Designation Curriculum Lead / Specialist
Reporting to Regional Program Manager
Qualifications Degree in Early Childhood Education (NTT/Montessori/ ECE/ CIDTT trained) compulsory
Experience Minimum 5 years of preschool industry experience with minimum 2 years of preschool teaching experience
Work Timings 9 AM – 4 PM
General Description
We are seeking for a Curriculum Specialist who has a solid understanding of early childhood education, classroom arrangements, lesson plan development, implementation monitoring and teacher training.
Main Responsibilities
- Work closely with centre teams (Centre Director, Centre Admin) and the Cluster Operations Manager to ensure smooth and effective centre operations.
- Attend departmental, staff, and administrative meetings to address health and safety, facilities, operations, and human resource issues.
- Ensure all prep schools in the region implement the curriculum according to established guidelines and parameters.
- Provide academic support through curriculum implementation monitoring, lesson plan approvals, student observations, and assessment oversight.
- Develop system-wide early childhood curricular objectives, including implementation and evaluation plans, and design programs that support these goals.
- Develop and deliver presentations for parent orientations, open houses, and Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTC) to foster community involvement.
- Conduct and/or develop training programs for facilitators, ensuring they are equipped with the latest instructional strategies and tools.
- Supervise, train, and mentor facilitators to maximize effective curriculum usage.
- Identify learning needs of facilitators and recommend professional development opportunities.
- Provide ongoing mentoring and coaching by spending time in classrooms, offering constructive feedback, and introducing innovative teaching methods.
- Ensure that the learning environment, resources, and training programs strictly align with organizational policies and standards.
- Interview prospective candidates for various teaching positions.
- Conduct performance reviews and appraisal conversations for preschool classroom facilitators.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge in early childhood education by regularly attending trainings, workshops, and reviewing relevant journals.
- Assist with the overall evaluation of early childhood education programs, developing strategies for continuous improvement.
- Coordinate mandatory in-service training sessions.
- Guide teachers in creating effective assessments, report cards, diary entries, portfolios, and other evaluative tools.
- Ensure that learning spaces are attractive and welcoming, with displays of children’s artwork and other visual elements that promote self-esteem and celebrate student achievements.
Individual Responsibilities:
- Ensures teachers and coordinators are familiar with any changes to the Curriculum.
- Demonstrate honesty, integrity and commitment to confidentiality.
- Engage in mindful communication and refrain from spreading gossip.
- Be flexible in scheduling to meet the needs of the overall program.
- Demonstrate honesty, integrity and commitment to confidentiality.
- Show initiative in problem solving and be open to new ideas.
- Be approachable and create a welcoming environment centre-wide.
Additional Skills
- Ability to train and evaluate teaching staff.
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written in standard English.
- Ability to interact with families in a nurturing, compassionate, and sincere manner.
- Intermediate to advanced level experience with recent versions of Microsoft Suite, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet Explorer; ability to use current webinar technology and audio conferencing.
- Has excellent writing skills and able to create content that meets the educational standards.
- Experience in curriculum development will be an advantage.
- Is creative with good analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
- Ability to work independently as well as within a team with minimal supervision.
- Ready to travel with in the assigned region on a daily basis and across other region on need basis
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