Curriculum Developer, High School

CodeHS
  • Chicago, Illinois
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    About the Role

    We are seeking a creative and detail-oriented Curriculum Developer to join our curriculum team. This role focuses on building and maintaining high-quality computer science curriculum for high school, with a strong emphasis on supporting teachers through effective instructional materials and resources.

    This is an in-office position, which would require 5 days a week in the CodeHS Chicago office at 747 N LaSalle in River North.

    What You’ll Do

    • Build and maintain computer science curriculum for high school courses
    • Collaborate with the curriculum team to design and launch new courses
    • Develop teacher-facing materials including lesson plans, handouts, and activities
    • Write and maintain alignments to standards
    • Customize curriculum for schools, districts, and states
    • Create instructional videos and supporting materials
    • Develop familiarity with the CodeHS course catalog

    Qualifications

    • 3+ years of experience working in the K–12 education system
    • Experience with 6–12 computer science education preferred
    • Basic programming knowledge (e.g., Java, Python)
    • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Ability to work independently and collaboratively
    • Creative, positive, and solution-oriented mindset

    Location

    Full-time, in-office role in Chicago (River North).

    Compensation

    Salary range: $70,000-$85,000

    Benefits

    • Health, dental, and vision insurance
    • 401(k) with 4% match
    • Paid parental leave
    • Generous PTO and holidays
    • Short-term and long-term disability
    • CTA monthly pass covered
    • Lunch provided 3 days per week


    Company Values


    Encourage Teaching and Learning

    CodeHS is about providing excellent teaching and learning opportunities in computer science for

    students all over the world. We value creating fun, accessible and creative learning experiences for

    teachers, for students, and for team members at CodeHS. We believe that education--and

    specifically coding--within the formal K-12 system, the higher-education system, and beyond has

    the power to allow everyone to unlock their full potential.


    Create a Direct Positive Impact

    At CodeHS we value creating a direct positive social impact with our work. We work directly with

    students, teachers, schools and districts to implement computer science classes. Through

    building great curriculum, tools and resources to allow high schools to teach computer science,

    we can create a direct educational benefit to students to help explore the limitless world of

    computing. We believe that expanding access to computer science education will empower

    students to take an active role in creating the future.


    Make It Fun and Creative

    Bringing fun and creativity to every aspect of our work is a main focus for us at CodeHS. It starts

    with a fun, friendly and accessible curriculum, that allows students the opportunity to build

    creatively and engage in thoughtful problem solving. We also focus on developing a creative and

    fun environment to work in, and think that this allows us to bring novel approaches to challenging

    problems. Computing is about logic--but it’s also about creativity--and we hope to share that

    excitement with teachers and students through CodeHS.


    Our Operating Practices


    Get the job done

    We figure out the real problem to be solved and take ownership over seeing it to completion. We

    help move things across the finish line.


    Bring context and big picture awareness

    We consider the projects we work on in their context and see how our projects impact the team,

    company, and the customer.


    Adaptable

    We adapt to changing needs across customers and the team, and make good plans but know that they can change as we get new information.


    Growth Mindset

    We're always looking to learn and improve, and we share that mindset with teachers and students. We’re working to improve individually and as a team.


    Team player

    We help out our teammates and we’re team players. We make decisions with a team first approach and strive to act in the best interest of the company as a whole.


    Constructive and solution oriented

    When approached with problems and roadblocks, we're constructive and solution oriented. We

    think through problems and tradeoffs, proactively finding solutions.


    Good vibes

    We bring positive energy whether in person or virtually to help contribute to making a positive

    work environment for everyone.


    Follow through

    We make sure to do what we say we are going to do for team members and for customers. We're proactive, dependable and reliable in the work that we do.


    CodeHS is an equal opportunity employer. CodeHS maintains a drug-free workplace


    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChicago, Illinois

    Skills

    • BASIC Programming Languageunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Computer Maintenanceunmatched
    • Computer Scienceunmatched
    • Dental Insuranceunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • Follow Throughunmatched
    • Javaunmatched
    • Lesson Plansunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
    • Quality Managementunmatched
    • Secondary Schoolunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Training/Teachingunmatched
    • Training/Teaching Curriculumunmatched
    • Training/Teaching Materialsunmatched
    • Video Productionunmatched
    • Vision Planunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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