2025-26 Elementary School Instructional Coach: Humanities

About Us

Brilla Schools, a growing K-8 network in the Bronx, serves over 2,000 students with plans to expand to educate 3,000 across four elementary and four middle schools. Managed by Seton Education Partners, Brilla Schools are dedicated to forming students of strong wisdom and virtue.  Our classically inspired approach to education combines a content-rich curriculum, inquiry-driven learning, and a focus on virtues, while providing individualized support to meet each child’s unique needs.  A national leader in character education and supporting students with varying needs, over the past two years, Brilla alumni have secured spots in the most prestigious high schools in the tri-state area, earning over $3 million in scholarships and financial aid. Our staff are mission-aligned change-makers who believe in fostering a joyful, rigorous learning environment, and Brilla offers some of the most competitive salaries in the market to honor their dedication. With high expectations and a supportive community, we’re preparing students to excel in high school, college, and beyond.

Position Overview
The Instructional Coach is a full-time leadership team member who supports teachers to align their instruction with the curricular and instructional vision of Brilla Schools and to attain school and network academic targets. Supervised by an Assistant Principal, the Instructional Coach serves as the content expert and planning authority for all of the literacy components in the school, ensuring vertical and horizontal alignment, high quality learning opportunities aligned to strategic priorities, and exceptional student performance and achievement across the content. Instructional Coaches develop the content knowledge and pedagogical techniques of teachers, ensuring that deep content knowledge and best instructional practice permeates the school (such as lesson plan internalization, assessment data, Blended Learning supplementation, and Intervention support). Instructional Coaches are sensitive to the interwoven relationship of academic and character formation and are attentive to ways to ensure mutual reinforcement of the intellectual and affective dimensions of learning. Instructional Coaches embrace the Classical approach to education and actively facilitate the adaptation of lesson plans and curricular resources to enrich the student encounter of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. 

This position requires a positive, flexible, solutions-oriented, organized, and reflective leader who can balance multiple roles and responsibilities with grace and virtue. Instructional Coaches work daily with teachers and in close collaboration with the Assistant Principal, Principal, and Brilla Network Academics Team to ensure that curricular materials are consistently adapted to meet the needs of teachers and the classroom. In addition to planning and coaching requirements, Instructional Coaches maintain materials inventories and requisitioning, attend regular content meetings, and actively deepen their own knowledge of content, standards, and Classical pedagogy. Brilla Instructional Coaches daily support teachers through active observation, live coaching and must have a deep appreciation for inductive, inquiry-driven, data-informed, student-engaged learning. They must offer as well as accept, implement, and seek feedback. They will manage multiple concurrent tasks and responsibilities, while inspiring outstanding achievement in a joyful, vigorous, and collaborative work environment.

Core Competencies & Responsibilities

• Conduct daily classroom observations, live coaching and provide feedback to urgently develop  teachers instructional practice
• Organize and lead campus and cross-network teacher development meetings, developing their content knowledge, data analysis and action planning and pedagogical skills
• Collaborate with Assistant Principal and Instructional Leadership Team to analyze assessment data and create targeted interventions for student academic goals
• Support teachers in achieving school-wide goals aligned with curriculum, pedagogy, and professional evaluation expectations
• Facilitate campus and cross-network professional development exercises and workshops on curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment cycles
• Manage assessment cycles, including scheduling, quality assurance, and preparation
• Lead curriculum development aligned with New York State Next Generation standards, adapting materials as needed
• Coach teachers in literacy content knowledge and pedagogical practices
• Foster positive relationships with school stakeholders and actively participate in school events
• Engage in ongoing professional development, collaborate with colleagues, and provide constructive feedback for continuous improvement in teaching methodologies and school culture
• Perform other duties, as assigned

Qualifications

• Passionate commitment to Brilla Schools' educational mission and holistic child development
•  Embrace of Classical education principles with a focus on nurturing students' well-rounded growth
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited institution, preferably in English/Language Arts
• Current elementary school teaching certification and demonstrated teaching excellence
• Experience in special education (preferred) and familiarity with Classical liberal arts education
• Proven track record in fostering outstanding student growth and coaching teachers
•  Strong, diverse content knowledge across grade levels or subjects
• Dedication to character development in both children and adults
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral, and sensitivity to diverse backgrounds
• Analytical mindset, problem-solving abilities, and adaptability in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Spanish language proficiency (preferred)

Qualifying Tasks

• Portfolio of demonstrated, consistent student achievement
• Portfolio of created unit plans and lesson plans
• Demonstration Lesson in Content
• Facilitation of Content Coaching Session or Feedback Task

Benefits
At Brilla Schools, we celebrate the unique skills, experiences, and passions that each staff member brings to our mission. To support their work, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package to provide competitive and adaptable coverage. We are committed to offering a benefits portfolio that supports the holistic health and wellness of our team members including:

• Comprehensive Professional Development: More than 225 hours annually, featuring two weeks of onboarding, coaching, and targeted training sessions to ensure staff excel in their roles and flourish.
• Community and Culture: An intentionally joyful workplace with over 30 bonding events each year, fostering connection and collaboration among staff and families in the Bronx.
• Flexible Health Coverage: A full suite of medical, dental, and vision plans designed to support diverse needs, utilizing Cigna and Anthem provider networks.
• Competitive Compensation: A salary range of $101,000-$130,000, with pay varying within this range based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Retirement Plans: A 403(b) plan and 401(k) retirement options with matching contributions, helping you secure your financial future while you grow with us.
• Work-Life Balance: Generous paid time off, a DOE-aligned school calendar, and wellness resources to support personal renewal and sustained excellence.

At Brilla, your dedication fuels our mission, and we’re here to invest in your growth, well-being, and success—from recruitment to retirement!  

Please note: The above is based on the 2024-2025 plan year. You can find more information here.