Consultant, Curriculum Support

Location:

NYC Metropolitan Area

The Curriculum Support Consultant is required to provide in-person coaching and support to schools in Brooklyn, NY for up to 26 days over 2 weeks per quarter during the 24-25 School Year.

Preference will be given to qualified applicants who can travel within 4 hours of NYC by ground transportation (ex: Amtrak, subway)

Type:

Consultant

Team:

Teacher Professional Education

Start Date:

August 2024

End Date:

June 2025

Priority Review Application Deadline:

July 1, 2024

About Relay Professional Education

Our mission at Relay Graduate School of Education is to ensure that all students are taught by excellent educators. Our vision is to build a more just world where every student has access to outstanding educators and a clear path to a fulfilling life.

Relay Graduate School of Education’s equity-centered, practice-based teacher preparation and professional learning programs are designed to teach knowledge, skills, and mindsets; build educators’ self-efficacy and sense of belonging; and prepare our graduates for long careers devoted to transforming students’ lives.

Our approach to training teachers and principals is unique and begins with a curriculum rooted in pedagogical theory and evidence of what works best in our schools. Our programs emphasize practices that have the most significant impact on student learning and development.

The Opportunity

Relay GSE Professional Education Team will provide curriculum specific professional development to teachers and leaders from a school district in NYC who are in the initial phases of Wit & Wisdom curriculum implementation. We are seeking a Curriculum Support Coach to:

Facilitate in-person, full-day professional learning twice per quarter, for up to 26 scheduled days during the 2024-25 school year

Professional learning sessions will:

Occur in four phases: internalizing for implementation, internalizing for fidelity, data informed practices through Wit & Wisdom, and Reflecting and Refining Practice

Include coaching and professional learning activities such as, but are not limited to: facilitating internalization protocols during PLCs, teaching or co-teaching model lessons, 1:1 co-planning with teachers, facilitating data meetings, classroom observation and feedback, and leading data driven debriefs with leaders.

Contractors are also expected to attend an orientation training (1 full day virtual) and bi-monthly virtual meetings: 1:1 with manager and 1 team meeting.

Qualifications

First and foremost, the Curriculum Support Coach must share the Relay community’s commitment to working together to improve student growth and achievement through high quality teacher and leader development grounded in diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism. This includes leadership programs that train new and veteran school and district leaders to best serve their school communities and teacher-facing professional education that provides ongoing learning to educators. Additionally, for this position we’re looking for candidates that possess a combination of the following skills:

Utilize Content Knowledge and Expertise:

Proven experience and track record of success as a teacher or leader using the Wit & Wisdom curriculum from Great Minds

7-10+ years of experience in K-12 education with time specifically spent as an K-8 teacher or leader. You have previous teaching experience and must have experience supporting other teachers in formal or informal roles such as a teacher leader or school leadership role

3+ years experience facilitating adult learning for educators and leaders; facilitating for reading and literacy training. Wit & Wisdom trainings preferred

Understand the leadership systems and practices

that support new curriculum implementation and effective literacy instruction

Efficient planning skills with demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities

Understand the leadership systems and practices to support curriculum implementation:

Experience designing and/or facilitating adult learning and the ability to customize materials for the specific needs of an identified audience

Comfort with ambiguity and complexity; ability to assess challenges, identify flexible solutions and adapt as necessary

Engaging and authentic facilitation style

Strong oral and written communication skills to drive initiatives and build trusting relationships with school partners.

Strong public speaking skills and are able to be responsive in the moment to learners’ needs.

Additionally:

Ability to pass the NYC DOE background check process, if required.

Preference to applicants who live within 4 hours of NYC (via Amtrak) ie: Northeast or Mid-atlantic area

Masters’ degree preferred

COMPENSATION

Relay is committed to creating and maintaining a compensation system that supports our ability to recruit and retain a diverse and talented team. As we make decisions about compensation, we will be guided by the following values: clarity, consistency, and internal equity. This is a 1099 contract position. Compensation is $1,300/day. Total compensation is inclusive of prep time, coaching sessions with your manager, and team meetings.

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