Job Title: Curriculum Developer, Web Development
Work Location: Remote or Oakland, CA
Reports to: Curriculum Manager
Overview
The Last Mile, a San Francisco, CA-based non-profit is the first prison program in the U.S. to provide in-prison software engineering training. Our mission is to provide opportunities for personal and professional growth for justice-involved individuals through education and technology training. The Last Mile prepares students for employment as full-stack web developers post-release, teaching HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node, MongoDB, React, and more.
The Education Department at The Last Mile is searching for a passionate and empathic Curriculum Developer to help us build our web development curricula. As a Curriculum Developer, you will develop responsive curricula that introduce and prepare students for a career in technology, collaborate closely with our Remote Instruction and Academic Support teams to align the instruction and support that students receive, and help maintain assessments to evaluate student performance and provide individualized feedback.
Responsibilities
- Develop replicable, scalable curricula and course materials that respond to the needs of incarcerated students with support from the Curriculum Manager and other team members.
- Write and design new modules and tutorials to expand the breadth and depth of digital literacy and reentry-related instruction for our students.
- Design content for pilot projects to differentiate offerings across student demographics.
- Participate in the Education Team’s content development and review cycle by researching best practices in pedagogy and current technology needs, writing educational content, and publishing final content in the LMS.
- Prepare instructional documentation templates to communicate complex and technical information easily.
- Collaborate closely with other TLM staff including the Senior Curriculum Developer, Classroom Operations Department, Reentry Department, and Engineering Department to manage and refine curriculum.
- Assess needs and provide recommendations on improving continuing education.
- Use feedback from students and facilitators to drive curriculum updates and changes.
- Maintain a positive and supportive attitude at all times. Provide honest and constructive feedback
and appropriate encouragement to students and colleagues.
- Develop frameworks for tracking student metrics and success, revamp current assignments, and final assessment.
Minimum Requirements
- 1-3 years of professional experience, which may include classroom teaching, writing technical curriculum, or working in engineering or reentry-related roles.
- Knowledge of current tools, best practices, and trends in the tech industry.
- Embrace challenges and adopt new responsibilities with creativity, initiative, and self-direction.
- Be an intellectually curious and responsive team contributor, deliver and receive feedback regularly, and be eager to learn and stay up to date on computer science education.
- Demonstrate comfort with adjusting work to evolving priorities in a dynamic work environment.
Preferred Qualifications /Skills
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, MySQL, Python, and/or MERN stack.
- Proficiency in GitLab
- Experience working with incarcerated individuals, at-risk youth, or similar populations.
- Familiarity with standards-based grading and/or competency-based learning systems.
- Experience designing curriculum in Canvas or other learning management systems.
- Strong writer who can craft engaging content for students, teachers, and volunteers.
- Curious to learn new systems, tools, and technologies quickly in order to build curricula.
- Communicates clearly and effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Agility and flexibility in response to changing priorities and needs.
- Proven ability to manage projects, work under pressure, and consistently make deadlines.
- Demonstrate ability and willingness to acquire new competencies and accept new challenges continuously.
The Last Mile is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity in our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected class. Additionally, we are a Fair Chance Employer, meaning we do not discriminate against justice-impacted individuals or perform background checks. We openly encourage justice-impacted individuals to apply for employment.
Compensation$58,000 - $96,000 (salary based on location and experience)
