Company: Behind the Book
Title: Curriculum Coordinator
Salary: $60,000 / Full-time
Location: NY, NY

Note: Behind the Book is also hiring for a part-time Program Coordinator, and paid internships in the Programs, Communications, Development, and Executive departments beginning in January 2021.

When you join the Behind the Book team, you have the opportunity to work in a creative, innovative, and supportive environment. Share your passion for literacy, kids, and making a difference.

About Behind the Book
Behind the Book is a literacy non-profit that serves students in Title l NYC public schools. Working with classrooms from Pre-K-12, Behind the Book identifies books that reflect the lives of our students and partners with teachers to create immersive curriculum units. Through a series of workshops, authors discuss their book and teach a genre of writing, encouraging students to see themselves as readers and writers and ultimately guiding them in the creation and publication of their own original writing.

Curriculum Coordinator Description
Behind the Book seeks a full-time Curriculum Coordinator to develop middle and high school curricula and facilitate innovative reading and writing programs in schools. Our goals include engaging students in reading, increasing writing skills, and self-efficacy. Every program is built around a book and its author and is designed in partnership with the author and the classroom teacher. The ideal candidate is creative, collaborative, self- motivated, detail oriented, specializing in literacy strategies with excellent communication and facilitating skills.

Curriculum Development Responsibilities

Design programs that align with curriculum and Common Core/NexGen Learning Standards
Conference with Program Coordinators to design program plans for their implementation
Research and identify books which reflect the demographic and reading levels for programs
Communicate with authors to confirm participation in Behind the Book programs
Produce necessary program materials which includes graphic organizers to scaffold learning for Special Education and ELL students
Work closely with the Director of Programs to onboard part time coordinators
Work with Director of Programs to hire & supervise program interns.

Program coordination will include:

Facilitate classroom workshops
Conference with classroom teachers to identify appropriate anchor texts for the programs
Collaborate with Behind the Book teaching artists to implement art workshops
Coordinate logistics for programs, including field trips, author transportation, volunteers etc.
Manage collection of forms for programs, such as student photo releases, teacher agreements, surveys, etc.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s preferred) in Education
Experience designing modifications for Special Education and English Language Learners
At least 5 years teaching and or literacy coaching experience in an urban setting
Passion for literacy, reading, and books
Familiarity working with NYC DOE principals, teachers, and stakeholders
Fluent in Spanish a plus

If you are interested, please put the position you’re interested into the subtitle of the email, attach your resume, and message: info@behindthebook.org