Teacher Special ; TOSA - Content Specialist -MATH Supports - Instructional Services - Washington Service

Teacher On Special Assignment (TOSA) - Instructional Services
- Content Specialist
- Regional Math Supports

In partnership with the communities we serve, Northwest Regional ESD improves student learning by providing equitable access to high quality services and support.

This position is responsible for contributing to the development and execution of the Northwest Regional ESD's professional development system for educators across twenty component school districts and for ESD employees across four counties. The Teacher on Special Assignment will join a highly collaborative and innovative team of exceptional educators on the nationally recognized NWRESD Instructional Services Team.

The successful TOSA is committed to working collaboratively with other members of the department as well as other professionals within NWRESD. The successful TOSA is committed to educational equity and anti-racism, and uses best-practice research in designing adult learning activities and applying instructional coaching cycles, understands improvement science methodologies, is highly motivated to ensure that every child in our public schools has true access to relevant and rigorous educational opportunities, and brings a growth mindset to the work of pedagogical and systems improvement.

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.

Regional Math Support Content Specialist

• Bachelor's Degree in curriculum, instruction, counseling, or teaching
• Valid Oregon TSPC Teaching License or ability to obtain license within timeline specified by district, including Mathematics Endorsement, preferably Advanced Mathematics
• Three (3) or more years of successful PK-12 teaching/educational experience
• Three (3) or more years of successful experience planning and delivering effective professional development, including coaching.
• Experience leading equity work.
• Valid Driver's License; available transportation and proof of auto insurance.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
• Ability to exhibit professionalism and effective human relations
• Confer regularly with immediate supervisor
• Proficient in the use of computer and internet-based applications, including but not limited to email, internet software, Google Suite, and word processing (MS Word)
• Knowledge of current and emerging practices for effective adult learning.
• Fluency in how K-12 schools and early learning environments are currently structured
• Deep content knowledge of speciality area:
• Regional Math Supports Specialist knows and understands:
• Science of math
• Best practices in mathematics instruction
• Oregon's Mathematics Standards
• Best practice of implementation science
• MTSS/data-based decision making
• An understanding of, and willingness to grow in, principles of educational equity, antiracism, and social justice
• Knowledge of best practices of implementation science
• Experience coaching or mentoring teachers for the purpose of improving student learning and providing feedback in a non-evaluative manner.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate groups in meetings and workshop settings
• Must possess excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills. Ability to express complex ideas with clarity and precision, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, communicate clearly, and prioritize and manage multiple projects.

Essential Functions:

• Deliver and facilitate professional learning, including school coaching, to school teams in the 20 school districts in Columbia, Clatsop, Tillamook, and Washington counties and NWRESD employees.
• Contribute to and support the development, coordination, and implementation of a comprehensive networked learning model.
• Build content knowledge by acting as a content area expert in an assigned area.
• Engage in and facilitate reflective thinking while looking critically at instructional practices.
• Introduce refinements for instructional practices through coaching conversations.
• Support the successful implementation of professional learning based on the identified needs of districts.
• Analyze feedback to guide future professional development priorities.
• Work respectfully and effectively with people from a wide range of racial, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds.
• Requires frequent travel to schools across our four-county region and flexibility in scheduling off-site training.
• Work collaboratively and communicate effectively with staff and customers at all organizational levels.
• Requires travel to rural school districts, sometimes outside of the normal school day, including overnight stays.

NWRESD believes that every individual makes a significant contribution to our success.…