Position Overview

Under general supervision of the Supervisor, Instructional Facilitators, in the Division of Professional Learning, the position of Instructional Facilitator- Elementary Generalist is responsible for providing leadership and support in the implementation of the division's instructional programs initiatives. This position will enable Instructional Facilitators to work side-by-side with classroom teachers and teacher teams to support classroom instruction. This position will also be responsible for designing and delivering quality professional development on the utilization of effective instructional strategies and bringing evidence-based practices into classrooms by working with teachers and other school leaders.

Roles and Responsibilities

The following information is intended to describe the overall nature and scope of the work being performed in relation to the position. This is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities or tasks; other work may be assigned when deemed appropriate:

• Teaches, models, facilitates, and builds teacher capacity to utilize research-based best practices within the school's instructional program to support student learning.
• Assists teachers with the collection and analysis of data results; collaborates with school staff to evaluate student achievement and assist teachers with placing students in the appropriate intervention groups; analyze division data and authentic student work that identifies content strengths and weaknesses that can be used to identify and/or produce curriculum to improve student achievement.
• Collaborates with key staff to provide professional development and best practices in teaching across the curriculum; works with the principal to create the school's professional development plan, structure related coaching and identify specific measurable and attainable benchmarks for teacher and student performance.
• Meets regularly with PLC teams and the principal to report on instructional practices and progress while also planning for "next steps" of student and school improvement; provides specific integration and differentiation strategies that enable teachers to meet the needs of all learners.
• Develops and uses expertise in the creation of authentic, inquiry-based instruction so that it integrates multiple disciplines. 

Qualifications

 Below are the qualifications for this position:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university; Master’s Degree is preferred
• Virginia teaching license; Teaching endorsement in Elementary Education
• Demonstrated successful teaching experience for at least 5 years
• Demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills necessary for building strong rapport and relationships with teachers and administrators
• Demonstrated success in working with adult learners
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with other and build trust with a variety of groups
• Demonstrated skills in organization and written and verbal communication with a variety of audiences and situations
• Uses a team approach and collaboration to accomplish tasks and promote collaboration to improve instruction and student learning 

Physical Requirements

The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this position:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking. expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies. Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Itinerant travel is required, and the employee is frequently required to change locations and adapt to multiple environments across schools and offices. Ability to drive and navigate to multiple locations occasionally within a single day is required.

Reports to: Supervisor, Professional Learning and School Support

FLSA status: Exempt

Months/Days/Hours: 11 months, 217 days, 7 hours per day

Salary Scale: Licensed Scale

Salary Scale: https://www.lcps.org/compensation

 This is an End of Year position. 

This position will end at the conclusion of the 2024-2025 school year.