Job Description:
General Responsibilities 1. Development and Implementation Submit feedback on Fellows for SLT organized and on deadline, via the Director. Visit Teacher Fellows regularly in their classrooms to observe lessons, interact with students, and provide feedback to help Fellows set, plan, and achieve ambitious student achievement goals. Monitor outcomes and student achievement, collect data based on the schedule stipulated by Teach for the Philippines' Data and Assessment Calendar. Analyze this data and problem- solve with Director to prioritize the teacher actions that most impact student performance. Use this data to give feedback on how Teacher Fellows can improve Monitor Teacher Fellow / school group projects and training activities from a field perspective, identify assets and challenges in their assignments and provide feedback to the Training & Development team as may be appropriate. Stay a step ahead in movements in the trends in teacher coaching & mentoring. Travel regularly throughout the assigned regions visiting Teacher Fellows and observing their work at the site and establishing and maintaining working relationships with the school community. Assist in identifying and assessing housing checks for new placement sites. Assist in building and maintaining university and mentorship partners. Perform cash disbursements. Cross Functional Alignment Help Government and Placement Team with relationships with LGUs, districts and schools. Help Government and Placement Team with safety and security issues, and with designing emergency protocol. Participates in the design and implementation of the Emergency Protocol. Facilitates VIP visits to Teacher Fellow sites. Prepares documents required for these visits: draft itinerary, scene setter, talking points, CV/profile of Teacher Fellows and School Communities to be visited. Accompanies VIPs on visits as assigned by the Director. Prepares Principals and Teacher Fellows of projected travel plans and activities during the visit. Help maintain relationships with international and local training providers within the school community. Facilitate communication between TFP and stakeholders in the community as needed. Help other function teams with specific events (Admissions Events, Flipped, TFP Week, REd, etc...) 2. People Management Ensure effective human resource management of Fellows assigned to a region maximizing impact of the TFP program by providing support as needed to each Fellow in the areas of emotional support on a wide range of issues, cultural adaptation guidance, problem identification and solving, and crisis intervention. Although it is expected that most of the Fellows’ needs for support in doing the assigned job will come from the school community at the site, the Coach may be required to intervene when situations occur that cannot be resolved at the site by the Teacher Fellow.
Champion the development of people within the organization Ensure a harmonious, productive working relationship amongst team members and the school community. Support Fellows in setting long-term goals and benchmarks for their own development in addition to that of their students, and check progress. Monitor and Support a team of Teacher Fellows through observations, debriefs, learning circles, school group meetings using different modes; assess needs of each Teacher Fellow and differentiate approach accordingly. Give Performance Evaluations at the end of each semester of the school year. Collect and review school community feedback on Teacher Fellows. Prepare regular communication and recommendations for the Director regarding Fellow concerns 3. Program Alignment Set up university and district partnerships and mechanisms for teacher Fellows, for working towards required training and support over the two-year Fellowship Help the Data & Impact Assessment team develop data tracking systems for in-house standardized testing and transformational classrooms Monitor impact on students and Teacher Fellow effectiveness and needs over the course of the two-year commitment and suggest additional training experiences as needed to resolve gaps. Assist in organizing and facilitating regional training workshops, as necessary Assist in creating modules for TLC, as necessary Minimum Qualifications:
This role calls for team players who are experts at cultivating strong and effective professional relationships, building mindsets, and providing individualized support to public school teachers deployed across the country. ICMs must be skilled communicators, must enjoy field work and traveling throughout the Philippines. Teaching experience is required for the job and management experience is preferred.
