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The RTR Residency Coach is a part-time (29 hours/week), 12-month position dedicated to accelerating the growth of grades 6-12 pre-service teachers and their mentors. Utilizing the New Teacher Center (NTC) model, this role provides high-leverage, primarily virtual coaching to bridge the gap between theory and practice in the secondary classroom. The Coach serves as a strategic partner in teacher preparation, adapting support throughout the school year to ensure resident and mentor success.
Unit: School Of Education MBU
Department: SOE Teach Lrng CTL
Duties & Responsibilities:
Professional Engagement & Collaboration
● Actively engage in high-impact professional learning sessions for both residents and mentors, ensuring alignment with the residency’s instructional goals.
● Contribute to team meetings and calibration sessions, collaborating with staff to refine the residency scope and sequence based on trends observed in the secondary setting.
● Maintain a high level of presence in a hybrid environment; while most professional learning and team meetings are conducted virtually, in-person attendance is required for key sessions in the Richmond and Northern Virginia areas to foster team cohesion and regional program alignment.
● Dedicate time to ongoing personal growth in the NTC coaching model, ensuring that feedback provided to residents and mentors remains current, consistent, and evidence-based.
Instructional Coaching & Clinical Support
● Strategically monitor and support the mentor-resident relationship, ensuring a productive partnership focused on the gradual release of responsibility and effective co-teaching.
● Conduct regular, high-impact virtual coaching sessions with secondary resident-mentor pairs, utilizing NTC coaching language and stances to move teaching practice forward and improve student outcomes.
● Review and provide feedback on residency-specific tasks (including lesson plans and video-recorded instruction) to provide content-specific feedback that is both actionable and high-leverage.
● Utilize data-driven practices and formal evaluation processes to help residents and mentors identify strengths and growth areas, facilitating the creation, implementation, and monitoring of individualized goals that align with teaching and mentoring competencies.
Documentation & Accountability
● Ensure all residency program requirements and tasks are completed thoroughly and on schedule, providing timely intervention and strategic support when residents or mentors fall behind established benchmarks.
● Synthesize coaching observations into concise, high-quality narrative notes to help program leadership evaluate the health and progress of residency partnerships.
● Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation, ensuring that all data is ready for program-level review.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
● Bachelor's degree in Education or a related field.
● Active Virginia Collegiate or Postgraduate Professional teaching license.
● 3+ years of successful teaching experience within secondary (6-12) high-need school environments.
● Demonstrated track record of developing pre-service or early-career teachers and mentors through results-driven observation and feedback cycles.
● Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex instructional data into clear, actionable feedback.
● Strong interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholders, including university partners and K-12 administrators.
● Highly effective organizational and time-management skills, with a proven ability to manage a flexible 29-hour weekly schedule and meet program deadlines independently.
● Evidence of professional leadership, initiative, and the ability to drive instructional growth in a collaborative team environment.
Preferred Qualifications
● Master’s degree in Education, Curriculum & Instruction, or Educational Leadership.
● 5+ years of experience in secondary high-need school settings, with a focus on teacher induction or mentorship.
● Direct experience with the New Teacher Center (NTC) instructional coaching model.
● Familiarity with the RTR Teacher Residency or similar residency-based teacher preparation programs.
● High level of proficiency in virtual collaboration tools, including Google Workspace and Zoom.
● Understanding of Virginia’s educational landscapes, including the Commonwealth’s public school division structures and community contexts.
Salary Range: $34.62 hourly
FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Hours per Week: Varies
Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Wenda Thompson
Contact Email: [email protected]