Curriculum Development Specialist

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska•Winnebago, NE

3h•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to propose a culturally sustaining and revitalizing curriculum within existing educational institutions in the Winnebago community. This position will gather a growing repository of materials that are identified, reviewed, catalogued and be used to develop an outline for curriculum for each age level that is developmentally appropriate. Will be responsible for coordinating the development and maintenance of a Winnebago culturally relevant curriculum expanding on the previous curriculum development project. Gathering input, researching material, and compiling reliable sources to develop a cultural specific curriculum for students at Educare and in grades K-12 in the Winnebago community.

Requirements

Must be willing to obtain an associate degree or have a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in education preferably in curriculum development.
Must have good work habits.
Have had experience with developing Native American specific curriculum.
Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
Must have strong organizational, detail, and interpersonal skills necessary.
Be familiar with google classroom and explore and support the use of technology to support purpose.
Must be able to use of innovation and creativity in an expanding field.
Must be able to work well within a team.
Ability to work independently with limited supervision, and to work in goal orientated environment.
Must have an essential understanding of the Ho-Chunk People.
Must keep all matters pertaining to the program strictly confidential.
Ability to relate to and understand people is required.
Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.
Must possess the ability to read, write, and speak the English language fluently.
Must be able to continually and effectively employ professional verbal and written communications skills.
All applicants will comply with 45 CFR 1301, Subpart D, Section 1301.31, C and D, which require all prospective employees to sign a declaration prior to employment regarding all arrests and convictions of child abuse or violent felonies and to comply with PL 101-630 and PL 101-637 regarding criminal records check.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates the Winnebago Tribe’s core mission, vision, and values.
Become knowledgeable of program organization, philosophy, functions, policies and procedures of the Tribe.
Coordinate, and manage the development of the Winnebago Cultural Curriculum with various partners who are knowledgeable in the Winnebago culture and traditions.
Ensure that all lesson plans developed meet requirements and are aligned with the current Nebraska State Standards.
Track progress and member input to report to TED regularly.
Create timeline, identify action steps needed to progress, take minutes of meetings, and create strategic plan of how the curriculum will be developed over time.
Develop an outline of curriculum to be built at Educare Winnebago for each specific age group of students/classrooms.
Coordinate the development with partners throughout the community.
Work with local knowledge keepers to ensure lessons are accurate and promote positive culturally relevant lesson plans.
Gather resources to develop a resource guide for each level that teachers will be expected to teach lessons.
Provide professional development to the teaching staff on the use of the curriculum once developed.