Instructional Designer, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

$100,000 - $100,000/Yr

Crossover International Company Ltd. - Naperville, IL

Full-time

Naperville, IL

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

About the position

At Alpha Schools, we are on a mission to revolutionize education for K-8 students, empowering them with essential life skills that go beyond traditional academic subjects. In this in-person role located at our Austin, TX campus, you will be at the forefront of this transformation, utilizing cutting-edge AI technology to design and implement engaging workshops that focus on practical skills such as public speaking, storytelling, entrepreneurship, and financial acumen. Your creative genius will be essential in crafting high-impact life skills workshops that not only captivate students but also equip them with the tools they need to succeed in the real world. As an Instructional Designer, you will have the autonomy to develop a rigorous curriculum that challenges students to achieve remarkable tasks for their age. You will be responsible for designing objective and reliable grading systems and assessment tools to evaluate students' baseline skills, progress, and mastery. Your role will involve leveraging insights from on-campus observations, student feedback, and parent input to continuously refine and enhance the life skills activities you create. Collaboration with fellow team members and facilitators will be key to ensuring that the workshops you design exceed expectations in quality and effectiveness. This position is not about creating entertaining activities that lack educational value or producing passive, lecture-based materials. Instead, you will focus on developing dynamic, hands-on learning experiences that translate to real-world applications, fostering a love for learning and personal growth in every student. If you are ready to shape the future of education and make a lasting impact on young learners, we invite you to apply and join us in reimagining the learning experience at Alpha Schools.

Responsibilities

• Create a highly engaging and rigorous life skills curriculum that enables kids to achieve tasks that seem impossible for their age.
• Design objective and reliable grading systems and assessment tools to evaluate baseline skills, progress, and mastery.
• Leverage on-campus observations, student insights, and parent feedback to develop, pilot, and refine life skills activities.
• Collaborate with team members and facilitators to ensure workshops exceed expectations in quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• At least 1 year of experience creating educational activities, workshops, or trainings in any field.
• Experience in observing and gathering qualitative data and feedback from students/attendees.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and manage self-directed projects.
• Strong written communication skills.
• A personal track record of setting and achieving ambitious personal goals that go beyond traditional academics.
• Ability to quickly adapt to and implement our unique approach to teaching life skills.
• Proficiency in Gen AI tools for independent project execution.
• Legal right to work in the US without visa sponsorship.
• Willing to work in-person at Alpha's Austin campus.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced expertise in curriculum design for life skills education.
• Experience with data-driven iteration in educational contexts.
• Track record of implementing innovative educational projects.
• Demonstrated success in designing child-centric learning experiences.