Job Description
Summary Location:
Lihu`e, Kaua`i
Schedule:
Part-Time (temporary) | 5-20 hours per week (may increase during busier seasons)
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Part-Time Curriculum Development Specialist to design, refine, and support a kindergarten preparation curriculum for our early learning program. This role will focus on creating standards-aligned, developmentally appropriate, culturally grounded, and academically rigorous curriculum that ensures children are prepared academically, socially, emotionally, and physically for kindergarten.
The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in standards-based early childhood curriculum development, deep understanding of Common Core–aligned kindergarten readiness skills, familiarity with Hawaiʻi Early Learning Development Standards (HELDS), and experience integrating Hawaiian culture-based learning throughout instruction.
How to Apply:
Please submit:
- Resume
- Brief cover letter describing your experience with kindergarten readiness curriculum and Hawaiian culture-based education
- Sample lesson plans or curriculum work
Duties Key Responsibilities:
Curriculum Design & Kindergarten Readiness
- Design and align curriculum that supports kindergarten readiness across academic, social-emotional, and developmental domains.
- Develop standards-based curriculum informed by:
- Common Core kindergarten expectations
- Hawaiʻi Early Learning Development Standards (HELDS)
- Create lesson plans, unit plans, and scope-and-sequence documents that intentionally build skills needed for a successful kindergarten transition.
Curriculum Development Across Content Areas
- Develop developmentally appropriate lessons across multiple domains, including:
- Language Arts (early literacy, phonological awareness, vocabulary)
- Mathematics (number sense, problem-solving, patterns)
- Fine Motor Development
- Gross Motor Development
- Visual & Performing Arts
- Hawaiian Studies
- STEM & Science
- Social Studies
- Cultural and Holiday-Based Learning
- Ensure lessons reflect increasing rigor, differentiation, and clear learning outcomes.
Hawaiian Culture-Based Education
- Integrate Hawaiian values, ʻike kupuna, place-based learning, language, and cultural practices into curriculum and lesson planning.
- Ensure cultural learning is embedded across content areas, not taught in isolation.
Instructional Quality, Accountability & Feedback
- Embed clear learning objectives, success criteria, and formative assessment strategies.
- Support accountability through alignment to standards and documented learning progressions.
- Design classroom structures and routines that promote strong classroom management.
- Provide clear, constructive feedback tools for both teachers and students.
Teacher Collaboration & Support
- Collaborate with teachers and leadership to support curriculum implementation.
- Provide guidance and feedback to teachers to strengthen instructional practice.
- Revise curriculum based on classroom data, observation, and educator input.
Requirements Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Education, Curriculum & Instruction, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience developing standards-based early childhood or kindergarten readiness curriculum.
- Strong understanding of:
- Common Core–aligned kindergarten readiness skills
- Hawaiʻi Early Learning Development Standards (HELDS)
- Differentiation and academic rigor
- Classroom management structures
- Assessment, accountability, and instructional feedback
- Experience integrating Hawaiian culture-based education into lesson planning.
Nice To Haves Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Curriculum Development
- Experience working in preschool or early learning kindergarten preparation programs.
- Familiarity with Nā Hopena Aʻo (HĀ) and culturally responsive teaching frameworks.
- Experience coaching or mentoring early childhood educators.
- Experience with inquiry-based, project-based, or play-based learning models aligned to standards.
Skills & Attributes:
- Strong curriculum writing and organizational skills.
- Collaborative, reflective, and solution-oriented.
- Passion for early childhood education and culturally grounded learning.
- Ability to balance developmentally appropriate practice with accountability and readiness outcomes.
Benefits Compensation:
Commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Benefits:
Medical, Dental, Vision, paid time off, matching 401k contributions (weekly hours worked requirement to obtain)
Job Tags
Temporary work, Part time