Curriculum Specialist

Requirements

A Curriculum Specialist should possess:

• At least a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English or Chinese (for Chinese Curriculum Specialists)
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with staff, professionals, parents, families, and community partners from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Minimum 2 years of experience in the early childhood sector, with the ability to implement innovative curriculum practices and teaching strategies

Key Responsibilities

1. Developing the Whole Child

Curriculum and Pedagogy

• Plan and implement age-appropriate curricula tailored to children's individual learning needs to achieve optimal developmental outcomes
• Create and manage a positive, engaging, and effective classroom environment that promotes appropriate behavioural guidance
• Conduct ongoing classroom observations to inform intentional, differentiated, and individualized teaching strategies
• Build trusting and respectful relationships with children through positive interactions and meaningful engagement

Learning Environment

• Design, set up, and continuously evaluate learning spaces to create stimulating and developmentally appropriate environments for children

Health, Safety and Nutrition

• Ensure a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment for children
• Adhere to operational procedures and SOPs relating to children's care, well-being, and safety practices

2. Collaborating with Families and Communities

Family and Community Partnerships

• Build strong rapport with families through consistent, personalized, and customer-centric communication
• Foster meaningful home-school partnerships through daily interactions and engagement
• Support collaborative initiatives involving families and community stakeholders

3. Building Professional Capacity

Professional Mastery

• Mentor and guide the teaching team to strengthen competencies and promote effective team teaching practices
• Participate actively in professional sharing, networking, collaboration, and reflective teaching practices to support continuous professional growth

Professional Values and Ethics

• Advocate professionalism within the teaching team by upholding ECE ethics, organizational policies, and the Odyssey programme philosophy, culture, and core values

4. Building Organisational Capacity

Teamwork and Collaboration

• Foster a collaborative and high-performing team culture
• Apply effective decision-making, problem-solving, and emotional management skills in leading and supporting the teaching team

Visioning and Planning

• Champion and model Odyssey's vision, mission, and core values
• Support the implementation of both short-term and long-term organisational goals
• Contribute to outreach initiatives, parent education programmes, school events, and community engagement activities
• Participate in curriculum innovation, pilot programmes, curriculum reviews, and action research initiatives at both brand and school levels