[YEP-DC] School Partnerships Coach at Flamboyan Foundation

Flamboyan Foundation

School Partnerships Coach

Job Description

 

Position Summary

Flamboyan Foundation seeks a collaborative, outcomes-oriented School Partnerships Coach who will lead a significant portion of our family engagement work with public and public charter schools in Washington, D.C.  Specifically, the School Partnerships coach will manage a portfolio of 6-10 Family Engagement Partner schools, as well as support the development of family engagement practices and tools that partners can use.

The ideal candidate brings a successful track record as an educator, strong project management skills, coaching and training experience, and a passion for family engagement that accelerates student learning. Successful candidates thrive in collaborative, supportive, fun environments while valuing hard work and achievement of results. 

This position reports to the Director of Principal Curriculum and Coaching of Flamboyan Foundation in Washington, D.C.

 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Principal coaching/training

·         Serve as Flamboyan's lead point of contact with school leaders in each partner school;

·         Use data and program rubrics to determine areas of strength and growth for partner schools and use this information to facilitate goal-setting and action-planning with school leaders;

·         Provide concrete feedback, suggestions, and support to help school leaders meet Measures of Success and maximize the impact of the work;

·         Guide school leaders to effectively plan and manage partnership activities and deliverables on time and with quality;

·         Advise school leaders on planning  and improving family engagement training, practice, observation-feedback, and debrief sessions with teachers at their school;

·         Observe and provide feedback to school leaders on family engagement activities and professional development at the school; and

·         Facilitate meeting and observation opportunities for school leaders from different schools to learn and share together.

 

Teacher coaching/training

·         Serve as Flamboyan's lead point of contact for teachers in each partner school;

·         Ensure teachers at each partner school have the guidance and support they need to implement the partnership's family engagement practices with quality;

·         Facilitate or co-facilitate family engagement training, practice, observation-feedback, and debrief sessions with teachers;

·         Observe and provide feedback to a sampling of teachers at each partner school as they engage families;

·         Deeply understand the barriers teachers face to engaging families and generate creative solutions to help them overcome those barriers; and

·         Identify teachers at each partner school who excel at effectively engaging families and/or are passionate about the work and support them to share their expertise and lessons learned with others.

 

Program design & coordination

·         Develop expertise in family engagement and the family engagement strategies supported at partner schools;

·         Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Family Engagement Partnership's overall design and approach;

·         Contribute to the creation of session scripts, tools, videos, and other curriculum materials to support teachers' family engagement practices;

·         Contribute to the creation of session scripts, tools, videos, and coaching protocols to support principals to lead and manage family engagement in their schools;

·         Coordinate payment, procurement, and data collection logistics for partner schools with Flamboyan operations team members;

·         Coordinate principal and teacher guidance and training for partner schools with Flamboyan program quality team members;

·         As needed, liaise with staff at Charter Management Organizations and/or D.C. Public Schools; and

·         Share learning with Flamboyan team members and develop and recommend improvements to the work.

 

Education and Experience

·         Minimum of 4 years relevant professional experience

·         Teaching experience in an urban setting required with education experience in Washington, D.C., preferred

·         Teacher leadership or instructional coaching experience required, with experience in school leadership or principal coaching preferred

·         Experience using family engagement to improve student outcomes required

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

·         Ability to drive change in others without a direct reporting relationship

·         Training and meeting facilitation skills

·         Skills in project management in a team environment

·         High standard of quality and attention to detail

·         Passion for family engagement

·         Excellent and concise communicator, both in writing and in speaking

·         Results-orientation with skills identifying outcomes and backwards-planning from those outcomes

·         Ability to analyze problems and identify solutions independently and collaboratively

·         Good sense of humor, diplomatic, and cooperative spirit

 

Compensation

 

Salary is based upon experience and includes a complete benefits package.

 

How to Apply

Please email your cover letter and resume to jobs@flamboyanfoundation.org. Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis until the position is filled. Applicants should include the words "School Partnerships Coach" in the subject line of the email.

Flamboyan Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

About Flamboyan Foundation

Flamboyan Foundation envisions a day when children in Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico receive a world-class education.  To make this vision a reality, Flamboyan brings strategic leadership and investment of time and money to solve some of the most deeply rooted educational challenges. We study the issues and work with our partners to develop creative solutions and put ideas into practice. We constantly learn from our experiences and adapt our work accordingly. The cornerstone of Flamboyan's approach is hands-on, purposeful collaboration with nonprofits, school districts, educators, government and community leaders who share our commitment to and focus on achieving ambitious results to improve children's learning.

 

In Washington, D.C., we are working to improve student outcomes by transforming the way families and educators work together.  Research consistently shows family engagement accelerates student learning. However, districts, schools and teachers often do not know how to best partner with families and provide the information and support needed to help children succeed. We work with educators and other partners to learn about the most effective approaches to family engagement. We then build the capacity of teachers, school leaders and districts by providing the training, resources and on-the-ground support they need. We also invest in education advocacy efforts that enable families to attain the best possible public education for their children.

 

For more information please visit www.flamboyanfoundation.org

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