Curriculum and Instruction Manager

Circuit Stream is a leader in future skills tech training and learning content. Our mission is to teach the skills of the future through innovative learning experiences in partnership with leaders in higher education and industry. We do this by building and delivering world-class educational programs including bootcamps and courses for adults as well as courses for teens that focus on the skills needed to leverage the power of technology.

The Curriculum and Instruction Manager is responsible for shaping and enhancing Circuit Stream’s learning experiences by leading curriculum development, refining educational pedagogy, and ensuring high-quality instruction. This role focuses on designing impactful courses, training and supporting instructors, maintaining a dynamic curriculum, and overseeing course execution to ensure smooth and effective delivery.

Note: This role will be based full-time (5 days per week) in our Circuit Stream office, 1011, 1st Street SW.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Refine and enhance Circuit Stream’s educational pedagogy and learning methodologies to drive strong learning outcomes and meet the needs of adult and youth learners.
2. Design and develop engaging, effective curriculum, setting clear learning objectives and incorporating best practices in instructional design.
3. Set instructional standards and ensure instructors implement curriculum effectively, adhering to teaching best practices and maintaining high engagement.
4. Train new instructors and provide ongoing professional development to enhance teaching skills and instructional quality.
5. Develop and track key success metrics to evaluate course effectiveness, instructional quality, and learner outcomes, aligning with pedagogical goals.
6. Manage the D2L platform and curriculum roadmap, incorporating updates based on industry trends, student outcomes, instructor feedback, and engagement data for continuous improvement.
7. Leverage insights from the CX team on student engagement and instructor performance to refine curriculum and teaching strategies.
8. Act as the primary point of contact for instructors, providing guidance and ensuring quality control across course delivery.
9. Plan schedules for courses and camps, ensuring classrooms, instructors, and tools are ready for successful execution.
10. Oversee course delivery to ensure courses run smoothly, addressing issues related to curriculum implementation and instructor performance as they arise.
11. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Admissions, Student Services, and Instruction) to align course content with organizational goals.

Role Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in education, instructional design, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
2. 5+ years of experience in instructional design and curriculum development, with expertise in Adult Learning Principles and secondary teaching practices for youth and teens. Preference for candidates with a strong understanding of learning objectives and pedagogical best practices across both secondary and post-secondary learning environments.
3. Previous teaching experience in fields such as technology, sciences, mathematics, business, or related disciplines (adult and/or youth education) is desirable (please note that experience in ESL teaching alone is not sufficient for this role).
4. Experience with hiring, training and managing instructors (some of whom are new to teaching).
5. Proven ability to lead instructional design projects, coordinate course scheduling, and oversee successful course delivery.
6. Experience managing learning platforms (D2L/Brightspace experience is a plus).
7. Strong leadership and communication skills to guide instructors and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
8. Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple curriculum projects, schedules, and course execution simultaneously.
9. Comfortable with occasional travel in Canada if instructor training is planned in-person.

Core Competencies:

1. Strong attention to detail and ability to manage a wide variety of tasks simultaneously.
2. Knows how to communicate with a variety of audiences, understands the need for flexibility and engages in dialogue with a variety of stakeholders about how to get things done.
3. Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, experience, and judgement.
4. Creates a climate in which people want to do their best, can motivate Instructors and can assess each person’s strengths and limitations and harness that for growth and coaching.
5. Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done, knows how to organize people and activities and understands how to create efficient work flows.
6. Is easy to approach and talk to; spends the extra effort to put others at ease and understand all sides of a situation.

Our Values (Part of everything we do!)

1. Curiosity: We believe in asking questions, listening to new ideas, and gathering feedback from our teammates and community, as their voices form the foundation of our work.
2. Courage: To achieve great things requires accepting the risk of getting things wrong. We embrace this attitude and believe it’s a mindset necessary to succeed and innovate.
3. Ownership: We believe that how you do anything is how you do everything. We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards and ensure our team and community can rely on us to deliver our absolute best at all times.
4. Bias for Action: We move quickly and take action. We put our work out there early and often, knowing that we will iterate and improve over time. We value speed and keeping pace with innovation.
5. Objective: When making decisions, we lead with data before opinions. Data creates transparency and alignment towards work with the largest impact.
6. Open: We believe that fostering an open mindset where new ideas and perspectives from all backgrounds can be shared and exchanged is vital to realizing the enormous potential of ourselves and our collective ambition.
7. Learner First: We stay grounded to the student's needs. When faced with a challenge, we start with the student and work backwards.

What's In It For You

1. Compensation in line with skills and experience; the salary range for this role is $75,000 to $85,000/year.
2. Manager-level extended health and dental benefits plan.
3. Investment in your personal growth with education and training opportunities.
4. The opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced marketing team with other creative and like-minded professionals.
5. A dynamic work environment focused on collaboration and innovation.
6. Catered team lunches every Friday.
7. Access to a private gym at the office.
8. Fun team-building activities and annual off-sites!

What makes us different makes us stronger. We want our company to be a great place to work for everyone; where people feel safe, included, inspired, trusted, and supported so they can be, and bring, their best. We’re committed to creating a respectful and inclusive workplace where unique perspectives, experiences, backgrounds, cultures, and attributes are valued and utilized to help achieve better results. As an organization with operations across different geographies, we celebrate the fact that our workforce is made up of people with diverse demographics. We are committed to ensuring our workplace is fair, equitable and free of discrimination and harassment.

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