Instructional Designer

TEEMA; Surrey; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

TEEMA in Surrey, BC is seeking an Instructional Designer – Level 1 to assess training needs, develop curricula and instructional materials, and manage design projects for technical audiences.

The role focuses on creating modules and materials using ADDIE and adult learning principles, collaborating with SMEs, and producing content for in-person and virtual delivery formats, with a six-month contract and potential extension.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of adult learning principles and ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluate) model as it relates to curriculum development.
• Good knowledge of evaluation and assessment methodologies.
• Ability to develop and design competency profile charts, course outlines and profiles, training modules, curricula, and other training materials.
• Ability to use course outlines and learning objectives to develop complex instructional materials and technical documentation.
• Ability to prepare performance objectives and performance measures.
• Ability to apply and integrate adult education concepts and learning approaches to curricula.
• Ability to develop and establish standardized curricula format and templates.
• Ability to provide expertise on alternative delivery channels.
• Ability to write and develop complex instructional materials, technical documents and understandable/user friendly manuals.
• Physical ability to carry out job duties.

Responsibilities

• Develops competency profile charts, course outlines, curricula, training modules and other complex training materials from client needs assessment.
• Designs instructional modules and materials, determining learning tasks, objectives and performance measures.
• Applies adult education concepts and experiential teaching techniques to curriculum projects.
• Establishes standardized curricula formats and templates; adapts curricula to web-based or virtual delivery.
• Collaborates with SMEs to structure lessons and develop assessment tools.

Skills

Adult learning

ADDIE model

Evaluation methods

Curriculum development

Instructional design

Content development

Documentation writing

SME liaison

Job description

Job Title: Instructional Designer
Job ID:90234
Location: Surrey, British Columbia

Overview:The Instructional Designer – Level 1 assesses training needs; develops programs and curricula designs and develops instructional materials, packages, evaluation tools; manages, monitors and evaluates instructional design projects and curricula applications. Writes technical training materials, work process, procedure documents, and manuals.

What you will be doing:

• Develops competency profile charts, course/program profiles or outlines, curricula, training modules, and other complex training materials from information gathered from clients through a formal needs assessment process. Provides formal needs assessment services for the organization.
• Designs and creates instructional training modules and materials by: determining specific learning tasks, sub tasks and content; writing and sequencing performance objectives and developing performance measures following adult education principles; and integrating delivery techniques to enhance in-person instructor-led and virtual instructor-led and other instructional delivery methods.
• Applies current adult education concepts and learning approaches such as: experiential teaching techniques, accelerated learning principles, interactive delivery methods to curriculum projects and materials.
• Develops and establishes standardized curricula format and templates for course material and facilitators guide. Provides expertise in adapting current curricula to alternative delivery channels such as web-based training, virtual instructor-led, etc.
• Identifies opportunities to integrate emerging trends in instructional design to curricula and learning methods and techniques.
• Prepares, maintains and updates training and instructional website.
• Designs and develops instructional materials and technical documentation for large complex systems.
• Liaises and works with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to: identify objectives, gather material, structure effective lessons and develop assessment tools appropriate for technical and trade audiences; writes, revises and edits training, work process and procedure documents from information provided by SMEs. Analyzes material for: logic, completeness, focus, clarity, grammar, spelling and punctuation. Consults with SMEs and Technical Trades Trainers to ensure accuracy and relevance of content to training; works with and facilities design teams and ensures timely development of training modules
• Provides technical guidance to Instructional Designer 1 on the application of adult learning principles to optimize course design development and maintenance of instructional materials, production of instructional videos and digital assets.
• Performs some or all the duties of the Instructional Designer 1 job.
• Performs minor duties related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the job.

What you must have:

• Strong knowledge of adult learning principles and ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluate) model as it relates to curriculum development.
• Good knowledge of evaluation and assessment methodologies.
• Ability to develop and design competency profile charts, course outlines and profiles, training modules, curricula, and other training materials.
• Ability to use course outlines and learning objectives to develop complex instructional materials and technical documentation.
• Ability to prepare performance objectives and performance measures.
• Ability to apply and integrate adult education concepts and learning approaches to curricula.
• Ability to develop and establish standardized curricula format and templates.
• Ability to provide expertise on alternative delivery channels.
• Ability to write and develop complex instructional materials, technical documents and understandable/user friendly manuals.
• Physical ability to carry out job duties.

Salary/Rate Range:$29.00-$36.00 per hour

Term:6-month contract; most likely to extend