Join Jounce

Our mission is to ensure schools provide students with the opportunity to succeed. To do this we equip school leaders with the expertise to skillfully invest in teacher practice. We support current leaders at existing high-need schools through school partnerships. We prepare future school leaders through our Instructional Leader Fellowship, and support them in stepping into leadership positions at aligned schools or networks.

At Jounce, three beliefs guide us:

Teacher quality is the most important driver of student learning;
Teacher quality is not fixed – teachers can get better, and with effective coaching, they can get better fast;
School Leaders’ primary goal should be to rapidly increase teacher effectiveness in their
schools.

At Jounce, we onboard new team members every July. We are always open to informational meetings, but our evaluative hiring steps begin on the 15th of February.

Acceleration Partner

Acceleration Partners (APs) are stellar leaders interested in broadening their impact by working with existing leaders to make their schools better and better places for kids. APs are currently based in either Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.

A Jounce Acceleration Partner will work with the Jounce team to coach school leaders and teachers at Jounce’s partner schools, in order to rapidly accelerate teacher skill growth at these schools and accelerate student learning.

Responsibilities include planning and executing teacher development and school leadership trainings for leaders at up to 15 partner schools; coaching up to 15 teachers directly across up to 6 partner schools; and, in collaboration with the Executive Director and other Jounce Partners, updating and refining Jounce’s teacher development and school leadership model.

Qualifications

Deep belief in the ability of all children to excel academically and the ability of schools to be the drivers of that success; extremely high expectations for student success and school performance.

Openness to, and desire for, frequent feedback, often delivered publicly and in front of external partners.

Intense desire to improve and grow professionally.

Strong lesson design, unit planning, lesson execution, content knowledge, and data analysis skills as a classroom teacher, as evidenced by significant student achievement gains.

Experience in a school-based leadership role is required. This can be anything from a high performing assistant principal with five years experience to a network-level chief academic officer. Salary and responsibility will meet you where you are and grow as you grow.

Current K-12 teaching certification and/or administrative certification (preferred).

Note: This is an on-site position. Reliable transportation to and from worksites throughout the day is needed.

Compensation and Benefits:

The salary and benefits for Acceleration Partners are commensurate with experience and competitive in the field.

Apply:

To begin the application process, please complete the brief form at the link below.

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Instructional Leader Fellow

Instructional Leader Fellows (ILFs) are stellar teachers interested in leaving the classroom in order to put themselves on a trajectory towards instructional school leadership. ILFs are currently based in either Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.

ILFs are strong educators who join the Jounce team to grow into a future role as a school-based or network-based instructional leader. They may be teachers who will join the Jounce team for 2-3 years and then return to a school as an assistant principal (or in a comparable instructional leadership role). Or they may be formal or informal leaders (teacher coaches, mentor teachers, grade level leads, department chairs, assistant principals) who will join the Jounce team for 2-3 years and leave us to become a principal/school leader. They are willing to step away from a school-based role for two to three years to deepen their knowledge, refine their skills, and grow as a coach and leader; but ultimately, they know that they belong in school buildings with kids, families, and teachers, driving life-changing outcomes and setting a standard for what a great school can be.

Responsibilities include planning and executing teacher development and school leadership trainings for leaders at up to 15 partner schools; coaching up to 15 teachers directly across up to 6 partner schools; and, in collaboration with the entire Jounce team, updating and refining Jounce’s teacher development and school leadership model.

Qualifications

Applicants should be committed to ultimately being a school-based or network-based instructional leader.

To be strongly considered, an applicant should have excellent classroom results and some leadership experience, formal or informal (department chair, grade team lead, content team lead, mentor teacher, assistant principal, etc.).

Additional qualifications include:

Deep belief in the ability of all children to excel academically and the ability of schools to be the drivers of that success; extremely high expectations for student success and school performance;

Openness to, and desire for, frequent feedback, often delivered publicly and in front of external partners;

Intense desire to improve and grow professionally.

Strong lesson design, unit planning, lesson execution, content knowledge, and data analysis skills as a classroom teacher;
Current K-12 teaching certification and/or administrative certification (preferred).
Note: reliable transportation to and from worksites throughout the day is needed.

Support and Training:

Instructional Leader Fellows get their most important training through being in the field each day, coaching teachers and leaders. ILFs have a designated coach who will provide personalized development touchpoints each week, focused on instructional knowledge and coaching and leadership skills. ILFs will also participate in a weekly Jounce team training and a weekly differentiated cohort training, as well as a full summer of intensive development each year.