Instructional Leader Fellows

Instructional Leader Fellows (ILFs) are strong educators who join the Jounce team to grow into a future role as a school-based or network-based instructional leader. They may be teachers who will join the Jounce team for 2 years and then return to a school as an assistant principal (or in a comparable instructional leadership role). Or they may be formal or informal leaders (teacher coaches, mentor teachers, grade level leads, department chairs, assistant principals) who will join the Jounce team for 2 years and leave us to become a principal/school leader. They are willing to step away from a school-based role for two to three years to deepen their knowledge, refine their skills, and grow as a coach and leader; but ultimately, they know that they belong in school buildings with kids, families, and teachers, driving life-changing outcomes and setting a standard for what a great school can be.  

Responsibilities include planning and executing teacher development and school leadership trainings for leaders at up to 15 partner schools; coaching up to 15 teachers directly across up to 6 partner schools; and, in collaboration with the entire Jounce team, updating and refining Jounce’s teacher development and school leadership model.

Qualifications 
Applicants should be committed to ultimately being a school-based or network-based instructional leader. 
To be strongly considered, an applicant should have excellent classroom results (5 years+) and some leadership experience, formal or informal (department chair, grade team lead, content team lead, mentor teacher, assistant principal, etc.). 
Additional qualifications include:  
• Deep belief in the ability of all children to excel academically and the ability of schools to be the drivers of that success; extremely high expectations for student success and school performance; 
• Openness to, and desire for, frequent feedback, often delivered publicly and in front of external partners;  
• Intense desire to improve and grow professionally. 
• Strong lesson design, unit planning, lesson execution, content knowledge, and data analysis skills as a classroom teacher; 
• Current K-12 teaching certification and/or administrative certification (preferred). 
• Note: reliable transportation to and from worksites throughout the day is needed.

Support and Training: 
Instructional Leader Fellows get their most important training through being in the field each day, coaching teachers and leaders. ILFs have a designated coach who will provide personalized development touchpoints each week, focused on instructional knowledge and coaching and leadership skills. ILFs will also participate in a weekly Jounce team training and a weekly differentiated cohort training, as well as a full summer of intensive development each year.

Compensation and Benefits: 
The starting salary for Instructional Leader Fellows is $85,000 or 95,000 depending on formal leadership experience, plus a competitive benefits package.

Apply: 
To begin the application process, visit https://www.jouncepartners.org/join-the-team