Curriculum/Academic Manager - Bangalore&Gurgaon - Klay

KLAY Schools; Bangalore Rural, Bengaluru, Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

KLAY Schools seeks a Regional Curriculum Manager to lead the academic function for the assigned region, clusters and teams. You will oversee end-to-end curriculum activities, classroom arrangements, lesson planning, implementation monitoring and teacher training.

Required is a degree in Early Childhood Education with 12–14 years in preschool, including 2 years of teaching and 4 years managing academic operations. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Early Childhood Education is compulsory.
• 12–14 years of preschool industry experience with 2 years teaching and 4 years managing academic functions.
• Experience leading end-to-end academic activities for a region, clusters and teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure curriculum across KLAY Pre Schools and other formats is delivered per guidelines.
• Manage end-to-end curriculum lifecycle: design, develop, deliver and evaluate.
• Lead and mentor CLs, CCs and teachers for effective curriculum delivery.
• Coordinate with departments and stakeholders at all levels, including senior management.
• Develop presentations for reviews, orientations, and parent events.
• Convene regular meetings with coordinators and staff.

Skills

Curriculum leadership

Team management

Excellent communication

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Travel readiness

Blended instruction

MS Office proficiency

Education

Degree in Early Childhood Education (NTT, Montessori, ECE, CIDTT trained)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Web conferencing tools

Job description

Designation Regional Curriculum Manager

Reporting to Academic Head

Qualifications Degree in Early Childhood Education (NTT, Montessori, ECE, CIDTT trained) compulsory

Experience Minimum 12-14 years of preschool industry experience

encompassing Academic Planning and Delivery including team management with minimum 2 years of preschool teaching experience and 4 years of managing overall academic functions

General Description

We are seeking for a Regional Curriculum Manager who has a solid understanding of early childhood education and should be able to lead the academic function for the assigned region, clusters and teams. Responsible for end-to-end academic activities for the region classroom arrangements, lesson plan development, implementation monitoring and teacher training.

Main Responsibilities

Ensure curriculum at all KLAY Pre Schools and other formats of curriculum delivery (online/offline/hybrid) in the assigned region are delivered in accordance with the guidelines and parameters established.

Manage the end to end curriculum life cycle management design, develop, deliver & evaluate

Demonstrate knowledge/education in working with infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

Supervise, train and mentor the CLs, CCs and teachers in order to ensure most effective curriculum delivery with-in the given environment and resources across all formats of delivery

• Manages and controls the region specific curriculum cost and budget.
• Handles overall curriculum operations, coordination with other departments/teams and stakeholder management across all levels including senior management as and when needed.
• Ability to develop and provide presentations to individuals, small and large groups; internal & external stakeholders (other teams & parents) during review or update meetings or parent orientations, open houses, etc be it in person or online
• Convenes periodic meetings of CLs/coordinators; attends department and general staff meetings as required.
• Mentors the academic team with ways of assessing and fulfilling needs of young children; provides instructional strategies and various tools to aid the instructional process consistent with Founding Years requirements.
• Supervises the overall evaluation of early childhood education programs in the system and develops strategies for improvement; coordinates and conducts mandatory in-service training and makes recommendations for professional development opportunities.
• Conduct/ facilitate the professional development programs for academic team in the region as per the needs
• Ensures the implementation of data reporting systems wrt to child’s development, teacher development, curriculum operations and other structured forms of reporting.
• Responsible for the timely implementation and completion of annual performance appraisal activities for the respective team

Individual Responsibilities:

• Ensures that curriculum is contemporary all the times in line with education guidelines and pedagogy
• Ensures the team is aligned with any strategic or process specific changes in any Academic functions or other organizational needs or business requirements
• Ensures that the team is prepared to meet all the business and organizational needs, which includes and is not limited to timely hiring of teachers/CLs/CCs, training or upskilling of the team, re-aligning curriculum or learning strategy etc.
• Communicate directly and lead by example for the team
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity and commitment to confidentiality
• Show initiative in problem solving and be open to new ideasBe approachable and welcoming

Other Skills

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written in standard English.
• Ability to interact with families in a nurturing, compassionate, and sincere manner
• Intermediate to advanced level experience with recent versions of Microsoft Suite, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet Explorer; ability to use current webinar technology and audio conferencing.
• Experience in blended instructional methodologies – online/offline will be an added advantage
• Has excellent writing skills and presentation skills
• Is creative with good analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team with minimal supervision.
• Ready to travel with in the assigned region on a daily basis and across other region on need basis