Teaching and Learning Specialist Part-time Professional Learning Coach

Job Description:

Job Posting: Professional Learning Inclusion Coach - Part-time; 2 days per week

Organization/Location: Orange Public Schools (PreK - 6), 637 Orange Center Road, Orange, CT 06477

Position: Professional Learning Inclusion Coach

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in General Education, Special Education, Educational Leadership, or a related field (Master's degree strongly preferred).
• Licensure: Valid state teaching license or certification
• Experience: Strong commitment to supporting students with intensive needs and increasing inclusive practices.
• Skills:
• Understanding of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and curriculum modifications.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor adult learners (teachers and paraeducators).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to facilitate collaborative planning and build trust across diverse teams.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills to coordinate a district-wide initiative.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with the Inclusion Specialist
• Staff Coaching & Consultation: Provide coaching, technical assistance, and embedded professional development to general and special education teachers.
• Paraeducator Development: Provide targeted, hands-on coaching and training for paraeducators to effectively support student independence and inclusion.
• Parent Professional Learning: Provide targeted training for families designed to effectively support their child's independence.
• Team Facilitation: Assist school-based teams in developing actionable strategies to increase the meaningful participation of students with disabilities within general education environments.
• Capacity Building: Create sustainable systems, resources, and frameworks that will outlast the one-year grant period, ensuring long-term inclusive success across all schools.

Additional Information

• Term: This is a one-year, grant-funded position.
• Compensation: Commensurate with experience and aligned with the district grant funding.

Physical Responsibilities:

Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift, move, and/or support up to 50 pounds (and/or up to adult size body weight with two-to-three person lift). The position can require some degree of physical interaction with students who have difficulty controlling physical behavior.

Term/Duration: For the 2026-2027 school year

Salary: per grant funding

Application Process:

To complete an online application. Go to www.oess.org.

• Select "Departments"
• Select "Employment"
• Please upload a cover letter, a resume, and reference letters with your online application.
• Once your application has been submitted, it will be reviewed.

Equal Employment Opportunities:

It is the Board of Education's policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and that qualified applicants for employment will be recruited, hired, and assigned on the basis of merit, without regard to race, creed, color, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, disability, or veteran status. The employment policies and practices of the Board are to ensure that all qualified employees are treated equally with no discrimination in employment, compensation, opportunities for advancement (including promotions and transfers), training, and discipline based on race, creed, color, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability or veteran status or any other protected basis.