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Seeking Passionate Teachers and Instructional Coaches!      NMSI’s mission is to advance STEM education to ensure that all students, especially those furthest from opportunity, thrive and reach their highest potential as problem solvers and lifelong learners who pursue their passions and tackle the world’s toughest challenges. NMSI is seeking highly successful Pre-K-12 teachers and instructional coaches who are inspired by this mission to become members of our regionally based Coach corps. NMSI Coaches support our core programs—the College Readiness Program and Laying the Foundation —by delivering professional development for teachers or content support for AP students.   This is a temporary part-time position expected to end on May 31, 2021, with the possibility of continuation based on staffing needs . Coaches will be expected to travel at least 7-10 times per year and utilize their personal laptop for preparation and facilitation.   What You’ll Do     NMSI Coaches work with AP, Pre-AP, secondary, and elementary teachers and their students in online and face-to-face settings to improve teacher impact in advanced math, science, and ELA classrooms. Through working with teachers in the College Readiness Program and Laying the Foundation program, Coaches lead face-to-face and online cohorts of teachers in skill-building professional development sessions that focus on the development of teachers’ content, pedagogical content knowledge, instructional planning, assessment practices, and data analysis skills. Coaches help teachers identify student misconceptions, skill gaps, and learning needs to strengthen student performance in rigorous coursework.     In addition, NMSI Coaches facilitate virtual learning and collaboration sessions that support teachers’ ability to plan, execute, and adapt instruction. Using their knowledge of teacher goals, data, and instructional focus areas, Coaches assigned to work with teachers and students in NMSI’s College Readiness Program will support students during in-person and online content review sessions. Coaches model best practices for instruction of AP for teachers, and they will coach AP teachers to deliver their own student review sessions.    What are the details?   Coach and mentor teachers and students in online and face-to-face settings, while maintaining high levels rigor for both teacher-facing professional development and facilitation of student-facing review sessions   Coaches will be assigned training opportunities within NMSI’s core and custom programs based upon their content qualifications, adult facilitation and coaching experience, and proven success in improving student outcomes.     Provide targeted, actionable feedback to teachers on their practice of the techniques and strategies presented during PD sessions.     Have a deep understanding of teachers’ students and classroom complexities; be able to support teachers in the application of their own learning to classroom practice.     Promote a learning environment and mentorship for teachers and students that is anchored in self-reflection, culturally-responsive instruction that is aimed to accelerate student growth and achievement     Ensure the effective integration and implementation of NMSI training and resources in teachers' classrooms through coaching, modeling, and feedback     Support the creation, development, editing, and critical review of teacher- and student-facing content    Complete NMSI Train-the-Trainer professional development opportunities      Participate in regular data-sharing and planning meetings with NMSI staff    Serve as an ambassador for NMSI and NMSI's mission and values to the school communities in which they work, fostering a commitment to equity and access to rigorous coursework and creating educational environments in which students can thrive and reach their highest potential.     Other duties as assigned  What You Bring     We are looking for amazing teachers who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to support teacher and student learning. You’ll be right at home here if you learn from failure and have a growth mindset, cultivate strong relationships, and push yourself, your work and the people around you to the next level.      NMSI Instructional Coaches are experienced educators who demonstrate a track record of success working with students in high-need schools , hold high expectations for students and teachers, and have strong organizational and communication skills.     Qualifications         Experience : Deep knowledge of content and instruction, with at least 4 years of teaching experience in AP Science, Math, English, History, or Art courses, Pre-AP math, science, or ELA courses, or Pre-K-5 classrooms.        Other Preferred Experience: STEM-based learning experience, experience in high-need schools or with high-need populations, and a proven track record of raising student achievement is preferred.    AP Reader experience is preferred for Coaches who will work with AP teachers and students.    Experience coaching teachers in modifying, adapting, or extending curricula to better address student needs and facilitating professional development     Mission Focused: Strong belief in the ability of all students to achieve at high levels and willingness to advocate for equity and access in AP, Pre-AP, or other STEM programs and classrooms .   College-Readiness Guru : Strong familiarity and experience with state and national teaching standards as they relate to College-readiness standards, such as AP assessment frameworks, Common Core State Standards, and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)     Understand Effective Teaching : Immediate understanding of what effective teaching looks like and a deep commitment to the importance of effective and rigorous instruction     Expert Communicator: Ability to communicate direct feedback in a compelling way that inspires teachers to make immediate improvements to instruction that will accelerate their students’ achievement ; Strong written and oral communication skills     Flexible – You are comfortable working in an ambiguous environment with competing priorities   Growth Mindset : You learn from failure and crave feedback because you know that it makes you better; you are also eager to give feedback to your manager, team, and colleagues. Committed to ongoing training and education in adult facilitation   Committed: Ability to deliver a total of 10-28 days of teacher or student facing events over a calendar year.  Many events occur during the summer and on Saturdays, but some weekday school-year events may also need to be facilitated.       Next Steps    Prior to applying, please review the following questions. You will be prompted to answer these questions in 300     words or less in your application.     Describe a time you had to facilitate and encourage teacher reflection in a training room environment.  What are some techniques you employed to elicit reflective thinking from your participants?     NMSI coaches often must support teachers and students in regions where the school culture is much different from their own. How would you proceed in a training session where teacher participants are expressing controversial points of view and negatively impacting the training room dynamic?     What are some key differences to consider when facilitating adult learning vs. student learning?     You may be asked to complete a video interview upon completion of application.    Timeline      We anticipate sending out offer letters from the start of 2020 through mid-May. All candidates will be notified with a status update by mid-May.    Please note that the timing of your application submission will not directly correlate with how soon you will be notified. Thank you for your patience.     Want to learn more? Go to www.nms.org   The organization has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities.   Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.  National Math + Science Initiative (NMSI) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. NMSI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which we have employees. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.   

City Year Miami is seeking an Impact Manager (IM) who will lead and develop a team of AmeriCorps members (ACMs) as idealistic, emerging leaders and practitioners focused on strengthening schools and supporting students to improve performance. Reporting to an Impact Director and working from a partner school(s), the IM plays a critical role in implementing City Year's school-based Whole School Whole Child (WSWC) service model, mission, and practices. The IM is also an effective talent developer who will support AmeriCorps members through a challenging and rewarding year of service. This may be the job for you if: You lead through your connections with others, create spaces where individuals can flourish and grow, and support them to find meaning in their work. You are always learning. You work on your own growth and development and  authentically model that work for those you lead. You are a collaborative worker with a strong sense of ownership over your success, strategy to get there, and organization to execute on your plans. Job Responsibilities: AmeriCorps Member Experience Manage, coach, and develop up to AmeriCorps members though a personally rewarding year of service in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, where they achieve service performance and standards requirements while reaching their leadership development potential. Model leadership that is fueled by City Year's culture and values. Facilitate ongoing dialogues that empower AmeriCorps members to relate to our culture and values in personally meaningful ways. Build Conditions for Success in our Schools. Build and cultivate strong partnerships with teachers, principals, school officials, and other key decision makers and stakeholders. Manage implementation of partnership agreement between the school and City Year Miami. Ensure the necessary conditions and resources are in place for their team of AmeriCorps members to deliver attendance, behavior, and course performance interventions for students. Service Delivery & Impact Implement City Year's WSWC model with a high degree of quality to a targeted group of students at the right time, at assigned schoolhouse(s). Make data-informed decisions to ensure tutoring, classroom support, after-school programs, and school-wide initiatives align with the shared goals of the school/City Year partnership. Local and National Organizational Initiatives Support local recruitment and admissions on-boarding dates: ACM orientation and registration. Participate in site leadership opportunities, such as event committees and working groups. Assist with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day service projects, Opening Day, Annual Gala and other side-wide designated events. Attend overnight events including Summer Charger (a conference for all City Year Impact staff held in Boston for one week in the summer), and other local and national events. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce.   Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.

The mission of the Impact Manager (IM) role is to lead and develop AmeriCorps members as a City Year team of idealistic, emerging leaders and practitioners focused on strengthening schools and supporting students as directed by the WSWC missions and practices. Reporting directly to an Impact Director, the IM’s role plays a critical part in implementing City Year’s school-based WSWC service model. Job Description Service Delivery & Impact Implement City Year’s WSWC model with a high degree of quality to the right students, in the right time, at assigned schoolhouse(s). The IM will develop and manage partnerships with school administration and personnel to ensure the necessary conditions and resources are in place for AmeriCorps members to deliver attendance, behavior, and course performance interventions for students. AmeriCorps member Program Delivery & Experience Lead, manage, and coach a team of AmeriCorps members to achieve service performance and standards requirements and to reach their leadership development potential. Model leadership that is animated by City Year's culture and values, and create spaces that empower AmeriCorps members to access the power of our culture and values in personally meaningful ways.  The IM is also an effective talent developer who will lead AmeriCorps members to have a successful and rewarding year of service through civic engagement and a citizenship development curriculum. The IM will manage up to 20 City Year AmeriCorps members. Service Partner Management Build and cultivate strong partnerships with teachers, principals, school officials, and other key decision makers and stakeholders. Manage implementation of school partnership agreement and conditions for success. Qualifications Relationship Development : Demonstrated ability to develop and manage complex relationships with schools and community partners. Proven ability to have tough conversations and to hold staff accountable towards their performance goals.  Manage relationships with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders to help achieve service goals and AmeriCorps member development. Talent Development : Proven success managing diverse teams towards a common goal. History of coaching/leading young people between the ages of 17-24. Executes to Results : Must have a strong record of achieving transformational results with students from low-income communities, at the classroom, school, or network/multiple-school levels. Ability to problem solve, trouble shoot, and show creative problem solving when faced with perceived barriers. Communication : Ability to translate mission and vision from organization level to AmeriCorps members and talk about complex topics and parse them for specific audiences. Able to communicate effectively, efficiently, and with transparency to the right people at the right time to ensure success of our AmeriCorps members in service. Additional Required Experience and Qualities Needed: Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred; or equivalent work experience. Candidates with a background in education preferred. Sets high expectations for self and others s/he is leading and holds self and team accountable for performance goals. Able to develop diverse talent through performance plans, reviews, and leadership opportunities. Thrives in diverse, youthful, high energy, entrepreneurial, and fast-changing environment. Qualified applicants should complete the online application and attach a resume and cover letter.  Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.

Reporting directly to the Learning & Development Director, the Impact Coach ensures City Year AmeriCorps Members achieve school based results. This person would be responsible for partnering with the Learning & Development Director to coach a specific group of AmeriCorps Members throughout all aspects of their work with students across City Year’s program model, Whole School City Year is committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Whole Child, and focus on attendance, behavior and course performance initiatives (math and English, grades 3-9). This includes having a portfolio of six Duval County Public Schools, coaching staff members, and providing training to 100 AmeriCorps Members. In addition, the Impact Coach is responsible for the creation and/or improvement of Whole School Whole Child implementation tools and trackers used for formative and summative reporting as well as developing and facilitating content for trainings. The Impact Coach is the subject matter expert responsible for supporting our school based teams and ensuring we achieve positive student results throughout the fiscal year. Job Description During the year Impact Coach will ensure student level success by: 1. Supporting student level impact through coaching and supporting AmeriCorps Members and Impact Managers a. Providing one-on-one and team-level academic intervention training and support to AmeriCorps Members (roughly 6 schools per Impact Coach). Providing focused support to help AmeriCorps Members deliver quality tutoring to their students to help improve grades, assessments, behavior and overall success in school. b. Coaching Impact Managers to support AmeriCorps Members through observations and coaching sessions. Formal and informal observations completed on a monthly basis as well as follow-up observations as needed/recommended by Impact Manager or Impact Coach. Monthly/Bi-monthly check-ins with Impact Managers and Impact Directors to review progress made and additional areas to work on. Issue assessment report on challenges, achievements, best practices and lessons learned from observations, bi-monthly check-ins and trainings delivered. 2. Supporting overall service at City Year Jacksonville: a. Attending and reporting on service quality in Impact progress performance/data meetings and reviews b. Supporting execution of service assessments: Ensuring AmeriCorps Members are equipped to deliver high quality tutoring each year. Ensuring AmeriCorps Members understand assessment scores and incorporate that information into their session planning. c. Assisting Impact Department by conducting co-observations to demonstrate how to deliver feedback to AmeriCorps Members in order to achieve impact. Support achieving impact with additional service implementation concerns as needed. d. Assisting Impact Department by helping to diagnose service implementation issues and recommend solutions by observing service and reviewing data. e. Working with Managing Director of Impact, Impact Directors, Learning & Development Directors and the Learning & Development Village to help create and facilitate service-based learning and development sessions throughout the fiscal year. f. Building site capacity by focusing on an area of service Developing learning and development content related to that area of service. Delivering learning and development content related to that area of service to the larger City Year Jacksonville Corps. Identifying gaps in resources that need to be created or tweaked in assigned area of service. Leading a small group of AmeriCorps Members through deepening their knowledge and understanding of assigned area of service. Qualifications: In order to succeed in the Impact Coach role, a candidate must demonstrate proficiency in the following areas: Knowledge of education landscape, specifically instruction and school processes with regard to interventions. Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills. Ability to build relationships with AmeriCorps Members, students, teachers, staff, and school leadership. Ability to observe behavior and provide constructive feedback. Capable of analyzing data and making key recommendations for action steps Excellent written and oral communication skills. Skill in coaching others in instruction. Strong group facilitation and presentation skills. Ability to break down large concepts into teachable bits that others can internalize easily. Proven track record of reaching goals and producing high quality work products. Strong attention to detail and proven organizational and project management skills. Ability to manage self and multiple priorities. Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the work space. Experience required Bachelor’s Degree in education (or related field) or equivalent experience required, Master’s degree preferred 2+ years of teaching and/or instructional coaching experience Experience with adult learning (supervising student teachers, facilitating professional development or study groups at school or other organization) Knowledge of general curriculum (literacy and math preferred) and assessments Demonstrated success in differentiating instruction and improving student achievement Knowledge of Florida State Standards preferred Knowledge of standards-based assessments and instruction a must Must be proficient in MS Excel Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.