Senior Director, Curriculum & Instruction

Why Your Role Matters

The Senior Director of Curriculum & Instruction provides strategic leadership for curriculum development, instructional quality, social-emotional learning, enrichment programming, and staff development across all Out-of-School Time programs. This position ensures the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of high-quality after school, summer camp, and grant-funded programming that aligns with YMCA standards, school district partnerships, licensing requirements, and evidence-based youth development practices.

The Senior Director leads the department's curriculum strategy, quality improvement systems, instructional coaching framework, and professional learning initiatives while supervising the Curriculum Manager and supporting program quality across multiple regions.

• Bachelor's Degree required/Master's Degree preferred in:
  • Education
  • Curriculum & Instruction
  • Educational Leadership
  • Child Development
  • Youth Development
  • Related Field
• Minimum 5-7 years of progressive leadership experience in education, after school, youth development, or curriculum leadership.
• Experience supervising managers and instructional staff.
• Experience designing curriculum and leading quality improvement systems.
• Ensure Accountability:
  Hold yourself and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Collaborate:
  Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicate Effectively:
  Clearly convey ideas, instructions, and information in both verbal and written forms, adjusting messaging to suit different audiences and ensuring understanding.
• Foster Belonging:
  Recognize the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
• Problem Solving:
  
  Assess situations, solve problems, andtake action.
• Build Effective & Inclusive Teams:
  Build strong identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Plan & Align:
  Plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

• Experience with YPQA and Summer Learning Program Quality Assessment.
• Experience managing grant-funded educational programs.
• Experience leading multi-site educational or youth development programs.
  
  Knowledge of TEKS, SEL frameworks, and youth development best practices.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, talk and occasionally lift and/or move items, including equipment, furniture and/or children. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions