ELP Curriculum Coordinator bei Demakes Family YMCA

Join Our Team as the Demakes Family YMCA's ELP Curriculum Coordinator!

Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of children and families in Lynn? The Demakes Family YMCA is looking for a passionate and skilled full-time Curriculum

Coordinator for our Early Learning Program (ELP), which serves children from 2.9 to 5 years old. This is a unique opportunity to lead the educational vision of our program and ensure every child has a strong start.

As a key member of our team, you’ll work directly with our Program Director and our incredible teaching staff. If you're excited about creating a high-quality, play-based curriculum and helping our teachers shine, this could be the perfect role for you!

What You'll Do

• Be a Curriculum Visionary: You'll design, manage, and continuously improve our ELP curriculum. This isn't just about lesson plans; it's about building a fun, engaging, and purposeful learning environment that nurtures every child's potential.
• Empower Our Teachers: You'll be a mentor and a coach, providing our teachers with the training, resources, and support they need to bring our curriculum to life with creativity and confidence.
• Measure Our Impact: You'll help us understand how our program is making a difference by analyzing data on children's growth and development. This will help us celebrate successes and guide our decisions for the future.
• Manage Resources: You’ll be in charge of selecting and managing all the educational materials and tools that support our curriculum, ensuring our classrooms are rich with hands-on learning opportunities.
• Uphold Our Standards: You'll help us maintain the high standards of quality and compliance that the YMCA is known for, ensuring we meet all Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) regulations.
• Build Our Community: You'll work alongside our team and connect with families to create a collaborative and supportive atmosphere, reinforcing the YMCA's commitment to Youth Development.

Who We're Looking For

• An Advocate for Kids: You have a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, Curriculum and Instruction, or a related field.
• A Certified Professional: You hold a valid Director 1 certification from the EEC.
• An Experienced Leader: You have at least 3-5 years of experience in early childhood

The Y: We’re for youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

education, with a minimum of 2 years in a leadership or curriculum-focused role. You are an expert in working with children aged 2.9 to 5.

• A Team Player: You are an excellent communicator, highly organized, and passionate about the YMCA's mission of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

YMCA Cause-Driven Leadership® Competencies

1. Supports the Mission, Vision and Direction of the YMCA: Embraces and supports the mission of the YMCA; models intended outcomes and the organizational values of respect, responsibility, honesty, caring, faith and fun; helps others view change as an opportunity to better achieve the YMCA mission; uses good analytical skills; demonstrates a strong commitment to the YMCA; conveys enthusiasm for the YMCA and his/her work.
2. Builds Community: Demonstrates commitment to the role of volunteerism; facilitates connections between and among constituents, members and participants, and to the YMCA; models effective relationship-building techniques; understands and supports the role of fund-raising in achieving the YMCA mission.
3. Quality Experience for Members, Participants, Internal Customers and Other Constituents: Possesses the knowledge and ability to create and deliver outstanding experiences for members, participants, internal customers and others; builds warm and supportive relationships.
4. Effective Team Leadership: Accepts accountability for self and group; plans well for long-term, knows what needs to be done, and when to ask for help; advocates diversity; develops and recognizes people; ensures that standards, policies, and procedures are met; possesses organizational skills; ensures that deadlines are consistently met; practical, makes good common sense decisions over time; manages YMCA resources appropriately and efficiently.
5. Effective Personal Behavior: Communicates Effectively: Is reasonable, responsive and caring; models integrity; listens actively and genuinely; communicates effectively in a clear and pleasant manner; is culturally competent; embraces differences among people.