Curriculum Coach K-12 |
POSITION SUMMARY: The Curriculum Coach is responsible for coaching and mentoring the educational staff at Whitney Hall School. This position will work closely with classroom teachers to develop curriculum, courses, lessons, instructional materials, and assessments to ensure students achieve specific learning standards, goals, and objectives. The Curriculum Coach is in classrooms at least 50% of the time observing instruction and the implementation of curriculum, sharing and modeling instructional strategies, co-teaching, and providing supportive feedback. This position will also plan and facilitate after school grade level meetings and staff development. The Curriculum Coach works as a team member with the management of The Children’s Center of Hamden. This position reports to and collaborates with school level administrators and the VP of Education. This individual should be aware of and sensitive to the cultural diversity of the student population. This employee is expected to perform other duties as assigned. |
POSITION STATUS: Non-Exempt |
TECHNOLOGIES: Microsoft Office Suite |
Accountable and responsible for the following results: - Assist with state assessments and state reports
- Collaborate with teachers on lesson plan design
- Collaborate with teachers to develop, implement and evaluate curriculum
- Collaborate with teachers on using assessment results to drive instruction
- In classrooms observing instruction and the implementation of curriculum
- Plan and facilitate after school grade level meetings and staff development
- Collaborate with teachers on the planning and implementation of UDL and PBIS
- Collaborate with school districts to ensure students meet graduation requirements
- Spends time within classrooms, modeling instruction, co-teaching, and providing supportive feedback
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS | - Experience teaching students with IEPs
- Proficient classroom management skills
- Experience teaching across content areas
- Five years of successful teaching experience
- Five years of experience as a professional educator
- Experience as a TEAM Mentor or willingness to become a TEAM Mentor
- Knowledge of instructional strategies and best practices in curriculum, instruction and assessment
- Strong collaborative and leadership skills to support teachers in the improvement of teaching and learning and curriculum development, implementation and evaluation
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LICENSURE / CERTIFICATIONS | - Current Connecticut teaching certificate is required.
- 092 Administrative certificate preferred but not required
- A master’s degree in curriculum, education, or a core content area preferred but not required
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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT | While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform the following essential job functions: Light lifting (<20 lbs.) Standing Sitting Seeing Moderate lifting (20 – 50 lbs.) Reaching Walking Hearing Heavy lifting (>50 lbs) Bending Climbing Talking Driving Repetitive Motion Push/Pulling Other, specify: The work environment is primarily representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Potential exposure to waste and bodily fluids Potential allergenic and/or irritant conditions |
CORE COMPETENCIES Behaviors and skills employees are expected to demonstrate to carry out the mission and goals. | - Values/Ethics: Ability to act with integrity and respect in personal and organizational practices, treating all people equitably including respecting professional, ethical and people values.
- Communication: Ability to write and speak clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings; can get messages across that have the desired effect.
- Conflict Resolution: Facilitating the prevention and/or resolution of conflict while preserving working relationships while maintaining composure.
- Organization: Ability to manage multiple projects; determine project urgency, uses goals to guide actions; organizes and schedules task effectively.
- Teamwork: Readily sharing information, knowledge and personal strengths. Seek to understand and build on differing perspectives of others to enhance team efficiency and quality outcomes.
- Computer: Ability to use computers and other forms of technology. Ability to learn required office software products.
- Decision Making/Decisiveness: Making and taking responsibility for and demonstrating commitment to appropriate decisions in a timely manner. Ensuring that decisions are made based on policies, rules and organizational directives and solving emerging problems.
- Leadership: Creating a working environment that promotes and encourages team members' participation to attain common and individual objectives. Leading by example.
- Project Management: The discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of a specific project.
- Strategic Thinking: Innovating through analysis of issues and trends and how these link to responsibilities, capabilities, and potential of the organization.
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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. |
