Department Coach 2026-2027

Schedule:
Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:15pm

Salary:
$70,400-$90,000

What is the opportunity?
This innovative school is dedicated to cultivating independence, ingenuity, empathy, and leadership in every scholar through enrichment programming, agile learning, and exceptional instruction. That’s where you come in. Are you a skilled teacher leader who loves the craft of teaching and helping others grow? Do you have a proven record of modeling excellent instruction, aligning curriculum, and coaching colleagues toward stronger outcomes? Your next step is clear—join us and grow with us as a Department Coach!

What’s in it for you?

• Smartphone and fully paid wireless plan through T-Mobile
• Windows-based laptop
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid school breaks aligned with the academic calendar.
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance coverage for you and your family.
• Pension Plan participation through the New Jersey Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF).
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer contribution options.
• Free financial wellness advising through our Financial Advisor Service
• Optional short or long-term disability benefits through Aflac
• Ongoing Professional Development and access to coaching and leadership opportunities
• Supportive, Mission-Driven Culture centered on collaboration, respect, and purpose

What will you be doing?

Teach half a course load in a model classroom that demonstrates high-impact instruction, including tight routines, rigorous tasks, equitable discussion, responsive feedback, and strong data use.Open your classroom for lab visits, host live practice cycles, and share exemplars, unit plans, and rubrics to strengthen department-wide practice.
Coach teachers through Plan → Observe → Feedback cycles with clear action steps, modeling, and follow-through.Co-teach and provide actionable feedback to build teacher skill, confidence, and instructional consistency.Lead PLCs focused on standards alignment, assessment quality, student work analysis, and reteach planning.
Use data (interims, exit tickets, and NJSLA blueprints) to guide instructional adjustments and academic interventions.Partner with school leaders to align curriculum, grading, and assessment practices with academic goals.Build a collaborative, reflective department culture rooted in professional trust, shared ownership, and continuous improvement.Celebrate teacher and student success to sustain a joyful, learning-focused team climate.

What do we require from you?

• Bachelor's degree required; Master’s degree in Curriculum & Instruction or related field preferred.
• Must hold NJ certification
• 2+ years working in an urban education setting preferred
• Must have a track record of measurable success and achievement
• You are committed to living out our mission
• Welcomes the challenge to grow, learn, and improve in a collaborative environment
• Committed to our mission of preparing all scholars for college and embodying our core values
• Committed to serving our scholar population in an anti-discriminatory learning environment

Want to join our FAmily?
We are Foundation Academies: Trenton, New Jersey’s largest and highest-ranking K-12 free public charter school serving more than 1,000 scholars across three schools on two campuses. Our mission is to ensure that all of our scholars secure the academic knowledge and skills to prepare them for the nation’s finest colleges, and to instill in them the core values of caring, respect, responsibility, and honesty. We admit scholars by lottery, irrespective of gender, race, household income, or academic ability. Our team of experienced and mission-driven urban educators values growth mindsets, lifelong learners, and individuals who believe that every child deserves an excellent education. We hold ourselves, our scholars, and our city to high standards because that’s what our families deserve. We are conveniently located a quick car ride to downtown Princeton, a 45-minute SEPTA ride to Philly’s Center City, and a hop on the NJ Transit Express to New York City.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Foundation Academies is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best available persons in every job. Foundation Academies prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, gender, gender identity, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful and prohibited by Foundation Academies. It is also our policy to comply with all applicable state and federal laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.