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Coach, Professional Development; East

Job in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, 08628, USA
Listing for: EL Education
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-14
Job specializations:
  • Education / Teaching
    Professional Development, Education Administration
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 USD Yearly USD 60000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Coach, Professional Development (East)

Overview

EL Education is a national nonprofit that partners with educators to transform K-12 schools and districts into hubs of equitable opportunity. Guided by a multi-dimensional vision of student achievement, we support all students to cultivate their unique genius and contribute to a better world. EL Education offers research-proven resources and practices, including the acclaimed EL Education K-8 Language Arts curriculum, Core Practices, and aligned professional learning.

EL Education was founded in 1991 and currently serves 450,000 students in diverse communities across the country. Learn more .

Location: East Zone - must reside in one of the following locations:
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, or Atlanta.

Responsibilities
  • Partnership Strategic Planning and Program Implementation (20%)
    • Understand district and school goals and outcomes and the roles and responsibilities of all involved, through positive and effective collaboration with partners.
    • Provide professional development, full school model and/or curriculum implementation tools to school-based coaches and lead teachers, along with their associated building principals and colleagues.
    • Develop creative, interactive experiences that model the engagement and practices expected in EL Education classrooms, both face-to-face and virtual.
  • Coaching School Leaders, Coaches and Teachers (45%)
    • Coordinate and manage professional learning and coaching schedules with school partners to maximize on-site time and fully support school leaders and teachers.
    • Provide thought-partnership and capacity building support to school leaders to ensure impactful professional learning and implementation of curriculum and full school model.
    • Build capacity in school-based coaches by coaching alongside them through calibration sessions, walkthroughs and feedback cycles, modeling lessons, and solving implementation dilemmas.
    • Plan and execute structures for successful adult learning: face-to-face professional development institutes in large group settings, virtual professional development (synchronous and asynchronous), and individual coaching sessions as needed.
  • Progress Monitoring and Support (30%)
    • Monitor progress through continuous improvement cycles grounded in EL Education’s 3 Dimensions of Student Achievement in schools by providing professional development grounded in our Core Practices and curriculum implementation tools.
    • Ensure continuity between on-site visits with follow up emails indicating next steps and proactive, frequent communication with school partners.
    • Flexibly problem-solve issues related to professional learning grounded in our Core Practices and curriculum implementation tools.
    • Partner with building leaders and leadership teams to monitor and adjust strategy to achieve goals.
    • Manage and maintain data and results: service delivery, instructional impact, and partner program satisfaction.
    • Support, celebrate, and report on achievements of district / school goals and milestones.
    • Maintain accurate records: documenting direct service and planning within Salesforce, utilizing expense management system, etc.
  • Be Crew
    • Collaborate with colleagues to solve problems of practice, create efficiencies, and commit to an organizational norm of continual improvement.
    • Partner with internal teammates and other stakeholders across the organization to support each others’ work and contribute to the broader success of EL Education.
    • Model and represent the attitudes, practices and pedagogy of EL Education with partners and all internal and external stakeholders.
    • Other duties as assigned.
  • Qualifications Traits & Competencies
    • Mission-Driven:
      You have a deep connection to EL Education’s mission and vision, and a focus on educational equity drives your work and your personal “why”.
    • Strategic Thinking:
      You set ambitious but achievable goals, then make a comprehensive plan to get there. You can zoom out and zoom in frequently, seeing the forest AND the trees, to achieve your team’s goals.
    • Relationship

      Skills:

      You work effectively and build trusting, collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, both internally…
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