Primary Purpose:

• The Center for Educator Success (CES) is designed to transform educator talent pipelines by partnering with districts to reimagine a comprehensive approach to educator recruitment and retention.  Reporting to the Officer of Elementary.   The Manager of Teacher Support will serve as a critical member of CES’s teacher support team, responsible for designing and delivering inspired programming.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

• Master’s degree from an accredited university
• Texas Teacher certification

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Demonstrate proficiency in the Science of Teaching Reading; STR Exam or equivalent
• Experience coaching teachers preferred
• Excellent people skills: able to work in a diverse environment and get along with everyone
• Ability to learn quickly and take initiative
• Values hard work and team play
• Demonstration of flexible thinking and problem solving
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent organization, time management and follow-through

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in early learning

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Collaborate with the CES team to build an impactful and sustainable program model that serves teacher candidates during years 0-3 of service.
• Generate revenue according to annual targets.
• Lead HCDE’s Early Childhood Winter Conference.
• Prepare teacher candidates to teach students to read by teaching the science of teaching reading coursework and test preparation.
• Serve as a Clinical Supervisor and mentor to support the growth and development of new teachers.
• Design and deliver professional development and coaching to teachers and leaders to retain early literacy teachers.
• Support individual growth through calibration, coaching, feedback, and data reviews in both pre-service as well as teacher retention programs.
• Maintain open, clear, and timely communication with all partners.
• Serve as a collaborative team member open to giving and receiving feedback.
• Stive to meet all individual and program goals established by the department.
• Provide regular updates grounded in data on the progress of teachers and teacher candidates.
• Instill a passion for learning in teacher candidates by devoting team to your own professional learning and growth.
• Willingly offer support to others.
• Perform other duties as assigned.