff, committing to aligned strategies to achieve our team's program outcomes (20%)

• Review curriculum, provide feedback and seek opportunities to modify to fit local postsecondary landscape and opportunities
• Consistently participate in role applicable staff development opportunities provided by the National Program Team. This includes our OneGoal Staff Experience online training modules, Summer & Winter Program training, and working groups.
• Engage in cross-team collaboration to work on special projects and regional goals.

Contributing to Regional Team Responsibilities (15%)

• Serve as an active member of the Massachusetts Program Team, Teacher Support Subteam and participate in regular region-wide team meetings, stepbacks and retreats
• Build strong relationships with key OneGoal national team stakeholders across the organization to achieve outcomes

The Director of Teacher Support is likely to see himself/herself/themselves in the following examples as they are designed to help you determine if this opportunity aligns with your own passion, purpose, skills, and experiences.

You believe deeply in our Fellows and Program Directors.

• You know that if provided with appropriate coaching and training, educators in Massachusetts are ready, willing, and able to support Fellows as they face systemic barriers and set their postsecondary visions and take the steps to realize those visions.

You believe in the power of coaching, and are skilled at building transformative relationships where you work.

• You believe relationships lead to results, and that your impact can be greater when you empower others, that all teachers have the ability to be great, and that even great teachers can achieve more with additional resources and support.
• You build relationships quickly, consistently, and authentically.
• Your ability to build strong relationships allows you to convince others to pursue a particular course of action, and ensure that our community of schools and Program Directors see you as an ally and support in their work.

You excitedly identify and confront challenges and opportunities.

• You see challenges as opportunities to take your critical thinking skills and impact to the next level. You operate with a strong sense of personal responsibility when it comes to solving challenges.
• You analyze data and marshal resources to ensure our students and school partners have what they need to make their greatest postsecondary aspirations possible.
• You are passionate about collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data to assess the impact of an intervention and leveraging that information to inform and improve practice.

You value working collaboratively and innovatively.

• You constantly strive to learn from and share learnings with your teammates, no matter your current knowledge or experience.
• You do not simply execute pre-existing practices; instead, you thoughtfully evaluate the OneGoal program and identify ways to elevate our program's effectiveness.

You are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

• You share our commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• You seek to understand and celebrate the unique identities of all people, and advocate for and elevate the voices of marginalized people and communities especially those from which our Fellows come.
• You integrate your knowledge, skills and mindsets related to diversity, equity, and inclusion into every aspect of the work.
• You continuously build your understanding of privilege and oppression especially within the context of our country, education system, and college divide.

Qualifications:

• Lived experience of the Fellows we serve (Preferred)
• Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• At least two years prior teaching experience or working in direct service with young people with demonstrated results ( Preferred)
• Experience developing curriculum ( Preferred ), experience with high school level curriculum ( A Plus) .
• Experience coaching teachers ( Preferred)
• Experience with blended learning ( optional ); experience with Canvas or other online learning management systems ( A Plus) .
• Knowledge of Massachusetts education landscape (Highly Preferred)
• Position requires some travel to school partners throughout Massachusetts; a valid driver's license + access to a vehicle is required

Thinking Of Applying?

Research shows that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you are excited about the role and see connection with what we are looking for, but don't meet every single requirement, we'd encourage you to apply anyway. Please on the "Apply For This Job Now" link below to submit your application.

Our Team

Guided by a clear set of core values and beliefs , you will join an impressive group of more than 200 OneGoal staff across the country who believe in the untapped potential within students. The OneGoal team challenges themselves and others to regularly ask, "Is there a better way?" You believe in an inclusive and culturally competent society and the essence of our commitment to diversity and inclusion. We believe that in order to create the change we seek, each person we hire brings a remarkable and diverse set of experiences, skills and characteristics that individually and collectively, will contribute to the radical change needed to move us towards a more equitable and just nation.

The Tangible Good

OneGoal offers competitive compensation based on the market for nonprofits our size. Our benefits package* includes: over eight weeks of paid time off (or 43 business days), between vacation days, wellness time, and holidays; paid medical or parental leaves should you have need; medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance; as well as a 401(k) with a 3% match.

We believe in compensating staff members fairly in relation to each other, their qualifications, and their impact on behalf of the organization, and take internal and external equity seriously. Given our commitment to equity, OneGoal does not negotiate salary offers; instead each salary offer is determined carefully using external and internal benchmarking. You will have an opportunity to discuss salary in more detail after you begin the hiring process.

*OneGoal reserves the right to change benefits at anytime according to business need.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to submit an application or to participate in the application or interview process, please reach out to our Human Assets Team to request an accommodation. Our Human Assets Team can be contacted at 773-321-2630 or [email protected] .

OneGoal is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of actual or perceived sex, race, color, ancestry, citizenship, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, disability (mental or physical), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, parenthood, genetic characteristic or information, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law.