SummaryThe Content Specialist is responsible for providing guidance and assistance in several facets ofthe creation of curriculum; including resource acquisition, coaching, and instructional support.
Essential Functions:• Provides guidance in development of curriculum.• Assists in identifying and acquiring lesson resources.• Observes and coaches Group Leaders and Activity Specialists in establishing best practices for facilitation and lesson plan development.• Collaborates with Program Director and school administration to identify appropriatethemes and objectives for educational content.• Aids staff in planning, writing and implementing high-quality, content-rich lessons.• Supports in professional development of staff to ensure program quality.
Supervisory Responsibilities:Oversees staff implementation of Project-Based Learning (PBL) by ensuring lesson plans are submitted on time and align with program goals. Provides constructive feedback to strengthen lesson quality and promote engaging, hands-on learning experiences for participants. Conducts regular observations to assess PBL facilitation, ensure fidelity to the model, and support staff in improving instructional practices.
Minimum Qualifications:• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Youth Development, or related field.• Minimum 1 year supervisory experience • Strong experience with curriculum planning for young people (middle school).• Knowledge of youth development principles and theories.• Knowledge of Common Core Standards.• Experience coaching and training with strong leadership, conflict resolution and diplomacy skills.• Excellent oral and written communication skills.• Ability to plan and carry out assignments independently.• Ability to prioritize, adhere to timelines and multi-task.
Qualifications Preferred:• Master’s Degree in Education, Youth Development, or related field
Job Behavioral Expectations:• Maintain regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance, and adherence to relevant health & safety procedures.• Safe and successful performance, including meeting productivity standards.• Maintain an understanding of the principles, methods and processes needed to perform the job. Attends staff meetings, seminars and in-service training as assigned.• Demonstrates the ability to complete work in an acceptable manner by the time and/or date established with accuracy, neatness and thoroughness and minimal amount of errors.• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures including maintain strict confidentiality and adherence to all HIPAA guidelines at all times.Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk, sit for long period of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or control; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. Employee must occasionallylift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Work environment:• Work is performed in an office environment with normal heating and cooling.This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only job duties to be performed by the incumbent. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor