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Get Access To All JobsLocation: Based in Sacramento and willing to travel ~30-50% of your time.
About Innovamat
Innovamat is an educational organization specializing in mathematics education. Founded in Barcelona in 2017, Innovamat provides schools with a complete, research-based math program covering Early Childhood through Secondary Education, grounded in research across mathematics education, cognition, and neuroscience.
Innovamat also partners with leading thinkers and researchers in mathematics education, including Peter Liljedahl, author of Building Thinking Classrooms, and Brian Butterworth, a leading researcher in mathematical cognition and dyscalculia, bringing world-class expertise and perspectives into our broader work.
Our program integrates curriculum, teacher training, assessment, and intervention into a single coherent system. Today, Innovamat is present in 9 countries, partnering with 31,000+ teachers across 3,300+ schools and reaching more than 720,000 students. We are one of the few organizations in the sector with independently validated efficacy data from external research institutions, and the first non-American organization to pass the California State Board of Education adoption process for a core math curriculum.
Why This Role Is Special
You’ll be in the classroom, alongside teachers, observing lessons, modeling instruction, asking the right questions, and providing thoughtful feedback that helps educators grow. You’ll build meaningful coaching relationships and support teachers through the full journey — from their first steps with Innovamat to becoming confident, independent practitioners who can successfully implement Innovamat while continuing to strengthen their mathematics instruction.
You’ll have the autonomy to shape how coaching happens in your schools — designing personalized math success plans, adapting your approach to different educators and contexts, and becoming a trusted thought partner for teachers and school leaders.
If you’re passionate about developing educators, thinking deeply about how students learn mathematics, and creating lasting change in classrooms, this is an opportunity to take your impact to the next level.
What You Will Do
- Be the Math Success specialist — not just supporting implementation, but transforming how teachers think about and teach math
- Design and deliver personalized Professional Development (PD) journeys, tailoring coaching plans to each school and teacher
- Coach teachers in real classrooms through observations, live modeling, and feedback cycles
- Help shift instruction toward thinking classrooms, where students actively reason, explore, and engage deeply with math
- Drive measurable impact — from teacher confidence to student engagement and conceptual understanding
- Lead hands-on, math-focused PD sessions and workshops rooted in real classroom practice
- Act as a trusted thought partner to educators, supporting them through challenges and growth
- Build a strong community of math educators across your region
- Travel 30–50% of your time to schools and districts
You Have
- A strong background in mathematics, math education, and instructional coaching. You are a current or former math teacher with a clear academic and professional focus on mathematics and its teaching, and experience coaching, mentoring, or supporting other educators in their instructional practice. Experience teaching or coaching elementary or K–8 mathematics is strongly preferred.
- A passion to bring cutting-edge research into the classroom and positively impact students and teachers.
- Expertise in creating meaningful relationships and generating opportunities with district-level administrators, or equivalent.
- A knack for speaking and connecting with teachers. Educator-to-educator communication skills are fundamental for thriving in this role.
- A hands-on approach to your work, understanding that our mission requires a lot of building from scratch.
- An entrepreneurial mindset capable of thinking outside the box and excited about the challenges of an early stage.
- An appetite to travel and visit schools and classrooms in your region.
Mindsets you embody
- We aim high: We’re working to improve mathematics education at scale, and we set ambitious goals to make it happen.
- We are owners: You’ll have real responsibility, autonomy, and the opportunity to see your work directly shape our growth.
- We move fast: You’ll work in a dynamic environment where things evolve quickly and there’s always something new to build.
- We are eager to learn: We value curiosity, feedback, and people who are constantly looking for ways to improve.
- We are humble: We believe the best ideas can come from anywhere and that great work happens through collaboration.
- We enjoy the ride: We’re an international, mission-driven team that believes high performance and a strong sense of community can go hand in hand.
What We Offer You
- Compensation: $90K–$110K base salary, with target total compensation of approximately $130K, including performance-based bonus. Bonus potential is uncapped, giving you the opportunity to earn above the target compensation based on performance.
- 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 5% 401(k) match to support your long-term financial wellbeing.
- 22 days of PTO, plus 5 additional company-wide days off over the Christmas holidays.
- Generous leave programs, including parental leave, wedding leave, and other to support life’s important moments.
- An annual learning stipend to support your personal and professional growth.
- The opportunity to work on a mission-driven product that directly impacts students and teachers every day.
If you are excited by these prospects to build the future of math education together, we would love to meet you!
At Innovamat, we are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We seek to recruit the most talented people from an inclusive candidate pool with equity and equality in mind. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We will process your personal data as part of our recruitment procedures. To find out more, please consult our Candidate Privacy Notices.
Reasonable Accommodations Statement: Innovamat is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us.
Location: Based in Sacramento and willing to travel ~30-50% of your time.
About Innovamat
Innovamat is an educational organization specializing in mathematics education. Founded in Barcelona in 2017, Innovamat provides schools with a complete, research-based math program covering Early Childhood through Secondary Education, grounded in research across mathematics education, cognition, and neuroscience.
Innovamat also partners with leading thinkers and researchers in mathematics education, including Peter Liljedahl, author of Building Thinking Classrooms, and Brian Butterworth, a leading researcher in mathematical cognition and dyscalculia, bringing world-class expertise and perspectives into our broader work.
Our program integrates curriculum, teacher training, assessment, and intervention into a single coherent system. Today, Innovamat is present in 9 countries, partnering with 31,000+ teachers across 3,300+ schools and reaching more than 720,000 students. We are one of the few organizations in the sector with independently validated efficacy data from external research institutions, and the first non-American organization to pass the California State Board of Education adoption process for a core math curriculum.
Why This Role Is Special
You’ll be in the classroom, alongside teachers, observing lessons, modeling instruction, asking the right questions, and providing thoughtful feedback that helps educators grow. You’ll build meaningful coaching relationships and support teachers through the full journey — from their first steps with Innovamat to becoming confident, independent practitioners who can successfully implement Innovamat while continuing to strengthen their mathematics instruction.
You’ll have the autonomy to shape how coaching happens in your schools — designing personalized math success plans, adapting your approach to different educators and contexts, and becoming a trusted thought partner for teachers and school leaders.
If you’re passionate about developing educators, thinking deeply about how students learn mathematics, and creating lasting change in classrooms, this is an opportunity to take your impact to the next level.
What You Will Do
- Be the Math Success specialist — not just supporting implementation, but transforming how teachers think about and teach math
- Design and deliver personalized Professional Development (PD) journeys, tailoring coaching plans to each school and teacher
- Coach teachers in real classrooms through observations, live modeling, and feedback cycles
- Help shift instruction toward thinking classrooms, where students actively reason, explore, and engage deeply with math
- Drive measurable impact — from teacher confidence to student engagement and conceptual understanding
- Lead hands-on, math-focused PD sessions and workshops rooted in real classroom practice
- Act as a trusted thought partner to educators, supporting them through challenges and growth
- Build a strong community of math educators across your region
- Travel 30–50% of your time to schools and districts
You Have
- A strong background in mathematics, math education, and instructional coaching. You are a current or former math teacher with a clear academic and professional focus on mathematics and its teaching, and experience coaching, mentoring, or supporting other educators in their instructional practice. Experience teaching or coaching elementary or K–8 mathematics is strongly preferred.
- A passion to bring cutting-edge research into the classroom and positively impact students and teachers.
- Expertise in creating meaningful relationships and generating opportunities with district-level administrators, or equivalent.
- A knack for speaking and connecting with teachers. Educator-to-educator communication skills are fundamental for thriving in this role.
- A hands-on approach to your work, understanding that our mission requires a lot of building from scratch.
- An entrepreneurial mindset capable of thinking outside the box and excited about the challenges of an early stage.
- An appetite to travel and visit schools and classrooms in your region.
Mindsets you embody
- We aim high: We’re working to improve mathematics education at scale, and we set ambitious goals to make it happen.
- We are owners: You’ll have real responsibility, autonomy, and the opportunity to see your work directly shape our growth.
- We move fast: You’ll work in a dynamic environment where things evolve quickly and there’s always something new to build.
- We are eager to learn: We value curiosity, feedback, and people who are constantly looking for ways to improve.
- We are humble: We believe the best ideas can come from anywhere and that great work happens through collaboration.
- We enjoy the ride: We’re an international, mission-driven team that believes high performance and a strong sense of community can go hand in hand.
What We Offer You
- Compensation: $90K–$110K base salary, with target total compensation of approximately $130K, including performance-based bonus. Bonus potential is uncapped, giving you the opportunity to earn above the target compensation based on performance.
- 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 5% 401(k) match to support your long-term financial wellbeing.
- 22 days of PTO, plus 5 additional company-wide days off over the Christmas holidays.
- Generous leave programs, including parental leave, wedding leave, and other to support life’s important moments.
- An annual learning stipend to support your personal and professional growth.
- The opportunity to work on a mission-driven product that directly impacts students and teachers every day.
If you are excited by these prospects to build the future of math education together, we would love to meet you!
At Innovamat, we are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We seek to recruit the most talented people from an inclusive candidate pool with equity and equality in mind. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We will process your personal data as part of our recruitment procedures. To find out more, please consult our Candidate Privacy Notices.
Reasonable Accommodations Statement: Innovamat is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us.
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Verify your degree aligns with coaching duties
An instructional coach petition lives or dies on the specialty occupation argument. Your degree must be in education, curriculum and instruction, or a directly related field. A general studies or unrelated bachelor's degree will trigger a Request for Evidence from USCIS.
Target cap-exempt nonprofit educational employers
School districts, universities, and nonprofit education organizations affiliated with higher education institutions are often H-1B cap-exempt. That means your employer can file at any time, skipping the annual lottery entirely and getting you authorized faster.
Search Migrate Mate for verified sponsoring employers
Instructional coach roles don't surface easily on generic job sites. Use Migrate Mate to find U.S. employers with verified LCA sponsorship history for education roles, so you're applying to organizations already familiar with the H-1B filing process.
Request a prevailing wage check before negotiating
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your location and role. Run the OFLC Wage Search for your metro area before salary conversations so you understand the wage floor the employer is legally required to meet.
Gather state teaching or coaching credentials early
Many districts require a state instructional coaching endorsement or teaching license alongside your degree. Applying for state credentials takes weeks, and your employer can't finalize the job offer or begin PERM labor certification without proof you meet all position requirements.
Clarify your role title matches LCA job duties exactly
If your offer letter says 'instructional coach' but the LCA describes 'curriculum specialist,' USCIS can deny the petition for inconsistency. Confirm that your official job title, the LCA job description, and your actual day-to-day responsibilities all match before your employer files.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an instructional coach role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the employer can show the position normally requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as education, curriculum and instruction, or instructional design. Generic coaching roles that accept any degree are harder to defend. Your employer should document that comparable positions at similar organizations require the same specific degree, which strengthens the specialty occupation argument with USCIS.
Which visa types realistically cover instructional coach positions?
The H-1B is the most common path, covering instructional coaches at for-profit ed-tech companies and charter networks. TN visa status applies if you're Canadian or Mexican and the role clearly fits a qualifying USMCA profession. J-1 visa exchange visitor programs sponsored by designated organizations can also work for shorter-term coaching placements. Green card sponsorship via EB-2 or EB-3 is possible for long-term employees after a completed PERM labor certification.
Do school districts actually sponsor H-1B visas for instructional coaches?
Many do, particularly large urban districts with ongoing staffing needs in curriculum development. Because public school districts and nonprofit education organizations are often cap-exempt institutions, they can file H-1B petitions outside the annual lottery window. Find employers with active sponsorship history by browsing instructional coach listings on Migrate Mate, which shows only verified sponsoring organizations.
What happens to my H-1B status if the district doesn't renew my coaching contract?
You get a 60-day grace period after your employment ends to find a new H-1B sponsor, change to another valid status, or leave the U.S. During that window you can't work, but you can interview and have a new employer file a transfer petition. If you're already in H-1B status, work can begin once the new petition is filed, not after approval.
Does my degree field matter if I have years of coaching experience?
For H-1B purposes, degree field matters significantly. USCIS evaluates whether the specific degree, not just any bachelor's, is normally required for the role. Extensive experience alone doesn't substitute for a matching degree under the specialty occupation standard. If your degree is in an unrelated field, your employer's immigration attorney may need to build an equivalency argument using a combination of education and professional experience, which O*NET occupation data can help support.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Instructional Coach jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.