Primary Purpose:

The Center for Educator Success is designed to transform educator talent pipelines by partnering with districts to reimagine a comprehensive approach to educator recruitment and retention. 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 preferred
• Texas Teacher certification EC-12

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Experience coaching teachers preferred
• Excellent people skills: able to work in a dynamic environment and build trust with diverse stakeholders and colleagues
• Constantly strive to be a great teammate to the teacher team and CES department. This means enthusiasm for self-reflection, accountability, ownership, flexibility, servant leadership, mindfulness, growth mindset, thinking win-win, proactive and thoughtful decision-making, & being solution-oriented.
• Ability to quickly establish relationships and credibility with internal and external audiences
• Comfort with working both independently and in close collaboration with other team members
• Strong track record of, or have the potential to, manage a small team of 1-3 direct reports in the future. (Initially, this role will not have any direct reports.)
• Excellent project manager: can organize all the pieces of a large effort from beginning to end while attending to the big picture and the details, with a focus on both relationships and results
• Creative, flexible thinker with a growth mindset
• Strong ability to imagine and design new systems; can both ideate and implement at high levels. Can create the strategy and take action to implement the strategy
• Can synthesize complex information in a way that is easy for others to understand
• 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:

• 1Collaborate with the CES team to build an impactful and sustainable program model that serves teacher candidates during years 0-3 of service.
• Instill a passion for learning in teacher candidates by devoting time to your own professional learning and growth.
• Ensure compliance with the state requirements for educator preparation programs regulated by the Texas Administration Code.
• Utilize backward design practices to plan and develop course syllabus and coursework, incorporating updated research-based practices to ensure educator effectiveness.
• Design, implement, and deliver coursework/test-prep, both in-person and asynchronous, that is relevant, student centered, and continuously improving based on feedback from colleagues, supervisors, and teacher candidates.
• Diligently seek professional development to remain abreast of best practices to support adult learners.
• Participate fully in teacher team professional learning on topics such as backward design, practice-based learning, transformational coaching, etc.
• Serve as a Field Supervisor and coach to support the growth and development of new teachers.
• Design and deliver professional development and coaching to teachers during their internship year of the program.
• 1Support individual growth through calibration, coaching, feedback, and data reviews to grow in your craft as a facilitator coach and educator.
• Maintain open, clear, collaborative, and timely communication with all stakeholders (i.e., district partners, school administrators, teacher candidates, colleagues).
• Perform other duties as assigned.