Job Summary
The objective of the Curriculum Specialist is to provide support for the literacy-based Education programs, such as Raven Writes: Expanding Culturally Responsive Writing Instruction Throughout Southeast Alaska, which is administered through the Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) in partnership with districts throughout Southeast Alaska and SERRC. Independent judgment is required to plan, prioritize, and organize diversified workloads.
Duties/Responsibilities
• Works with the Cultural Specialist, contractors, and other team members to ensure curricula across literacy-based education programs align with state standards, research-based best practices, and embeds Indigenous ways of knowing and doing.
• Collaborates with Language Specialists and Cultural Specialists to produce a Haida and Tsimshian version of the Raven Writes curriculum.
• Collaborates with and guides teachers and Cultural Specialists to develop shared experiences in the Raven Writes curriculum for each of the unique Southeast communities served.
• Creates and oversees appropriate workflow tracking systems during Raven Writes curriculum review and publication processes.
• Works in partnership with the publication team to review, copy edit, and prepare modified versions of the Raven Writes curriculum documents.
• Supports the traveling coaches in working with teachers to implement the Raven Writes curriculum across the unique communities in Southeast.
• Supports coaches in the action-based research project. This may include scoring assessments, collecting and analyzing data, and assisting in developing further action plans.
• Coordinates and oversees professional development opportunities and teacher training workshops.
• Works with a team to develop culturally-relevant writing lessons for the Raven Writes Camps.
• Maintains documentation of people served and other necessary data collection for reporting purposes
• Schedules and organizes complex activities, such as meetings, workshops, and department activities.
• Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work well on own initiative and within a team
• Proficient in computer applications, including word processors, spreadsheets, database software, and online survey applications
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and attentive to details
• Knowledge of Alaska Native cultures and education programming
• A strong understanding of Indigenous culture and perspective.
• Flexible working with an ever-changing work environment.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work well on own initiative and within a team.
• Knowledge of program planning for early childhood classroom experience.
• Proficient in computer applications, including word processors, spreadsheets, database software, and online survey applications.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and attentive to detail.
• Competent in project planning.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position will have no direct reports.
Work Environment
This position’s duties are performed at SHI offices. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to verbally communicate. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and climbing. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds.
About this Role
This is a full-time benefited position. SHI employees are expected to work during SHI’s regular business hours of 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday. Additionally, employees may work up to or over 45 hours per week or additional time as needed to meet workload demands or special events such as Celebration. Part-time staff are expected to work 20 hours per week.
Required Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in education or early education.
• 3 years of administrative experience or equivalent office experience.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Review the Benefits associated with this position: https://www.sealaska.com/benefits/

Who is Sealaska? Established in 1972, Sealaska is the Alaska Native regional corporation for Southeast Alaska. Our 23,000 shareholders are Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people with more than 10,000 years of ancestral ties to the oceans, forests and communities of Southeast Alaska. We serve the twin goals of economic prosperity and environmental protection. Sealaska Heritage Institute is an affiliate of Sealaska.

We are committed to providing the best possible climate for maximum development and goal achievement for all our employees. As a subsidiary of a Native-owned company, Sealaska Heritage Institute is proud to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace, with respect for the cultural traditions in the communities where we operate.

Sealaska Heritage Institute is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. However, preference may be extended to an enrolled member of a federally-recognized Indian Tribe.*

*“Indian Tribe” means an Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 668; 43 U.S.C. 1601) which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

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