Overview

The Curriculum/Pedagogy Specialist has a span of influence over professional matters beyond the Centre level. Steeped in knowledge on the latest developments in pedagogy, he/she provides leadership in the review, design and implementation of a holistic curriculum and drives the development of teaching and learning practices beyond the Centre. He/She works with the organisation’s leadership team to ensure alignment of curricula goals and teaching practices across the Centres. In addition, he/she inculcates a strong culture of collaboration and promotes professionalism across Centres.

responsibilities

1. Plan and implement curriculum and programmes

a) Drive the design of quality teaching and learning approaches beyond the curricula frameworks and the Centre level

b) Drive the enhancement of learning needs assessment processes and structures

c) Align children engagement strategies in accordance with the Centre’s policies

d) Drive quality classroom management strategies in accordance with leading practices beyond the Centre level

e) Evaluate improvements made to enhance quality of learning environment

f) Advocate the importance of appropriate health, safety, nutritional and hygiene standards and procedures beyond the Centre level

g) Lead the development of new teaching and learning methods, tools and assistive technologies based on emerging trends in the sector

h) Drive the assessment of children’s learning and development

2. Build stakeholder relationships and partnerships

a) Foster a culture of collaboration beyond the Centre level

b) Drive initiatives to establish partnerships and collaborations with families and community stakeholders

3. Manage family and community programmes

a) Strategise the promotion of the Centre and beyond the Centre programmes and services

b) Establish a culture of professional collaboration with families and community stakeholders

c) Drive the enhancements of initiatives and programmes at

4. Conduct routine caregiving

a) Drive the enhancement of caregiving needs assessment processes and structures

b) Lead the development of new caregiving standards and procedures based on emerging caregiving research and practices in the sector

c) Drive the enhancements of caregiving to reflect leading practices

5. Uplift professional practice

a) Review developed teaching and caregiving methods based on emerging sector trends, technologies and tools

b) Facilitate the establishment of plans and structures to engender a culture of mentoring within the Cluster

c) Drive professional development and service quality improvement of professionals

d) Embed elements of the Centre’s vision, mission and values into curriculum and pedagogy design

6. Others

a) Any other duties as and when assigned by the reporting officer.

requirements

7. Technical Competencies

a) Please refer to SkillsFramework for Early Childhood sector

8. Core Competencies

a) Advanced communication skills to synthesise information and inputs to communicate an overarching storyline to multiple stakeholders.

b) Advanced creative thinking skills to cultivate a culture of innovation and creativity across the organisation to push boundaries and reshape goals and possibilities

c) Advanced people development skills to foster a conducive environment to enable employees’ professional and personal development, in alignment with the organisation’s objectives and goals.

d) Advanced learning agility skills to establish an organisational culture of continuous learning to encourage the adoption of new learning approaches and identification of new learning opportunities

e) Proficient in written and spoken English/Chinese

f) Meticulous mindset and follows through with processes and tasks

g) Strong multi-tasking skill

9. Preferred achievements / characteristics

a) L2 certified with Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA)

b) Diploma in Early Childhood or equivalent