Curriculum specialist is a versatile, best in-class educator who has demonstrated the ability to teach and implement innovative curriculum practices in the classrooms. He or she is responsible for planning, implementing, evaluating and assessing learning outcomes, and ensuring the attainment of individualized and group goals for children.
§ At least a Bachelor degree in ECE
§ Strong communication skills - spoken and written English, or Chinese (for Chinese Curriculum Specialist.
§ Excellent interpersonal skills, work with all levels of staff, professionals, parents and families, and community partners from diverse nationalities and cultures
§ 2 years of early childhood experience; and the capacity to teach and implement innovative curriculum practices.
Categories
Developing the Whole Child
Curriculum and Pedagogy
§ Engage in planning and implementing an age-appropriate curriculum that is customized to meet individual learning needs and optimal outcomes for all children.
§ Manage an effective classroom that is focused on positive behavioural guidance.
§ Engage in ongoing observations in the classroom from which to plan intentional teaching and learning strategies that are differentiated and customized to meet the diverse needs of children.
§ Foster and enhance trusting, respectful relationships with children through positive Interactions with them.
Learning Environment
§ Design, set up and engages in ongoing evaluation of learning spaces to promote an optimal learning environment for children.
Health, Safety and Nutrition
§ Establish a safe and healthy environment, meet the day-to-day operational functions and SOPs pertaining to children’s care and well-being and safety practices.
Collaborating with Families and communities
Families and Community partnership
§ Develop strategies to establish and strengthen rapport and consistent personalized interactions with families by engaging in daily communication and customer-centric parent partnership and service standards.
§ Support the implementation of collaborative efforts amongst families and community stakeholders.
Building professional capacity
Professional mastery
§ Mentor and guide the teaching team to develop tam’s competencies and ensure successful team teaching for the class.
§ Engage in a culture of professional sharing, networking and collaborations, and reflective teaching practice to promote self-development.
Professional values and Ethics
§ Advocate and guide the teaching team in embracing the policies and processes for establishing the culture of professionalism; driven by the ECE ethics and professionalism as well as the Odyssey programme philosophy, culture and core values.
Building organization capacity
Teamwork and Collaboration
§ Facilitate effective and collaborative work teams, apply decision making, problem solving and emotional competence to manage self and the teaching team.
Visioning and Planning
§ Embrace and guide the teaching team to embrace and live the Odyssey’s vision, mission and core values.
§ Contribute to and support the implementation of the short-term and long-term goals that are aligned to the Odyssey’s vision, mission and core values.
§ Support Odyssey’s mission for outreach; share knowledge and skills as an Odyssey educator, contribute to outreach initiatives and actively engage in school and community events as well as home-school partnership and parent education programmes.
§ Support Odyssey’s mission for research and innovation by participating in curriculum initiatives, piloting and review of new curriculum strategies at brand level, as well as trying out of ideas and action research at school level.