Instructional Coach

Job Description Job Title

INSTRUCTIONAL COACH

EXEMPT

URBAN STRATEGIES – EARLY HEAD START, HOUSTON

FIVE DAYS PER WEEK, 40 HOURS PER WEEK; 12 MONTHS PER YEAR

DIRECTOR, EHS

Urban Strategies exists to equip, resource, and connect faith- and community-based organizations that are engaged in community transformation to help families reach their fullest potential. We work with trusted faith- and community-based organizations and focus on the Latino community to engage and come alongside the whole family. Our vision is that all children and families reach their full potential.

Our work is informed by our three core values:
Authentic Relationships, Servant Leadership, and Intentional Compassion.

• Authentic Relationships are foundational to our work and move beyond a transactional nature to truly know people. They serve as opportunities for mutual development and growth and are based on the belief that all people have inherent dignity and worth.
• Servant Leadership is rooted in an other-centric mindset that informs the way one leads and builds up individuals, families, and communities.
• Intentional Compassion describes a deliberate commitment to understand, formulate strategic responses, and activate others to reach their full potential.

Our organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and our administrative offices are located in Johnson City, Tennessee. Our team works across the United States and Puerto Rico with direct service centers located in California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, New York, and Puerto Rico.

Observes and redirects the teachers’ provision of high-quality education and child development services for infants and toddlers, including infants and toddlers with disabilities, dual language learners, homeless children, and children in foster care. This encompasses a system of educational services inclusive of child screenings and assessments, teaching and learning environment, curricula, and parent and family engagement. Assures compliance with the Head Start Performance Standards, applicable regulations including state licensing requirements, IDEA, and 504 Rehabilitation Act.

Implements a coaching model that is responsive to the needs/strengths of teachers and that is aligned with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and the results of professional development. Establish/maintain comprehensive data, recordkeeping, and reporting systems on all aspects of the coaching process. Extensive interaction with children and parents is also required.

• Engage in comprehensive, integrated planning with the management team:
  • to develop/improve the education/disabilities goals/outcomes that support school readiness.
  • to develop/improve a system of education and child development services that is responsive to the school readiness needs and strengths of all infants and toddlers including dual language learners, homeless children, children in foster care, and children with disabilities.
  • to assure alignment of child screenings and assessments, curricula, teaching/learning.environment and practices, and the engagement of parents/family to the education system.
  • assure alignment with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and the Texas Early Learning Guidelines.
  • to monitor and ensure the implementation of the system of education and child development services.
  • assure compliance with IDEA and the 504 Rehabilitation Act.
  • Assist in the development of Policies and Procedures for the EHS Education and Child Development System.
  • Assist in the professional development plan for all teaching staff that is aligned with child screenings and assessments, curricula, teaching practices, learning environment, and coaching support.
  • Assist with the annual program self-assessment and federal onsite review process, focused on the education and child development services system; report on strengths, recommendations, required improvements; implement improvements and recommendations; incorporate into the program planning process.
  • Practice data-driven decision-making by collecting, analyzing, and interpreting all education and child…