What are the responsibilities and job description for the Curriculum Coordinator position at ACLD?
CURRICULUM COORDINATOR
Full Time
Bay Shore, NY
Help Others to ASPIRE HIGHER!
When a group of families came together in 1957 to find services for their children with developmental disabilities, ACLD was born. Today, we are a leading not-for-profit agency employing 1200 staff and providing over 70 program sites in Nassau and Suffolk. ACLD assists children, teens and adults in reaching the highest level of independence with the freedom to ASPIRE HIGHER in their hopes, dreams and accomplishments. We are currently seeking a few exceptional people who have a passion to make a meaningful impact by facilitating the lives of the amazing people we support.
The Children’s Services of ACLD provides a continuum of services to children from ages three to twenty-one in their pre-school and after-school programs. We currently have an opportunity for a Curriculum Coordinator to join our Bay Shore Facility. In this role, you will support classroom education staff to refine their practices, improve instructional quality and achieve mastery as early childhood professionals.
Requirements
- Masters Degree in Special Education.
- NYS Teacher Certification in Special Education.
- Educational Leadership – School Building Leader (SBL) Certificate or enrolled in an Educational Leadership – School Building Leader (SBL) Certificate program which must be completed within two years of hire.
- Five years experience in a pre-school special education setting.
- Two years experience mentoring, supervising and training staff.
- Extensive knowledge of various disabilities and treatment approaches and early childhood development.
- Ability to provide ongoing coaching and strategies for implementation of various technologies that support classroom instruction.
- Ability to create and organize teaching supports for classrooms.
- Oversight and placement of Student Teachers within the program.
- Bilingual preferred.
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Ability
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to express verbal and written ideas in a clear and concise manner.
- Computer competencies in the areas of MS Outlook, word processing, spreadsheets, and Power Point.
- Excellent planning and management skills.
Essential Functions
- Provide mentoring and training for new and current Special Educators.
- Provide supervision, mentoring and training to all Teacher Assistants and Teacher Aides in conjunction with Preschool Teachers, Assistant Principals and Principal.
- Manage program implementation of selected curriculum, assessment tool and any supplemental materials.
- Align program practices and standards to support quality implementation.
- Provide support to classroom education staff in creating lesson plans that are reflective of the curriculum and are developmentally appropriate.
- Review lesson plans and provide teachers with timely feedback and recommendations.
- Assist in the development and implementation of classroom routines, zone defense strategies and the provision of structured teaching supports.
- Participate in professional development opportunities including workshops and conferences to bring new and emerging best practices into the program.
- Plan and coordinate building wide curriculum extension activities.
- Other duties, as assigned
Non-Essential Functions
- Oversee school wide curriculum activities.
- Coordinate monthly family activities with the teachers.
- Liaison to the Parent Staff Association including events and fundraising.
Schedule Monday through Friday 8am-3:30pm , 35 hours per week
Applicants include a resume and use the apply now button or apply online at www.acld.org.
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