About the Role
The Success Coach supports the adoption and effective implementation of Great Minds curriculum products by providing on-site support, coaching, and professional development to districts and schools. This role is ideal for experienced teachers or instructional coaches in Texas who are passionate about ensuring all students have access to high-quality, knowledge-based education.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain expertise in the Great Minds professional services catalog, including Eureka Math, Eureka Math TEKS, and Bluebonnet Learning.
- Provide high-quality, on-site support, coaching, and professional development to assigned schools.
- Collaborate with Success Leads to deliver highly contextualized services.
- Deliver professional services on-site up to 80% of the time in Central school systems.
- Engage in internal training to develop expertise in new professional services, facilitation, coaching skills, and Great Minds products.
- Gather, monitor, and record implementation success metrics; document metrics and customer interactions.
- Document and communicate implementation insights to leadership based on interactions.
- Stay abreast of and share regional trends influencing customer practices, sensitivities, and purchasing.
- Represent Great Minds through presentations at conferences and contribute to content (blogs, whitepapers).
- Cultivate and maintain a strong Great Minds culture emphasizing trust, collegiality, curiosity, and quality.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience teaching or coaching.
- At least 1 year of experience delivering high-quality professional development.
- Experience implementing Wit & Wisdom and/or Eureka Math curricula.
- Proficiency with or alignment to Great Minds instructional design and pedagogy.
- Deep content knowledge in humanities, mathematics, or science.
- Experience as a campus instructional leader or coach.
- Ability to coach in multiple content areas of K-Algebra 2 Mathematics and RLA.
- Experience with both digital and print education platforms.
- Strong organizational habits for goal setting, project management, decision making, deadline execution, and record keeping.
- Ability to make solutions-oriented decisions through flexible thinking in an ambiguous, fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
- Passion for and commitment to high-quality, knowledge-rich curriculum.
- Commitment to high standards, instructional quality, and continuous improvement.
- Receptivity to feedback with a focus on reflective practice.
- Highly collaborative with diplomacy, tact, and integrity.
- Appreciation for the challenges and victories of educators improving student learning outcomes.
- Empathy, curiosity, and the desire to continually grow as a learner.
- Deep belief that every child is capable of greatness.
- A cover letter and resume are required.
- Successful completion of a background check.
- Provide declaration of COVID-19 vaccination status.
Skills
- Professional development facilitation
- Coaching
- Curriculum implementation
- Instructional design
- Pedagogy
- Content knowledge (humanities, mathematics, science)
- Campus instructional leadership
- Digital and print education platforms
- Organizational habits
- Project management
- Goal setting
- Collective decision making
- Deadline execution
- Record keeping
- Solutions-oriented decision making
- Flexible thinking
- Presentation skills
- Content contribution (blogs, whitepapers)
Location
- Texas
- Houston
- Rio Grande Valley
Work Type
- Full-time
- On-site (up to 80%)
Experience Level
- 3+ years teaching or coaching
- 1+ year professional development delivery
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $78,000-$85,000
Benefits
- Benefits or other incentives may be offered in addition to base salary.
About the Company
- Great Minds is a mission-driven, for-profit Public Benefit Corporation founded by educators in 2007.
- We develop high-quality, knowledge-rich math, science, and ELA curricula grounded in research and designed with educators.
- Our products include Eureka Math, Eureka Math², Wit & Wisdom, PhD Science, Geodes, and Arts & Letters ELA.
- We are committed to usability, coherence, and practical implementation, supporting teachers with professional learning, technology, and responsive service.
- Great Minds is entering a new stage of growth, focused on building connected, customer-informed experiences across the educator journey.
- Our vision is to become a partner in impact, supporting educators in achieving outcomes at scale.
Equal Opportunity
- Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer.
- We extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
- Our policy reflects and affirms the organization’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.
