Humanities Instructional Coach

Job Details

Location:

Chase – Waterbury, CT 06708
Position:
Full Time
Education Level: Graduate Degree
Salary Range: $59,981.00 – $ (Day shift)

ACES Chase Academy is a grades 6‑12 interdistrict magnet school with a STEAM‑focused instructional model. The school’s mission is to cultivate an inclusive learning environment where students develop the skills to problem‑solve, collaborate, communicate, and advocate to achieve their goals and contribute meaningfully to the world. The Humanities Instructional Coach supports this mission by helping humanities teachers design rigorous, relevant, purposeful, and student‑centered learning experiences.

• Provide structured, ongoing coaching to humanities teachers through cycles that may include goal‑setting, classroom observation, feedback, reflection, co‑planning, modeling, and follow‑up support.
• Develop supportive coaching relationships that promote teacher reflection, instructional improvement, and professional growth.
• Provide differentiated support to teachers based on instructional goals, professional learning needs, student needs, and school wide priorities.
• Support teachers in strengthening instructional practices related to reading, writing, discussion, inquiry, evidence‑based reasoning, student discourse, project‑based learning, and authentic assessment.
• Conduct classroom visits and walkthroughs to support instruction, identify coaching needs, and help teachers implement effective instructional strategies.
• Model, co‑teach, or support demonstration lessons when appropriate.
• Research and share evidence‑based instructional strategies that support improved teaching and learning in humanities classrooms.

• Collaborate with humanities teachers to plan units, lessons, learning tasks, and assessments that are standards‑aligned, engaging, rigorous, and responsive to student needs.
• Support the integration of ACES Chase Academy’s instructional model and Portrait of a Graduate competencies into humanities instruction.
• Assist teachers in designing learning experiences that promote student voice, meaningful collaboration, effective communication, advocacy, and problem‑solving.
• Support the development and refinement of common instructional practices, common assessments, rubrics, student performance tasks, and interdisciplinary learning experiences.
• Assist teachers in examining student work, assessment results, and other instructional data to identify strengths, areas for growth, and next instructional steps.
• Support teachers in using data from district, teacher‑created, and standardized assessments to inform instruction and improve student achievement.
• Collaborate with school and district leaders, as appropriate, regarding curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional learning needs.

• Support humanities professional learning communities in developing clear goals, using protocols effectively, examining student work and data, and identifying instructional next steps.
• Assist teacher teams in using collaborative inquiry and data‑informed decision‑making to improve student outcomes.
• Support PLCs with agenda setting, student work review, calibration, curriculum review, assessment review, and instructional planning.
• Help ensure that PLC work is connected to school wide instructional improvement priorities and ACES Chase Academy’s instructional model.
• Support teacher leaders in facilitating effective, purposeful, and collaborative team meetings.

• Provide mentoring and instructional support for new humanities teachers.
• Assist new teachers with curriculum planning, instructional routines, assessment practices, classroom systems, and integration into the school community.
• Support new teachers in understanding ACES Chase Academy’s mission, instructional model, Portrait of a Graduate, professional expectations, and collaborative structures.
• Serve as a TEAM mentor or support the TEAM process, as appropriate and based on certification.
• Help new teachers reflect on instructional practice, analyze student learning, and develop effective…