Curriculum Coordinator

Ontario University Athletics; Guelph; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious Canadian university in Guelph is seeking a Curriculum Coordinator to develop and deliver engaging English language courses. The role requires a Master's degree, teaching experience, and strong organizational skills. Responsibilities include training teachers, responding to feedback, and designing innovative curriculum. This position is aimed at enhancing the quality of language communication education and requires proficiency in various delivery modalities.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant area is required.
• At least 2 years of English language teaching experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver engaging curriculum for English language learners.
• Collect and respond to feedback from course evaluations.
• Train and support English Language Teachers.

Skills

Teaching experience in English language

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Curriculum design

Knowledge of educational technologies

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master’s degree in English language teaching or related field

TESL Ontario or similar accreditation

Tools

D2L Brightspace

Job description

Overview

Location: Guelph, CA, N1G 2W1

Primary Category Page: Staff and Management

Division: School of Continuing Studies

Requisition ID: 1854

Department: Global Learning and Innovation

This position is represented by the agreement between the Professional Staff Association and the University of Guelph

If you are a current employee of the University of Guelph you must apply on the internal Career Page in order to be considered as an internal applicant.

Duties And Responsibilities

The Curriculum Coordinator, English Language, Communication and Culture (Curriculum Coordinator) provides expertise in the development and delivery of engaging, current and relevant curriculum and courses for English language, communication and culture learning experiences. This includes the courses in the core English Language Certificate Program, various university degree access programs (Integrated Admission Pathway, International Guaranteed Admission Pathway, Graduate Preparation Program), short-term seasonal programming and customized programming. The Curriculum Coordinator ensures academic rigor, engaging and relevant learning materials, sound pedagogy, appropriate use of education technologies, appropriate delivery modalities and high quality in the design, development and delivery of courses that meet the needs of English language learners and international partners, responding to student and partner feedback as required.

The Curriculum Coordinator pilots new courses and significant course revisions and then trains and supports English Language Teachers in the delivery of the courses. The Curriculum Coordinator collects and responds to course feedback from the English Language Teachers and course evaluations from students, to keep all courses current, relevant and of a high quality. The Curriculum Coordinator is a driver of innovation in the design and delivery of English language, communication and culture learning experiences for the School’s learners, partners and clients.

Requirements

The University recognizes that no individual will have the following skills and experience in equal measure, but the qualifications below will be used to assess candidates:

• A Master’s degree in English language teaching, linguistics, applied linguistics, adult learning, or a related field
• TESL Ontario or TESL Canada accreditation, or similar, is required
• At least 2 years of experience teaching a wide range of English language, communication and culture programming, including English for academic purposes in a College or University setting.
• Experience teaching using different delivery modalities including in-person, online (synchronous and asynchronous), and hybrid
• Understanding of curriculum development, course design and assessment design across multiple delivery modalities
• Ability to development current, relevant and innovative curriculum and learning experiences for a wide range of ELCC learners
• Familiarity with educational technologies including learning management systems (D2L Brightspace preferred), video and audio assessments, student engagement tools, other assessment tools, etc.
• Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence as it can be applied to language, communication and culture learning.
• Ability to provide sound academic advice, counselling and mentoring to students.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to balance competing priorities and deadlines.
• Organizational and time management skills and ability to multi-task
• Ability to work well under pressure during peak periods and in an environment where many things are happening at once, all requiring immediate attention.
• Fluency in additional languages is an asset.

Employee Type: Regular

Position Number: 10923953

Classification: P&M FT- Band 03

Professional/Managerial Salary Bands

The target hiring salary for this position is minimum and up to 96% of midpoint for the salary grade.

• Tentative evaluation; subject to committee review.

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

Posting Date: 10/30/2025

Closing Date: 11/06/2025