Curriculum Specialist - Paterson, United States - Passaic County Community College

Description

Job Description

Part-time 15 hours per week total (Academic Year 10 hours during week, 5 hours on program Saturdays; Summer Monday – Wednesday)

Key Areas of Focus:

Instructional Support

• Identify areas for professional development (one session per program session)
• Provide academic resources for instructional needs
• Conduct one a session observation and feedback per teacher per year
• Develop a Teacher Observation Guide for use by program coordinators/directors
• Assist in teacher recruitment and identification
• Review Teacher lessons plans
• Monitor Counseling program and review Counseling Portfolio

Curriculum Design

• Design and develop program curriculum for weekday and Saturday programming
• Recommend resource/program for student skill assessment
• Set program academic program focus for each semester in collaboration with coordinators
• Assess the effectiveness of curriculum
• Prepare Academic Year and Summer Academic Portfolio for OSHE
• Review Counseling Portfolio prior to submission to OSHE
• Monitor NJDOE Regulations for ELA, Math, Science, Career and Technical Ed.
• Develop schedules for distribution
• Monitor use of online programs; Cambridge, Edmentum, Lobster, Naviance, Avid etc.
• Social Emotional Learning Check in Pre/Post Academic Sessions

Program Consultation

• Participate in staff meetings
• Share expertise and feedback on overall program design
• Attend School District Meetings with Pre-College if needed
• Edit and revise grant submissions required by feds and state agencies, e.g., Activity Grant Narrative, Federal Budget Narratives, APRs, Yearly reports, etc.
• Support development of Pre-College dept. to include career and college exposure opportunity for students K-12 in Passaic County (outside of grant-funded programs)
• Secure classrooms for all programs

Any additional responsibilities as requested by the Director

The completion of a background check will be required for the selected candidate.