Do you have a love for curriculum design, working with staff and learners to enhance student achievement? GDQ has an opening for a curriculum and instructional coordinator.

GDQ International Christian School seeks to provide a Christ-centered, academically enriching, international education for the missionary and international business community. We are looking for qualified educators who have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and desire to grow in their ability to teach from a biblical worldview perspective.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and provide leadership for the instructional program K12.
• Collaborate with instructional staff in the development and evaluation of campus educational programs to enhance student achievement.
• Collaborate with instructional staff in evaluating and selecting instructional resources to meet student learning needs.
• Coach and train teachers to utilize various instructional strategies to meet student learning needs.
• Model effective classroom management and instructional techniques that when appropriately implemented by the classroom teacher will lead to improved student performance.
• Provide leadership in the identification, evaluation, and selection of instructional programs, resources, and equipment with regard to increased student achievement.
• Assist/ take the lead in curriculum review committees in line with the GDQ curriculum review cycle.
• Become an ‘expert’ in Curriculum Trak, provide support for teachers in lesson and unit planning.
• Regularly review ‘maps’ to ensure that all areas of the unit maps are up to date.
• Regularly review lesson plans on Curriculum Trak.
• Regularly run reports on Curriculum Trak to monitor assessment of standards and ESOs.
• Meet with teachers to ensure that students with IEPs are accessing the curriculum at an appropriate level.
• Oversee the implementation of ELPs and IEPs.
• Obtain and use evaluative findings to examine curriculum, instructional program, and assessment effectiveness.
• Maintain a positive and effective relationship with co-workers.
• Effectively communicate with colleagues, students, and parents.
• Consult with parents, teachers, administrators and other relevant individuals to enhance their work with students.

Qualifications:

• Mature Christian
• A graduate degree in Curriculum and Instruction
• Professional experience in education
• Some understanding of international education
• Good leadership and people management experience
• Able to provide spiritual leadership to people from diverse Christian backgrounds
• International staff: Open to raise financial support either personally or in partnership with a sending organization

Finances: Personal Support plus Monthly Allowance

All international staff provide for the majority of their financial resources. Most international staff partner with a sending/mission organization. Others have personal funds available. GDQ provides a monthly allowance that covers the cost of housing for most staff members and will reimburse annually (up to 1000 USD) travel costs between a staff member's home country and Albania.

Additional Benefits:

• Ongoing professional development