Instructional Support Math Coach
Job Description
The Urban Assembly
The Urban Assembly (UA) is a non-profit provider of school support solutions that boost school and student performance. Under the mission of advancing students’ social and economic mobility by improving public education, the UA provides schools and districts with innovative data-driven, student-centered approaches to academics, social-emotional learning, and postsecondary readiness. The (UA) founded a network of unique, small public secondary schools throughout NYC. UA schools are open to all students, and our goal is to prepare 100% of UA graduates for success in the 21st century economy.
The UA’s Commitment to Equity
The UA values the uniqueness that each student brings into our schools, and our work honors the various social and cultural contexts from which they come. We acknowledge the historical barriers created by education systems to perpetuate the social inequities that keep students of color from accessing postsecondary and career opportunities – and commit to dismantling these barriers.
Role Description:
The Math Coach is a person deeply committed to UA’s mission and commitment to equity. The Math Coach will execute the expansion of our highly successful Algebra Success program by coaching and leading professional learning to a cohort of new schools joining the program. The ideal candidate is excellent at building relationships, highly organized, a talented coach, and is relentless in improving student outcomes through data-driven analysis. This role calls for an agile contributor, who can split their time coaching at school sites, leading professional development (virtually and in person), and collaborating with teammates at our central office in downtown Manhattan and remotely.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a professional learning community that creates buy-in and community around the Algebra Success model
- Establish and maintain relationships across a portfolio of schools
- Coach teachers in the Algebra Success model
- Maintain excellent records on coaching and follow up with schools in a timely fashion
- Collect and analyze data to determine the impact of coaching and professional learning
- Work with schools to coordinate the administration of benchmark assessments for Algebra and support teachers to analyze the results to inform classroom practice
- Manage projects and responsibilities with independence
- Monitor the impact of work through network metrics and adjust programmatic inputs based on data and feedback
- Collaborate with the UA team to ensure alignment with organizational goals
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of coaching experience, and/or equivalent adult development work
- Content and pedagogy expertise in middle and high school mathematics, with specific focus and background in Algebra
- Strong fluency with using data to support decision making
- Familiarity with a large urban school system preferred
Due to a non-compete clause, we are unable to hire staff directly out of DOE schools or central offices, but former DOE staff (out of the system for more than 1 year) are encouraged to apply.
Please note that as contractors of the New York City Department of Education, all employees of the Urban Assembly are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or request a Religious or Medical Accommodation.
Salary is commensurate with experience and includes an excellent benefits package, including: employer-funded healthcare, a monthly metrocard, phone stipend, financial support for professional development, and generous vacation time.
TO APPLY:
Interested applicants, please email a resume and cover letter with “Math Coach” in the subject line to jobs-instruction@urbanassembly.org
Our target start date is January 31st, 2021. This position will remain open until filled.
