[Hiring] Temp - MD, RISE Cohort Coach @Teach For America

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced, relationship-centered coach to support approximately 25–28 fellows in the RISE 3rd Year Teaching Cohort over approximately 6 months as they translate reflection, evidence, and goals into meaningful classroom practice. This role will partner closely with and report to the MD, Alumni Impact to provide individualized coaching, synthesize trends across the cohort, and help inform monthly cohort spaces and program adjustments.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about teacher development, reflective practice, and supporting early-career educators with the ability to build trust, facilitate strong coaching conversations, interpret evidence, and identify common needs across a cohort. You will bring strong coaching instincts, clear communication, reliable follow-through, and the ability to help fellows move from broad goals to concrete action. The goal is to help fellows strengthen and sustain their teaching practice by turning reflection into actionable goals, evidence-based learning, and continued professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Build strong, trusting relationships with approximately 25–28 fellows and serve as their primary coaching partner throughout the cohort experience.
• Review fellow reflections, goal drafts, and classroom evidence to support meaningful goal-setting, implementation, and adjustment.
• Conduct individualized 1:1 coaching conversations to help fellows translate broad goals into concrete actions and next steps.
• Document coaching notes, progress, trends, barriers, and follow-up actions in a timely and organized way.
• Synthesize common themes across the cohort and share insights with the MD, Alumni Impact to inform monthly cohort spaces and program adjustments.
• Support fellows in using evidence to reflect on practice, assess progress, and sustain habits that strengthen their teaching over time.
• Contribute to periodic program evaluation, closeout, and recommendations for future cohort design or support.

A Week in the Life

Over the course of any week, the MD, RISE Cohort Coach will spend time communicating with RISE Fellows, planning for coaching conversations, facilitating conversations, synthesizing trends, and keeping the regional team informed on Fellow progress. We anticipate an average of 13 - 17 hours per week spent on this role, with fluctuations at busier and quieter times in the program cycle.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience coaching, developing, or supporting teachers, ideally with early-career educators in a professional learning context.
• Strong understanding of effective teaching practice, reflective practice, adult learning, and goal-setting processes.
• Ability to build trust quickly, facilitate asset-based coaching conversations, and support fellows in moving from reflection to action.
• Experience using evidence, reflections, classroom artifacts, or progress data to guide coaching and identify next steps.
• Strong written communication and documentation skills, including the ability to capture trends, follow-up actions, and cohort-level insights clearly and consistently.
• Highly organized and reliable, with the ability to manage a portfolio of approximately 25–28 fellows, track multiple coaching cycles, and meet deadlines.
• Comfort collaborating with program leaders, sharing synthesized insights, and informing cohort learning experiences and program improvements.
• Willing to work evenings and occasional weekend hours.

Bonus (Preferred Qualifications)

• Familiarity with the GROW coaching model or a comparable coaching framework preferred.

Your Future Team

The temp MD, RISE Cohort Coach is a member of our Alumni Impact team, part of our statewide, remote team that includes 25+ staff working in and supporting North Carolina.

Teach For America’s mission is to find, develop, & support extraordinary leaders to transform education and expand opportunity for all children. In North Carolina, we are cultivating a network of extraordinary leaders—beginning with our Ignite Fellows and corps members, and extending to our 2,300+ alumni—who are deeply committed to ensuring that every child has access to an excellent education and the opportunity to thrive.

As part of the Alumni Impact team, you will work in pursuit of an alumni network inspired and equipped to meaningfully contribute to our 2030 goals and reach our vision of One Day. We’ll achieve this by building connections across North Carolina’s education ecosystem, enabling alumni learning about the current state of and possible future for our students, and facilitating gatherings that develop alumni as collaborators and champions for change.

Your Compensation

The applicable salary range for each U.S.-based role is based on where the employee works and is aligned to one of 3 tiers according to a cost-of-labor index in that geographic area. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the minimum and the salary range, depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role. The expected salary ranges for this role are set forth below. These ranges may be modified in the future.

The hourly rate for this position is $50.29, with a maximum of 298 hours worked over the duration of the project.