TEACHER MENTOR SPECIALIST
Position Overview
The Texas Mentorship Training {TMT} program exists to deliver cost-effective, high-quality training and job-embedded support to district and Educator Prep Program {EPP} staff supporting pre service and beginning teachers through mentorship. The program's primary goals are to increase beginning teacher effectiveness and retention. The ESC 6 Mentorship Fellow will be trained on and eventually lead implementation of TEA's Texas Mentorship Training for Region 6 Educational Service Center (ESC}. This role includes attending all TMT training, providing feedback on the design and delivery of the TMT content, redelivering the training while receiving coaching support from a provider, and marketing the TMT to districts and EPPs.Essential Functions
1. Participate in TEA orientation and all TMT trainings and any other training required by TEA (travel to training may be required}.2. Create an ESC TMT business model for the TMT to operationalize LEA support and maintain sustainability.
3. Build relationships with LEAs & EPPs to invest them in the TMT vision, recruit them to the right TMT pathways and assist them through coaching and implementation support. 4. Redeliver TMT through a Trainer Trainers {ToT} model and receive coaching from a provider and TEA on redelivery.
Performance Competencies
ESC Fellows must demonstrate... strong instructional leadership skills at the district or campus-level including strategic decision-making; and excellent skills ino change management;
o project management,
o organization,
o communication,
o presentation & facilitation,
o relationship-building
o coaching skills
A willingness and interest in engaging with and providing feedback on Texas Mentorship Training design and delivery; the ability to navigate new work and make clarity where ambiguity exists; an understanding of best practices in adult learning; openness to adapting services & working to local contexts; and a growth mindset & orientation towards continuous improvement.
Preferred Experience
ESC 6 Mentorship Fellow should have a background or experience with... mentorship roles and/or leading mentorship programs on a campus or district; working with pre and early-service teachers; Texas Instructional Leadership (TIL); High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM); & Research-Based Instructional Strategies (RBIS); Product Academies or Strong Foundations Implementation or Planning; and Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs).Other Qualifications
Self-starter with ability to learn quickly and adjust based on external feedback and self learning Vision-driven; consistently looking for opportunities for program improvement and growth Analytical with the ability to identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions&a
Masters Degree
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