Program Curriculum Specialist

The Program Curriculum Specialist is responsible for designing, adapting, and maintaining high-quality Girl Scout program content—leveraging both GSUSA frameworks (badges, patch programs) and Girl Scouts Heart of Central California’s (GSHCC)-developed curriculum—to drive girl engagement, progression, and long-term retention.  This role ensures that program content is developmentally appropriate, inclusive, and structured to create consistent, engaging experiences across all grade levels and delivery formats.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Curriculum Design & Development

• Design and adapt Girl Scout program content, including: 
  • GSUSA badge and patch programs 
  • Council-developed workshops and activities 
• Ensure consistency of program experience across different delivery formats and locations
• Serve as a subject matter resource for Girl Scout program content, ensuring alignment with GSUSA frameworks and best practices in youth development
• Incorporate safety considerations and align with established guidelines in the design of program content and materials
• Ensure content is age-appropriate, inclusive, and engaging and that curriculum is practical and easy to implement in real-world delivery settings
• Develop materials for multiple delivery formats (troops, events, afterschool, camp) 
• Create clear, user-friendly Facilitator Guides to support consistent delivery

Progression & Pathways

• Design and maintain clear program progression pathways across grade levels 
• Ensure content builds appropriately from one level to the next 
• Support visibility of “what’s next” to drive continued participation

Continuous Improvement

• Use participation data, feedback, and observations to refine curriculum 
• Identify gaps in engagement and adjust content accordingly 
• Ensure curriculum evolves based on girl and volunteer needs

Collaboration

• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure curriculum is effectively translated into training and delivery 
• Gather and incorporate feedback from facilitators, volunteers, and program staff to inform curriculum improvements
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in education, curriculum design, or related field OR equivalent experience 
• 3–5 years of experience in curriculum development, youth programming, or instructional design 
• Strong understanding of K–12 developmental stages and experiential learning design 
• Experience working with national frameworks (e.g., GSUSA, standards-based curriculum) preferred
• Experience designing content for multiple delivery formats (in-person, group-based, informal learning) preferred
• Experience adapting content for diverse audiences and learning needs preferred

Work Environment & Requirements

• Occasional evening/weekend work for program observation, testing or training
• Limited travel (10–20%) within GSHCC territory for site visits and program evaluation

KPIs

• Engagement and satisfaction scores 
• Repeat participation rates 
• Progression through program levels

GSHCC Community Statement

Girl Scouts Heart of Central California (GSHCC) is a girl-centric and performance-driven community. At GSHCC, our mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Across 18 counties, we offer an array of programming and perspectives with the goal of ensuring all girls, volunteers, and staff have a safe space, where they can learn and grow and be their authentic selves. Our entire Community Statement can be found in the GSHCC Employee Handbook.

Girl Scout Promise

On my honor, I will try:

To serve God* and my country,

To help people at all times, 

And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

*Members may substitute for the word God in accordance with their own spiritual beliefs.

Girl Scout Law

Girl Scouts of all ages recite—and live by—the ideals listed in the Girl Scout Promise and Law. They remind us to do our best in being kind to others, respecting ourselves, making the world a better place, and so much more.

As a member of GSHCC staff, I will do my best to be:

honest and fair

friendly and helpful

considerate and caring

courageous and strong

responsible for what I say and do

respect myself and others

respect authority

use resources wisely

and make the world a better place and be a sister to every Girl Scout

Salary : $22 - $27