Greenwood
School District 50
Position Description
POSITION TITLE: Science Instructional Coach
Department: Instruction
Reports To: Assistant Superintendent for Instruction
SUMMARY: The
Science Instructional Coach will provide instructional support and coaching to
all schools as they work to ensure that each student is able to reach his or
her academic potential. The Science Instructional Coach’s primary role is to
mentor and support teaching and learning through modeling, coaching, and
professional development to improve and accelerate student achievement through
quality curriculum and instruction. The
Science Instructional Coach will work with science teachers to support best
practices in using data, provide analysis of district and school-wide trends in
instruction, and make recommendations about potential next steps to address
areas of need. The Science Instructional
Coach will observe instructional delivery and provide feedback to enhance and
support the development of each science teacher’s content, support science
teachers in the design of units and lesson development of their year-long
curriculum, analyze data in order to modify curriculum and forms of assessment
to meet students’ needs, and work with the academic staff in schools to support
sharing of best practices.
ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other
duties may be assigned.)
·
Works with principals and teachers to develop
and implement plan for the district’s achievement in Science
·
Lead the district teachers in the understanding
of grade level standards and the development of uniform pacing guides;
·
Provide effective and innovative practices
through various activities such as coaching sessions, demonstration lessons,
study groups, and professional development sessions;
·
Collaborate with teachers to collect and analyze
data, conduct needs assessments, and evaluate student and program
effectiveness;
·
Facilitate the induction of beginning teachers
or those new to the district;
·
Lead the design and implementation of
district-wide benchmark assessments; and
·
Analyze the results of the benchmark assessments
advising teachers and instructional leaders on areas of strengths and needs
·
Monitor the progress of students’ performance
throughout the year and identifying timely interventions.
Qualifications:
·
Prior experience developing units and lessons
with the end goal in mind, using standards to develop lessons and familiarity
with multiple forms of assessment;
·
Experience leading science teachers to improve
instructional delivery;
·
Strong knowledge of science content area and
pedagogical practices to ensure high level engagement and academic mastery for
students with low academic performance;
·
Achieved significant academic gains as a science
teacher;
·
Experience in analyzing data to adjust
curriculum to ensure increased student mastery;
·
Strong record of assisting students to achieve
academic success;
·
Significant experience with science curriculum development
and daily lesson planning;
·
Have science certification in one or more areas
of science;
·
Prefer advanced degrees in the content or in
Curriculum or Administration preferred;
·
Have at least 5 years of science teaching,
preferably in various content and/or levels; and
·
Have excellent organizational, communication,
and facilitation skills.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises students and assumes
other supervisory duties as assigned by building principal.
QUALIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or
EXPERIENCE:
South Carolina Teacher's
Certification. Bachelor's Degree in the
area of major study. Must be able to effectively deal with students, parents
and staff both in person and on the phone.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze and
interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical
instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write reports, procedure manuals
and business correspondence. Ability to respond to common inquiries or
complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business
community.
MATHEMATICAL
SKILLS:
Ability to work with mathematical
concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of
plain and solid geometry and trigonometry.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
OTHER SKILLS and
ABILITIES:
Ability to interpret a variety of
technical instructions in mathematical or diagram forms and deal with several
abstract and concrete variables. Ability
to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and the Board of
Education policies.
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS: 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. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
While performing the duties of this
job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and talk or hear.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific
vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
The employee must be able to hear the difference between bells, buzzers, beeps,
horns, etc. The employee frequently communicates through speech.
WORK
ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential
functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
The work environment may be quiet or
loud. While performing the duties of
this job, employees may have a higher risk than the average person of being
exposed to infection.
The information contained in this
job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
(A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this
position. Additional duties are
performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional
duties may be assigned.