Emergent Curriculum Literacy Coordinator

About This Role

Position Summary:

The Emergent Curriculum Literacy Coordinator is a leader in education and a library science specialist who will partner with educators to enhance their approach to building children's physical, social, emotional, and educational development through literacy and curriculum. The focus of this role is to promote the mission of Friends Center by supporting young children's development through Emotional Well-Being practices, early learning strategies, and equitable access to literacy and community resources via a Mobile Library.

The Emergent Curriculum Literacy Coordinator operates as part of the School Leadership Team to support educators in using literacy to build positive, caregiving relationships with children while honoring each child's home culture, language, and self-identified needs.

• Work as part of a team to design and launch the Mobile Library Program to provide accessible, hands‑on literacy experiences that promote early literacy and social‑emotional skill‑building.
• Develop partnerships with local organizations, libraries, and service providers to expand wraparound support for families.
• Use the mobile library as a platform for sharing community information, offering resources, and deepening school‑community ties.
• Attend annual Curriculum Night and New Haven Family Stroll events to build relationships and provide opportunities for children, staff, and families to engage with the Mobile Library.
• Engage with local universities and colleges to recruit interns from the library science or other related degree programs who can support the Mobile Library Program operations.

• Build strong, trusting relationships with educators and their children to promote healthy development, learning, and emotional growth.
• Partner with educators to identify their strengths, interests, and needs, and help connect them with educational and local community resources.
• Organize family learning events, story times, and parent workshops focused on early literacy, development, and social‑emotional skills.

• Collaborate with teachers to support developmentally appropriate, inclusive classroom practices and routines using literacy as a tool.
• Share techniques to promote emotional intelligence, self‑regulation, and positive peer‑to‑peer and adult‑child interactions.
• Help adapt curriculum and classroom activities to reflect the needs and cultures of all learners.
• Support educators in creating learning experiences that integrate literacy, play, and Emotional Well‑Being.

• Develop and lead a Mobile Library Program that brings high‑quality, inclusive children's books and resources to childcare programs, neighborhoods, community centers, and school events.
• Coordinate regular mobile library visits to support family literacy, early reading skills, and access to culturally diverse, inclusive books.
• Host read‑aloud, interactive storytelling, and adult‑child literacy workshops as part of mobile outreach.
• Distribute educational materials and offer guidance to caregivers on supporting early literacy in any setting.
• Partner with staff to use the mobile library as a tool for outreach and connection, especially for early care and education providers with limited access to traditional libraries or school resources.

• Curate a child‑ and family‑friendly physical and mobile resource library with books, learning tools, and accessible information about parenting and community support.
• Curate curriculum resource kits that educators can borrow.
• Offer book recommendations to staff and families based on children's developmental stages, interests, and cultural backgrounds.
• Ensure mobile and on‑site library collections reflect a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and joy in reading.
• Inform the creation of a lending library system that is electronic, user‑friendly, accessible, and efficient.

• Provide training on effective ways to use books/storytelling as a tool to develop and promote social‑emotional learning.
• Offer reflective…