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Arizona State University is hiring an Implementation Coach for the Next Education Workforce initiative. The role involves partnering with school and system leaders to design, implement, and sustain team-based models in K–12 education through in-person and virtual coaching, facilitating professional learning, and contributing to regional and program goals.

Highlights

Coach school and system leaders on team-based model design, implementation, and sustainability.
Facilitate high-impact professional learning for leaders and educator teams, adapting learning experiences to local context.
Support continuous improvement cycles and build leader capacity in change management, team functioning, and instructional practices.
Partner with regional and grant teams to align strategies and facilitate regional convenings.
Contribute to coaching tool development and program enhancement based on field insights.
Required: Bachelor's degree with 5 years relevant experience; Master’s preferred.
Experience: 3+ years in school leadership or coaching, 2+ years facilitating professional learning, and demonstrated success driving implementation through leaders.
Skills: Outcome-based coaching, relationship building, handling complex situations, and effective communication and coordination.
Work involves regular travel to partner schools and systems primarily in Albuquerque, NM or Michigan with virtual and in-person engagements.
Compensation range: $70,000 to $120,000 annually, depending on experience.

Implementation Coach, Next Education Workforce Full Description

Job Profile:Administrative Operations Specialist 3

Job Family:Administrative Operations

Time Type:Full time

Max Pay - Depends on experience:$120,000.00 USD Annual

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile Summary:
Supports and instructs those served by the department with complex queries, applies specialized knowledge of multiple standards, policies and procedures, and maintains accurate and detailed records.

Job Description:

Salary Range: $70,000-$120,000; DOE

We are seeking experienced K-12 education leaders and coaches to support our work with school systems. We are hiring for multiple Implementation Coach roles, with two coaches primarily supporting in Albuquerque, New Mexico and one coach supporting in the state of Michigan.

In Albuquerque, we are entering our second full year of partnership with Albuquerque Public Schools, supporting system-level redesign at the middle and high school levels, with team-based models at the center.

In Michigan, we partner with the Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative (MEWI) to support more than 10 systems and 30+ schools implementing team-based models across the state.

Implementation coaches partner directly with school and system leaders to design, implement, and sustain team-based models. Through a combination of in-person visits and virtual coaching, coaches help leaders clarify vision, design structures, and translate strategy into daily practice.

Coaches use observation, data, and ongoing dialogue to help leaders identify priorities, take action, and improve over time. They build leaders' capacity to lead teams, navigate change, and sustain progress.

A core part of the role is facilitating professional learning for leaders and educator teams. Coaches primarily facilitate existing learning experiences, adapting them to context, and contribute insights from the field to strengthen tools, resources, and program design.

Implementation Coaches are part of the Next Education Workforce Implementation & Design team — a collaborative group working together to improve coaching, professional learning, and impact across partnerships.

About Next Education Workforce
Arizona State University's Next Education Workforce Initiative partners with schools and systems to redesign how schools work through team-based staffing models. Today, these models are operating in over 120 schools serving more than 30,000 students across 16 states and two countries.

Through coaching and role-specific professional learning, we support leaders to design and implement models tailored to their context. These models organize educators into teams that share responsibility for a roster of students, unlocking new possibilities for teaching and learning and delivering measurable improvements in both educator and student outcomes.

Essential Duties:

Coach school and system leaders to design, implement, and sustain team-based models:

Build strong, trust-based relationships that create the foundation for productive dialogue, influence, and accountability
Support leaders through the planning (Prepare) phase to clarify vision and purpose, define success, and design team models, structures, and implementation plans
Support system leaders in designing and implementing the structural and operational conditions for teaming, including schedules, staffing, and systems, and in removing barriers within their local context
Develop leaders' capacity to lead change by setting priorities, creating alignment, and driving implementation across the school or system
Build leaders' capacity to lead and coach effective educator teams, including how teams function together (teammateship), plan together (collaborative planning), and teach together (dynamic team teaching)
Guide leaders through continuous improvement cycles to prioritize, monitor progress, solve problems, and celebrate wins
Support leaders in building buy-in and alignment across staff and stakeholders through clear communication and engagement

Facilitate high-impact professional learning:

Facilitate high-quality professional learning for leaders and educator teams (virtual and in person)
Adapt core learning experiences to align to school, system, and regional partners in your portfolio
Partner with Design team to ensure learning is practical, engaging, and directly connected to implementation priorities
Model practices during facilitation that leaders can apply in team meetings, shared instructional time (team teaching), and school-based professional learning

Contribute to regional, partner, and grant goals:

Partner with regional teammates and partner organizations to plan and execute strategies aligned to system and grant priorities
Design and facilitate regional convenings and learning experiences
Monitor progress across schools and systems and support continuous improvement in service of achieving system and grant goals
Strengthen alignment and coherence across school partners and partner organizations within a region

Contribute to Next Education Workforce team and program development:

Design, create, and refine coaching tools and program-aligned resources based on field learning and implementation needs
Collaborate with teammates to share insights, surface challenges, and strengthen coaching and professional learning across partnerships
Actively contribute to a team culture grounded in trust, accountability, and shared learning
Engage in ongoing reflection and feedback to strengthen individual and team effectiveness

Desired Qualifications:

Master's degree in education or a related field
Experience (3+ years) in school leadership and/or school-based coaching with demonstrated success
Experience (2+ years) facilitating professional learning for educators or leaders
Experience driving implementation through leaders, coaching through layers of leadership to translate vision into clear priorities and ensure those priorities show up in team-level practice
Ability to coach to outcomes, leading coaching cycles that drive measurable shifts in leadership and team practice, including identifying the highest-leverage focus using evidence and context
Track record of building strong, trusting relationships with leaders that lead to deeper investment and the ability to influence change
Skill in making sense of complex, evolving situations and driving clarity, translating them into clear priorities, decisions, and next steps
Experience facilitating practical professional learning for educators or leaders that results in changes to practice, not just increased understanding
Ability to manage multiple priorities and relationships across schools, leaders, and coaching cycles, maintaining strong coordination, follow-through, and responsive communication
Ability to communicate with clarity and drive action, leading focused conversations, asking strong questions, navigating differing perspectives, and driving toward clear decisions and next steps
Commitment to shared responsibility and collective success as a teammate, contributing to a team culture where ownership, accountability, and impact are shared

Working Environment:

This role requires regular travel for on-site work with partner schools and systems. Travel will primarily be within either Albuquerque, NM or across the state of Michigan (including northern Michigan), depending on role placement, as well as periodic travel to Arizona and other partner regions.
Ideally, candidates are based within their assigned region. Coaching includes both virtual and in-person engagement throughout the year, including four in-person coaching visits per school annually, as well as at least two in-person Next Education Workforce multi-day meetings.

Department Statement:

ASU's Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation creates knowledge, mobilizes people, and takes action to improve education. Nationally recognized as a leader in teacher preparation, leadership development and scholarly research, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation prepares over 8,000 educators annually. MLFC faculty create knowledge by drawing from a wide range of academic disciplines to gain insight into important questions about the process of learning, the practice of teaching and the effects of education policy. MLFC mobilizes people through bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs, through non-degree professional development programs and through socially embedded, multilateral community engagement. MLFC takes action by bringing people and ideas together to increase the capabilities of individual educators and the performance of education systems.

Aligned with ASU's charter, MLFC is committed to advancing inclusive excellence in our curricula, programming and institutional relationships.

Driving Requirement:Driving is not required for this position.

Location:Campus: Tempe

Funding:No Federal Funding

Instructions to Apply:

Current employees, student workers seeking staff opportunities, and students applying for student worker positions must apply directly through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:

Cover letter
Resume or CV

Multiple documents may be uploaded in the attachments section. Alternatively, applicants may combine all required materials into a single PDF for submission. Please ensure uploaded documents are clearly labeled and include your name.

Please ensure your resume includes all employment information in month and year format, for example 6/04 to 8/14, along with job title, job duties, and employer name for each position. Your resume should clearly demonstrate how your experience and background meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position. Incomplete applications or missing required materials may not be considered.

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Graduate Assistant, Intern and part-time positions are counted as half time for experience equivalency, meaning one year equals six months of experience.

Only electronic applications will be accepted for this position. By submitting an application, you confirm that the information provided is accurate and complete.

ASU Statement:

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Background Check Statement:

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