Senior Director – Program Coaching

DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI)

. Lead the development and delivery of coaching across DREAM’s innovation program, including AI fluency, technology-enabled learning acceleration, and AI school redesign programming .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in coaching and developing educational leaders, with a strong focus on implementing AI fluency and technology-enabled learning strategies. Proven ability to build relationships and adapt coaching practices across diverse educational contexts.

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Coaching DevelopmentSchool Leadership ExperienceInstructional LeadershipData-Driven Decision MakingRelationship Building

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Hard Skills

Coaching ApproachesInstructional StrategiesCurriculum DevelopmentData AnalysisAI IntegrationTraining and DevelopmentProcess TranslationFeedback MechanismsEducational AssessmentMentoring

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsInfluence SkillsAdaptabilityRelationship ManagementProblem Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster's Degree in Education or School Administration

Industry Keywords

Education CoachingSchool SystemsTeaching and LearningAdult Learning StrategiesInnovation Program

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the development and delivery of coaching across DREAM’s innovation program, including AI fluency, technology-enabled learning acceleration, and AI school redesign programming
Translate program goals into coaching approaches that help school leaders, staff, and teachers implement new tools and practices effectively
Develop and codify coaching approaches, goals, standard practices, and structures
Create coaching playbooks, tools, and processes for actionable implementation support
Establish approaches for using AI in assessment and data cycles, instructional workflows, curriculum, and tutoring tools
Design and iterate coaching practices for different school systems and contexts
Directly manage, train, develop, observe, coach, and provide feedback to program coaches
Gather data and refine systems and resources as the team grows
Provide direct coaching to school leaders, staff, and teachers
Support school leaders in building capacity to guide implementation and coach educators
Partner with the Head of Program Implementation to refine approaches
Build relationships with school and system leaders across varied organizational contexts
Perform other assigned responsibilities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required
Master’s Degree in Education or School Administration preferred
3+ years of full-time school teaching experience with a record of strong student achievement and exemplary classroom culture, required
4+ years of experience in a school leadership, network leadership, or leadership within an education coaching organization with responsibilities for coaching other leaders and managing full-time teams to outcomes, required
Proven ability to develop others’ coaching practice through training, observation, and actionable feedback
Excellent instructional eye and ability to identify root causes and precise action steps in coaching
Experience translating instructional or leadership approaches into clear processes, tools, and resources
Strong understanding of teaching, learning, and instructional leadership
Ability to adapt coaching approaches across different systems and contexts
Strong relationship-building, communication, and influence skills
Understanding of adult learning strategies to provide mentoring and coaching
Ability to use a variety of data sources to drive decision-making
Strong belief in the mission and values of DREAM

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible Medical Health Plans, subsidizing the majority of costs for the employee, their spouse/domestic partner and children
Variety of medical plans
Dental and vision plans
Disability benefits
Life insurance
Up to 12 weeks fully paid Parental Leave
Flexible spending account options
Pre-tax commuter benefits (parking and transit)
Fitness and entertainment discounts
Employee assistance program (EAP)
403(b) retirement plan with employer matching up to 4% after one year of employment
Professional development fund
Referral bonuses
Approximately 48 days off throughout the year including holidays, sick days, personal days and summer Fridays
Annual performance-based increases