Instructional Coach chez Bladen County Schools

Education, Training and Experience:

• Current, continuing North Carolina Teacher Licensure (Elementary Education required; Reading Specialist or Literacy Coach certification preferred)
• Minimum of three years successful classroom teaching experience in elementary grades required
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of structured literacy, NC MTSS, and data-driven instruction

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coach K-5 teachers in the design and delivery of instruction ground in the NC Standard Course of Study and Science of Reading principles.
• Support implementation of structured literacy practices aligned with NC DPI’s early literacy initiatives.
• Facilitate grade-level PLCs focused on data analysis, curriculum planning, and effective instructional strategies.
• Model lessons, co-teach, and conduct observation-feedback cycles that build teacher capacity.
• Promote and integrate Leader in Me principles into instructional practices to cultivate leadership and agency in students.
• Implement Tier 2 and Tier 3 academic interventions, primarily in reading and math, using NC MTSS guidelines.
• Analyze screening and progress monitoring data to identify students needing additional support.
• Deliver small-group, targeted instruction based on the Science of Reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension).
• Collaborate with teachers, intervention teams, and families to support student learning and monitor intervention effectiveness.
• Maintain accurate documentation for progress monitoring and MTSS documentation requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor

Physical Requirements:

Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, write, operate a computer, hand-held learning devices and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and responsibilities assigned to this position.  They are not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and skills that may be required of the employee assigned to this position. 

The Board will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of sex, including any form of sexual harassment as that term is defined under Title IX, in any program or activity of the school system.

The Local Board of Education will not discriminate against qualified persons with disabilities on the basis of a disability.