Marillac St.Vincent Family Services Inc·Chicago, Illinois
The Instructional Support Coach will mentor and coach education staff to improve instructional quality and support classroom practices. They will also assist in long-term strategic planning to enhance early childhood outcomes through data analysis.
As stewards of the Vincentian spirit, employees of Marillac St. Vincent Family Services are committed to strengthening and empowering those most in need to reach their greatest potential. We fulfill our mission through quality programs for children, teens, families, seniors and homeless.
Our employees commit themselves as individuals to live out the core values of integrity, excellence, creativity, advocacy, respect, and empowerment in our daily work, as we serve the needs of others.
Integrity - Acting with transparency, humility, and honesty.
Excellence - Providing quality care with compassion.
Creativity - Being continuously resourceful and inventive.
Advocacy - Supporting the cause of those who lack resources for a reasonable quality of life
Respect - Recognizing our own value and upholding the dignity and value of all people
Empowerment - Providing skills and resources to achieve full human development.
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Versatility – Understanding and appreciating different and opposing perspectives on an issue; adapting one’s approach as the requirements of the situation change; an eagerness for positive action; self-control; active listening.
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A collaborative work model – Cooperatively working and sharing responsibility; contributing to the group effort; realizing a sense of commitment and ownership in the success of the organization’s goals.
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Mutual accountability – Holds others accountable with their roles; provides and receives feedback and takes constructive action.
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Client/customer advocate – Identifies opportunities to improve quality of services; presents one’s self professionally.
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Protects confidentiality & privacy – Respects and protects information about all staff and clients.
General Summary
The instructional support coach will support education staff (Master teachers, teachers, and assistant teachers) in improving instructional quality by refining classroom implementation practices which will lead mastery as early childhood professionals.
Mentor and coach lead teachers, teachers and assistant teaching staff through weekly observation, goal-planning, and quarterly data analysis quarterly.
Assist in long-term strategic planning to assess and improve early childhood outcomes through analyzation of data monthly.
1. Ensure a high-quality program that represents best practices in infant toddler care & education and meets the standards of Illinois Licensing, NAEYC, DFSS, DCFS, and ExceleRate. 2. Review lesson plans and provide teachers with feedback and recommendations. 3. Provide coaching to lead teachers, teachers, and teacher assistants. 4. Orientated new teachers to classroom practices. 5. Observe weekly in the classrooms:
assess staff performance and the quality of the curriculum program.
model appropriate behaviors
resolve conflicts, demonstrate reflective problem-solving.
provide hands on assistance, recognition, and feedback. 6. Support peer observation and learning between sites and classrooms. 7. Oversee professional development for staff including conducting a:
program meeting once per month,
offering, or scheduling professional development workshops as needed to support each teacher’s annual goals and areas of improvement for classroom practices. 8. Attend funders education coordinators meetings, professional conferences and workshops as designated by Program Site Director or Senior Director of Early Childhood 9. Collaborate with diverse Learner coordinator to ensure that the push in model in classroom is a response to challenging behavior. 10. Support classroom teams in coordinating and implementing research-based interventions for academic and behavior success. 11. Act with integrity and aspire to model our Core Values in the delivery of all services.
Ensure that all assessments are completed and submitted in a timely manner, parents receive their assessments results, and all rescreen and refer assessment are followed up on in a timely manner.
Ensure that classroom team has data dialogue to able to complete quarterly analysis with fidelity. As well as the ability to analyze and aggregate data to analyze to provide staff with suggestions on site training and technical support for classroom to impact practice.
Ensure that weekly classroom data is be enter into system in a timely manner.
Ensure that classroom team has data dialogue to be able to complete quarterly data analysis with fidelity.
Administer screening or pre/post testing as needed to inform classroom practice.
Ensure classroom completes and submits quarterly data analysis in a timely manner.
Ensure that staff complete all TSG trainings in a timely manner, entering documentation and checkpoints with fidelity and maintaining child education and disabilities files.
Ensure that all Infant toddler staff complete ASQ & ASQ-SE screenings and inform parents of results.
Ensure classroom staff is compiling information for the TSG analysis of data to inform practices.
Input classroom data into appropriate information systems.
Ability to analyze and aggregate data to analyze to provide staff with suggestions on site training and technical support for classroom team to impact practice.
Classroom Environment, Health & Safety
Ensure that classroom team maintain a clean and safe environment by organizing classroom supplies, monitoring the care of equipment, playroom, playgrounds, and buses and create requisition for repairs and follow up on job completion.
Ensure and models that infant toddler teachers establish research-based classroom intervention for academic and behavior success, collaborate with diverse learner coordinator to ensure that push in model as response to child with challenging behavior and ensure that active supervision of children is always practiced within classrooms, outside, neighborhood walks and fieldtrips.
Ensure that all infant toddler teachers establish and create a secure environment that invites learning through exploration and discovery.
Ensure that all infant toddler teachers care for equipment and materials.
Parent Involvement
In coordination with site management team and infant toddler teachers ensure that:
Parent and teacher conferences are completed and documented for each child
Encourage and provide opportunities for parent participation in the program.
Encourage family engagement, including quarterly Family Engagement Events.
Work collaboratively with diverse learner coordinator, family support and parents to create home/ school positive behavior plans.
Ensure proper documentation and coordinate staffings support, and continued adjustment of strategies for children with differing abilities and disabilities in conjunction with Family Support Staff.
Professional Development
Attend all teacher required meetings and trainings, including mentoring and coaching cohorts.
Regularly participate and make contributions at teacher meetings, trainings, supervision, weekly team meetings; etc.
Complete a minimal of (20) Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) annually (5- gateway approved) to meet DCFS and quality rating standards.
Maintain professional development records for DCFS and NAEYC Accreditation standards.
Identify professional development opportunities offered by funders, regional professional development providers and others that align to teaching staff goals and needs.
Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of the job description.
Track the utilization of materials, recommends supplies, equipment and supplies needed for program.
Provide classroom coverage as needed to ensure teacher, child ratios.
Provide recommendations in the evaluations and coaching of Teacher Assistants.
Perform other duties related to the job (including but not limited to interviewing prospective new staff; coordinating special projects; planning strategies for moving children; providing back-up coverage for Assistant Director and Program Site Director)
Must be able to read and write in English at a level sufficient to successfully perform required duties and understand and carry out both oral and written instructions in an independent manner.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
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Possess the ability to fulfill and any all-office activities normally expected in an office setting, to include, but not limited to: remaining seated for periods of time to perform computer entry, participating in filing activity, lifting and carrying office supplies (paper reams, mail, etc.) 3.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move approximately 30 pounds without assistance.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Student Classroom 2. Playground outside 3. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud
Market context
Illinois classroom teacher roles are typically in steady demand, especially in districts seeking candidates who can support diverse student needs and communicate clearly with families and staff. This type of role is competitive because employers often look for classroom experience plus related backgrounds such as sociology, psychology, counseling, or education, and bilingual skills in English, Spanish, or Portuguese can strengthen an application. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save research time, then tailor your resume to highlight public speaking experience and weekend availability if you have it.
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