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Pedagogy & Curriculum Coordinator
Location:
Brillante Early Learning Center | Albuquerque, NM
Start Date: January 6, 2025
Description, Responsibilities, & Duties
Brillante’s Pedagogy & Curriculum Coordinator will be responsible for:
- Strengthening and putting into action a program-wide vision for curriculum and pedagogy;
- Supporting educators to implement curriculum and pedagogical practices and design purposeful learning environments;
- Supporting the teaching teams in developing and implementing systems for listening, observation, documentation, reflection, inquiry, and curriculum development;
- Planning and facilitating professional learning in collaboration with the program director;
- Working with other Explora teams and community partners to define and implement STEAM-rich, museum-based learning experiences in Brillante classrooms;
- Representing Brillante and Explora in the wider community;
- Supporting program operations, including subbing sometimes in the classroom;
- Helping to align this work with state licensing, accreditation, and grant requirements; and
- Other projects based on qualifications of the candidate such as DEI work, community and family engagement and resources, lab school coordination, and workforce development.
Minimum Qualifications/Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree or higher in early childhood or relevant area of study;
- 3 or more years of early childhood classroom experience;
- Knowledge of child development, pedagogical theory, and developmentally-appropriate practices, experience with the Reggio Emilia Approach, and an expressed interest in STEAM learning;
- Demonstrated experience with multiple forms of documentation to make children’s learning visible for multiple audiences (e.g., classroom-based portfolio practice, family and community engagement, professional development, advocacy);
- Experience facilitating adult learning and collaborative processes;
- Sensitivity with children and families who represent a wide range of social and socio-economic identities and the ability to work well in culturally-diverse settings with knowledge of local populations served;
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, demonstrating professionalism, patience, and tact when communicating with children, families, colleagues, and community partners;
- Well-developed organizational and time management skills and attention to detail;
- Comfortable using online collaboration tools (e.g., GoogleSuite, child care management systems, Milanote); and\
- Bilingual–English/Spanish–preferred.
Salary & Benefits
FLSA status: Full-time (40 hours per week), salaried, exempt
Compensation: Starting at $55,000/year with 100% employer-paid health insurance premiums and additional benefits including retirement (value of additional 30%), based on qualifications
Application Procedures
Email a cover letter and resume to Sarah McKinney at smckinney@explora.us.
Program Description
Be a founding leader of Brillante Early Learning Center at Explora, a new and growing, community-based preschool and child care program currently located inside Explora Science Center & Children’s Museum. The Pedagogical Coordinator will be responsible for supporting curriculum and pedagogy development and implementation alongside our students, teachers, and families and play a pivotal role in building Brillante’s culture, systems, and practice.
https://brillante.explora.us/
Contact Info
Sarah McKinney
smckinney@explora.us