Job DescriptionSummary Position: Bank Street Education Center (the Ed Center), a division within Bank Street College of Education (the College) created to support the College's work with school districts, is currently seeking a Math Coach & Facilitator to support coaching and facilitation in K-12 math, with a focus on elementary school grades.
Key relationships: The Math Coach & Facilitator will report directly to a Project Director, work closely with the Executive Director of Math, and members of the Math portfolio, and collaborate with portfolio teams across the Education Center.
Responsibilities: In collaboration with their supervisor and with support from the math portfolio team, the Math Coach & Facilitator will:
Coaching and Facilitation
- Provide direct coaching (virtual and/or in-person) to individual teachers and school teams, with foundations in equity, child development, and adult learning;
- Maintain clear and consistent communication with teachers, principals, Ed Center staff, and district partners to ensure timely delivery and expectations of coaching;
- Facilitate teacher teams reflecting on practice, analyzing data that leads to deep analysis and identification of inequitable practices in schools, and examining student work to improve pedagogical practices.
- Create and implement coaching resources, tools, and materials aligned with the Bank Street and Ed Center approach and coaching model;
- Reflect on coaching experiences with Ed Center staff members in order to support the continued strengthening of the Ed Center coaching model;
- Develop and facilitate professional learning aligned to district and partnership goals;
Project Implementation and Team Collaboration
- Work with the project analyst to identify coaching goals, logs, and tools in order to measure the impact of coaching work across the lifespan of the project;
- Completing coaching logs following school visits and providing coaching updates to the team in weekly meetings/check-in structures;
- Work with the project analyst to identify coaching goals, logs, and data collection tools in order to measure the impact of coaching work across the lifespan of the project;
- Complete coaching logs following school visits and providing coaching updates to the team in weekly meetings/check-in structures;
- Participate in and support professional learning sessions aligned to the learning agenda of the Ed Center and math portfolio
- Partner with project leads and project managers to monitor the progress of coaching and facilitation; and
- Partner with the math project teams to ensure the successful implementation of all aspects of the project;
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:Skills & Knowledge:
- Background in curriculum, instruction, professional development, and/or assessment in mathematics
- Knowledge of or familiarity with high-quality math instructional materials (ex: Illustrative Math), particularly in the NYC Public Schools education landscape
- Expertise in constructivist math approaches
- Experience in continuous improvement methodologies
- Strong communication skills (email, writing, in-person)
- Comfort in Google Suite (e.g., Docs, Sheets, Slides, forms); Qualtrics or other data-capturing tool
- Flexibility in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment of quickly changing priorities and tight deadlines
- Ability to work occasional weekends, as some program sessions are held on Saturdays
Experiences:
- Demonstrated learning stance
- Minimum of 3-5 years of coaching and/or school leadership and/or district leadership experience
- Demonstrated ability to coach and develop teachers/teacher teams
- Experience designing and facilitating professional learning sessions
- Experience working with diverse and historically marginalized students
- Master's degree in education, school leadership, or related field
Mindsets:
- An intersectional, anti-racist lens and strengths-based approach to racial equity and identity work and team collaboration
- A culturally responsive perspective to child and adult development and Learning
- A reflective learner's stance
Salary Range: $85,000 - $100,000
Application information: - This position is contingent upon available funding.
- Please apply online by submitting a cover letter and resume for the position in the "Job Opportunities" section on Bank Street's website: https://www.bankstreet.edu/about-bank-street/job-opportunities/
- Please address cover letters to:
Tracy Fray-Oliver
Vice President, Bank Street Education Center
Bank Street College
610 West 112th Street
New York, NY 10025
- In your cover letter, please include where you came across this job posting
