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Associate Field Program Supervisor - Leadership Programs

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Position overview

Salary range: A reasonable estimate of the annual full time equivalent base rate for this position is $82,400–$103,500.
Percent time: 20-30% FTE
Anticipated start: June 15, 2023
Position duration: One year

Position description

The Berkeley School of Education (BSE) at the University of California, Berkeley is generating an applicant pool of qualified temporary, part-time, non-tenure track, Field Program Supervisors (Coaches) to support practicing administrators and teacher leaders throughout the Bay Area. Coaching occurs mostly in-person and explicitly centers equity and anti-racism as key levers to leading liberatory schools.

What is UC Berkeley’s Leadership Programs?
The mission of the Leadership Programs is to develop and sustain a diverse community of equity and justice-focused teacher, school, and system leaders who transform public education, especially for marginalized and historically underserved students. We engage in applied synergistic investigations and the development of innovative practices around this common purpose. Our collective work is framed by three overarching questions:
-What does equity and justice-focused leadership look like in practice?
-How are equity and justice leaders effectively developed and sustained?
-How must educational systems be transformed to be more equitable and just?

Our programs include:
-Principal Leadership Institute (PLI)--Preparation: Joint MA and Preliminary Administrative Services Credential
-Leadership Support Program (LSP)-- Induction: Clear Administrative Services Credential
-Leaders for Equity and Democracy (LEAD)-- Ed.D. in Education
-21st Century California School Leadership Academy (21CSLA)--statewide initiative for leadership development and support to preK-12 public school leaders

What do Leadership Coaches do?
-Coach across multiple programs: PLI (preparation), LSP (induction), 21CSLA and contract coaching (professional learning)
-Provide 25-40 hours of coaching and support per year to each assigned coachee ((varies depending on the different programs listed above), utilizing the equity-centered coaching approach as well as other supportive frameworks when appropriate.
-Create strategic coaching plans based on a holistic review of data and coachees’ self-identified growth goals.
-Support coachees through observing their leadership activities/practice.
-Document coaching interactions effectively within required timelines.
-Serve as strategic planning and coaching partners to district contacts.
-Build a community of learners by participating in ongoing professional learning alongside other coaches and Leadership Programs staff, with a lens of continuous improvement.
-Engage in program support activities

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

-Master's Degree or equivalent international degree.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

-Three or more years of experience working in a preK-12 environment as an administrator.
-Clear Administrative Services Certificate.

Preferred qualifications

-Available to coach and attend professional learning during the school day
-Willing to meet coachees at their site/context across the Bay Area
-Advanced Degree in a related field or evidence of having held a teaching or pupil personnel services credential.
-Professional experience in public school leadership, preferably as principal or equivalent.
-Experience as a system leader–Director/Superintendent or equivalent
-Background in leadership, professional development, coaching, mentoring, special education and/or continuing education.
-Technology proficiency with email, websites, word processing, Google Drive, video conferencing and social media.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter - Cover Letter - Please include the following in your cover letter:
    1) Why are you interested in working with UC Berkeley’s Leadership Programs?

    2) What do you think are the greatest challenges in school leadership?

    3) What does good coaching look like? Feel free to give a specific example.

  • Statement of Teaching (Optional)

  • Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity).

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03888

Help contact: bse_academicpersonnel@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Job location

Berkeley, California