Math Coach

Role Description: 
The Math Coach is a person deeply committed to UA’s mission and commitment to equity. The Math Coach will execute the expansion of our highly successful Algebra Success program by coaching and leading professional learning to a cohort of new schools joining the program. The ideal candidate is excellent at building relationships, highly organized, a talented coach, and is relentless in improving student outcomes through data-driven analysis. This role calls for an agile contributor, who can split their time coaching at school sites, leading professional development (virtually and in person), and collaborating with teammates at our central office in downtown Manhattan and remotely.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a professional learning community that creates buy-in and community around the Algebra Success model 
• Establish and maintain relationships across a portfolio of schools
• Coach teachers in the Algebra Success model
• Maintain excellent records on coaching and follow up with schools in a timely fashion
• Collect and analyze data to determine the impact of coaching and professional learning
• Work with schools to coordinate the administration of benchmark assessments for Algebra and support teachers to analyze the results to inform classroom practice
• Manage projects and responsibilities with independence
• Monitor the impact of work through network metrics and adjust programmatic inputs based on data and feedback
• Collaborate with the UA team to ensure alignment with organizational goals

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of teaching experience preferred 
• 2+ years of coaching experience, and/or equivalent adult development work preferred 
• Content and pedagogy expertise in middle and high school mathematics, with specific focus and background in Algebra
• Fluency with using data to support decision making
• Familiarity with a large urban school system preferred

 
Due to a non-compete clause, we are unable to hire staff directly out of DOE schools or central offices, but former DOE staff (out of the system for more than 1 year) are encouraged to apply. 

Please note that as contractors of the New York City Department of Education, all employees of the Urban Assembly are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or request a Religious or Medical Accommodation.

This is a full-time, exempt position. Salary is commensurate with experience and includes an excellent benefits package, including: employer-funded healthcare, a monthly metrocard, phone stipend, financial support for professional development, and generous vacation time.

TO APPLY:
Interested applicants, please email a resume and cover letter with “Math Coach” in the subject line to jobs-instruction at urbanassembly.org or apply via this post.

What to Expect: The UA team will review applications on a rolling basis. Candidates moving forward in the interview process will be contacted by email regarding a phone screening, followed by a virtual interview and a performance task. If you will be requesting accommodation for the application process, please reach out to our Chief of Staff, Gillian Finley (gfinley at urbanassembly.org).

Our target start date is Feb. 14th, 2022. This position will remain open until filled.