Early Childhood Curriculum and Professional Development Coordinator

Principal Responsibilities:

The Jewish Community Center's Early Childhood Center seeks a Curriculum and Professional Development Coordinator to provide support for consistent implementation of the program's curriculum across all age groups.

## Responsibilities
- Conduct regular classroom observations and provide constructive feedback on implementation of the HighScope approach.
- Utilize the HighScope Program Quality Assessment and other HighScope resources to create improvement plans in collaboration with classroom teams.
- Meet with teaching staff to create individual professional development plans.
- Conduct staff trainings for small groups and large groups of teachers.
- Research professional development opportunities available to center staff and connect individual teachers with trainings that will move them forward on their professional development plans.

- Serve as part of the Early Childhood Center leadership team, working closely with it's administrators.

- Assist with NAEYC Accreditation and Michigan Great Start to Quality documentation.
- Sub in classrooms periodically

Minimum Qualifications:

## Qualifications
- Proven experience in observation/feedback, mentorship, and coaching.
- Extensive experience using HighScope and other early childhood program assessment instruments.
- Seasoned early childhood educator with 8+ years of experience using the HighScope curriculum model.
- Ability to write clearly and effectively for educational purposes
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education or equivalent.

Salary:

$45,000 - $55,000

Agency Information:

Why you want to work with us:

• Our mission is to build community, and our staff are the key to making sure everyone - children, families, colleagues - feels like they belong.
• We don't just take care of children, we make the world a better place by helping raise responsible and compassionate citizens.
• We work in teams - everyone shares in the responsibilities of managing a vibrant center.
• We celebrate - A LOT. Not all of our families or staff are Jewish, but everyone is included in our many joyful celebrations.

This is a full-time position and benefits include:

• health & dental insurance
• matching 403b retirement plan (403b is the non-profit equivalent of a 401k)
• low-cost Aflac coverage
• paid personal days (1 per month) and vacation
• 12 paid Federal holidays and other holiday days..
• Up to 10 paid Jewish holidays
• guaranteed hours
• degree completion assistance via Michigan's TEACH program
• JCC membership

Salary ranges from $45,000 to $49,000 year and is dependent on qualifications and experience.

The JCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer - our staff members come from diverse backgrounds.

We believe that children are powerful, competent, and capable of solving problems and expressing intentions. We also believe that adults play a critical role in children's learning, by supporting their efforts to explore ideas and solve problems, by scaffolding children's ability to express their ideas and reflect on their experiences, and by establishing a positive climate for learning.

Come join us!