Division/Department:
Boettcher Teacher Residency Urban Field Team
Location:
600 Grant Street Suite 525, Denver, CO 80203
Job Title:
Clinical Instructor and Field Coach
Full-time position
Reports to:
Associate Director-Urban Cohort
Start date: June 8, 2015
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC) is a Colorado-based 501(c)3 organization that provides
professional development services for practicing educators locally and nationally, and operates the Boettcher
Teacher Residency (BTR) for training well-qualified new teachers for high-needs schools. PEBC’s mission is to
drive cutting-edge teaching practices, and inform and provoke the public, to improve education for all.
The Boettcher Teacher Residency (BTR), now in its twelfth year of operation, is an innovative and intensive
supervised residency approach to teacher preparation, designed to significantly improve student learning by
preparing new teachers to become highly effective and committed educators for high needs schools and
districts. This program, through the generosity of the Boettcher Foundation, provides top college graduates,
career changers, and those with teaching licenses with tuition-assistance and a master’s degree from Adams
State University; and combines course work with intensive, mentor-guided, field experiences, culminating in a
teaching position at one of the program’s partner districts. In return, Boettcher Teachers commit to teaching
in one of the program's partner districts for a minimum of five consecutive years including the residency year.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Clinical Instructor/Field Coach works collaboratively with the rest of the Urban Field Team to support
Residents during the residency year. This position will participate in coordination and supervision of residents
while co-facilitating and co-planning instruction, and observing and coaching of residents.
This role involves a variety of skills in instructional coaching, teacher evaluation and higher education
instruction. Major responsibilities include and are not limited to the following:
The Clinical Instructor and Field Coach for the Urban Field Team collaboratively and independently plans and
facilitates BTR Resident Seminar for both online and in-person instruction. He or she grades and provides
feedback on Residents’ master’s degree/residency work, serving as adjunct faculty for residency-integrated
seminar courses. The role includes planning and facilitation for Mentor Seminar and planning, coordination,
and implementation for Resident Orientation.
This role requires the ability to provide high-quality graduate level instruction to master’s degree students in
the Boettcher Teacher Residency and to support a rigorous theory-to-practice model of instruction.
The Clinical Instructor and Field Coach for the Urban Field Team observes and coaches Residents, providing
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Division/Department:
Boettcher Teacher Residency Urban Field Team
Location:
600 Grant Street Suite 525, Denver, CO 80203
Job Title:
Clinical Instructor and Field Coach
Full-time position
Reports to:
Associate Director-Urban Cohort
Start date: June 8, 2015
support, necessary interventions, and ongoing evaluation of growth, including tracking growth of Residents on
the BTR Teacher Development Rubric and evaluating their final portfolio.
The Clinical Instructor and Field Coach for the Urban Field Team provides support to the entire BTR program
by supporting Resident selection, supporting recruitment and candidate interviews, and participating in BTR
and PEBC events. Additional responsibilities as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will possess experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse students and have
K-12 public school teaching experience as well as instructional coaching experience, including coaching,
consultation, and evaluation skills. Candidates should have a deeply held belief in and value for public
education, knowledge of the challenges educators and students face in high-needs schools today and a
passion for development of effective teachers. Additional qualifications include strong higher educational
instruction and facilitation skills and ability to work with adult learners, collaborative planning skills (long
range and daily planning), including demonstrated experience with backward design. He or she must possess
effective conflict resolution skills and ability to have difficult conversations, an ability to be highly
collaborative, team oriented, and share responsibility; an asset-based orientation, growth mindset, and the
ability to be self-reflective. Strong written and verbal communication skills; effective problem solving skills;
flexibility and comfort with ambiguity; and an ability to embrace and demonstrate parallel pedagogy and
rigorous higher education instructional models are also requirements of the position.
The dispositions of curiosity, the ability to hold multiple perspectives, and the skills to foster relationships with
students, teachers, and administrators across multiple institutions are crucial. Finally, additional needs of the
role include the ability to prioritize effectively and balance responsibilities in a fast-paced and demanding work
setting, strong organizational skills; adaptability with technology and an ability to be trained in multiple
software and learning platforms (Canvas, webinar software, Google docs, MS suite, etc).
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
 Master’s degree in education, or linguistically diverse education, or an equivalent required;
COMPENSATION
 Salary commensurate with experience. Health and retirement benefits provided.
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
The PEBC believes that one of the great strengths of this country is the rich diversity of its residents. The PEBC
does not have, and will not adopt or implement, any personnel policy or practice that discriminates on the
basis of race, religion (creed), national origin (ancestry), color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender
expression, gender variance, marital status, citizenship, disability, political affiliation, military status, veteran
status, belief, or any other protected status.
To apply please send a cover letter and resume to:
Natalie Newton, Office Manager | Email: [email protected]
600 Grant St. Suite 525, Denver, CO 80203 | (303) 861-8661 ext. 106
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