Coach, Professional Development; East
Listed on 2026-02-14
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Education / Teaching
Professional Development, Education Administration
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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