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 Advancement will serve as a critical member of CES’s teacher advancement team, responsible for designing and delivering inspired programming.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

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

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• 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 three years of experience
• Experience coaching teachers and leaders, preferred

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 Speaker Series.
• Prepare teacher advancement candidates to lead adults through the creation of relevant coursework and test preparation.
• Serve as a Clinical Supervisor and mentor to support the growth and development of teacher advancement candidates.
• Design and deliver professional development and coaching to teachers and leaders to support career advance and impactful leadership.
• 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.