Westcoast Connection Looking for Curriculum Specialist at Montreal, Quebec, Canada Full Time

We are currently looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to join our dynamic team in our Montreal office to fill the role of a Curriculum Specialist. This role is a full-time contract position (40 hours/week) that reports to the Director of Planning and is part of our Planning Department.

This position is ideal for someone who is a proven achiever, a strong organizer, an efficient communicator, and a proactive individual. The selected candidate will be skilled at getting the best out of the projects they are working on, have a passion for education, understand the importance of attention to detail and meeting deadlines, and enjoy working within a team.

Responsibilities

Though you will have a variety of responsibilities, your primary one is to create and oversee engaging programs for our students (in the classroom, with guest speakers, and on field trips). You will strive to make all learning as hands-on and experiential as possible while inspiring students in their potential field of study.

• Be part of the planning team ensuring smooth and efficient operations
• Communicating and contracting with local and international suppliers
• Ensuring all obligations and payments are reviewed and completed based on contracts
• Maintaining knowledge of trends in education
• Updating and maintaining our database with complete notes
• Collaborating on projects with the Director of Planning, Product Managers and other Program Coordinators
• Ensuring all materials required for annual training weekends is up to date 
• Other duties as assigned

Specifically, as a Curriculum Specialist responsibilities will include:

• Researching new educational partners
• Contracting with current and new instructors across our multiple Pre-College Enrichment campuses
• Interview and hire instructors as needed
• Producing quarterly financial projections and auditing final expenditures
• Writing and editing daily plans for each campus
• Auditing print, web copy, and correspondence to our students as it relates to planned courses 
• Evaluate the curriculum of programs and recommend improvements

Qualifications

Must-have

• University degree
• Previous experience in the field of education 
• Strong ability to manage competing priorities and multiple work streams while effectively planning, negotiating, organizing, and implementing planning practices
• Ability to take initiative, function autonomously, and perform as an active team member with exceptional collaboration skills; ability to build strong relationships with internal partners and external vendors
• Proficient in MS Office and comfortable learning new platforms (training provided)
• An effective communicator with a fluent command of the English language (verbal and written)
• Ability to take direction and accept critique

Nice-to-have

• Experience developing curriculum
• Connections to instructors at post-secondary institutions
• International travel experiences
• Fluency (verbal and written) in French, Spanish and/or Italian

Start date: December 2023. Salary to be discussed based on experience. Possibility of being a hybrid position (3 days in office, 2 remote)

What makes Westcoast Connection unique…

Since 1982, Westcoast Connection has shown thousands of teens a meaningful, rewarding and truly special summer experience. Our organization is filled with passionate, energetic, hard-working, entrepreneurial people, this means we set high goals and exceed them, we all wear multiple hats, and we are obsessed with opening teens’ eyes to travel and life-changing experiences!

Visit www.westcoastconnection.com to learn more about us.

Westcoast Connection is an equal-opportunity employer. 

As our focus is on travel, adventure, volunteering and educational programs for teens we encourage and recommend that relevant experience related to one or many of these areas be highlighted in your application.

Only applicants that submit both a cover and a CV will be considered. We thank all those who apply, however only those considered for an interview will be contacted. EMAIL ONLY TO [email protected]