# Job Position
**Position:** Instructional Coach

**Company:** Des Moines Public Schools

**Location:** Des Moines, IA

**Work Type:** Full-time

**Experience Level:** Mid-Senior level

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## Job Description

Des Moines Public Schools is seeking an Instructional Coach.

Job Summary

Instructional Coaches support job-embedded professional development through collaborative and individual learning cycles, which provide a structure for gradually releasing teachers to learn new skills independently. Instructional Coaches engage in co-planning, modeling, and co-teaching lessons; as well as observing, providing feedback, and coaching classroom instruction. Instructional Coaches support implementation of district initiatives directed at strengthening core instruction through the common language of effective teaching practices.

Successful Candidates For This Position Will Possess

Valid Iowa teaching license with appropriate endorsement.

At least three years of teaching experience with at least one ye