What are the responsibilities and job description for the Curriculum Designer position at Schoolcraft College?
Posting Details
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number SFA670P
Open Date 12/12/2025
Close Date 01/04/2026
Open Until Filled No
Special Instructions to Applicants
Position Information
Job Title Curriculum Designer
Status Full Time
FTE 1
Classification Title Classified Grade F Exempt
Job Summary
The Curriculum Designer utilizes program and course design principles and practices to provide essential project leadership and support for the execution of the College’s strategic curricular and assessment initiatives. This includes collaborating with faculty and administrators in the development and implementation of course, program, and institutional level assessment initiatives.
Schoolcraft is a comprehensive, open-door, community-based college. The mission of the College is to provide a transformational learning experience designed to increase the capacity of individuals and groups to achieve intellectual, social, and economic goals.
Required Qualifications
Schoolcraft College is an AA/ EEO Employer.
Work Hours M-F 8am-5pm / additional hours may be required
Salary
Job Duties
Job Duty Name 1
Description Of Job Duty
Manages and takes initiative on projects capitalizing on professional instructional and curricular design expertise to facilitate program, course, and institutional level curriculum design, including the development of appropriate assessments within established timelines.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 2
Description Of Job Duty
Ensures alignment of curriculum and assessment products and activities with taxonomy, external and internal standards, policies and practices, including departmental, institutional, local, state and federal requirements.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 3
Description Of Job Duty
Collaborates with faculty and administrators to identify innovative strategies to enhance student learning.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 4
Description Of Job Duty
Works with key stakeholders in the development and operations of course, program, and institutional level assessments within established timelines in support of third party, licensure or credentials, and institutional accreditation standards.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 5
Description Of Job Duty
Collaborates with internal and external sources to research, identify, or develop the appropriate resources and tools needed during design, development, and deployment of curricular and other projects engaging in Standards of Practice.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 6
Description Of Job Duty
Continues to expand professional knowledge and shares expertise in emerging curriculum design, instructional and assessment strategies, and learning theory, with teammates, administrators, faculty, and staff in support of continuous quality improvement.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 7
Description Of Job Duty
Establishes and maintains a solid and collaborative working relationship with co-workers, administrators, faculty, and staff.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 8
Description Of Job Duty
Exercises discretion and independent judgement in decisions affecting the successful operation of the Operations, Curriculum and Assessment Department maintaining integrity and high standards.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 9
Description Of Job Duty
Actively participates in and leads appropriate meetings.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 10
Description Of Job Duty
Collaborates with and initiates projects and programs as the need develops, responding with agility and action as a part of a team.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 11
Description Of Job Duty
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number SFA670P
Open Date 12/12/2025
Close Date 01/04/2026
Open Until Filled No
Special Instructions to Applicants
Position Information
Job Title Curriculum Designer
Status Full Time
FTE 1
Classification Title Classified Grade F Exempt
Job Summary
The Curriculum Designer utilizes program and course design principles and practices to provide essential project leadership and support for the execution of the College’s strategic curricular and assessment initiatives. This includes collaborating with faculty and administrators in the development and implementation of course, program, and institutional level assessment initiatives.
Schoolcraft is a comprehensive, open-door, community-based college. The mission of the College is to provide a transformational learning experience designed to increase the capacity of individuals and groups to achieve intellectual, social, and economic goals.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Education, Instructional Design, Technology or related.
- Two (2) years of experience with instructional design/curriculum development and working with educators using a variety of approaches to enhance teaching and learning.
- Three (3) years of experience in an educational setting; teaching or training experience.
- Strong team and customer orientation and successful experience coaching, motivating, and developing skills in others.
- Effective communication skill, both orally and in writing in a professional and confidential manner.
- Comprehensive knowledge of curriculum development, design, and assessments with a strong foundation in performance-based learning.
- Must be able to work a flexible work schedule.
- Adult learner teaching experience.
- Project management experience preferred.
- Familiarity with research methods and statistics.
Schoolcraft College is an AA/ EEO Employer.
- Writing Skills: Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
- Communication Skills: Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from prospective and current employees, and groups of managers.
- Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide with all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Office Environment: This role may involve being in a stationary position in front of a computer, using a keyboard, mouse (or applicable equipment) and telephone. Communicating and exchanging information with individuals electronically or in person. This role may also involve standing and walking for periods of time, and the use of hands and moving objects on occasion, of up to 10-20 lbs. Specific vision abilities required may include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
- Noise Level: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Work Hours M-F 8am-5pm / additional hours may be required
Salary
Job Duties
Job Duty Name 1
Description Of Job Duty
Manages and takes initiative on projects capitalizing on professional instructional and curricular design expertise to facilitate program, course, and institutional level curriculum design, including the development of appropriate assessments within established timelines.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 2
Description Of Job Duty
Ensures alignment of curriculum and assessment products and activities with taxonomy, external and internal standards, policies and practices, including departmental, institutional, local, state and federal requirements.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 3
Description Of Job Duty
Collaborates with faculty and administrators to identify innovative strategies to enhance student learning.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 4
Description Of Job Duty
Works with key stakeholders in the development and operations of course, program, and institutional level assessments within established timelines in support of third party, licensure or credentials, and institutional accreditation standards.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 5
Description Of Job Duty
Collaborates with internal and external sources to research, identify, or develop the appropriate resources and tools needed during design, development, and deployment of curricular and other projects engaging in Standards of Practice.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 6
Description Of Job Duty
Continues to expand professional knowledge and shares expertise in emerging curriculum design, instructional and assessment strategies, and learning theory, with teammates, administrators, faculty, and staff in support of continuous quality improvement.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 7
Description Of Job Duty
Establishes and maintains a solid and collaborative working relationship with co-workers, administrators, faculty, and staff.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 8
Description Of Job Duty
Exercises discretion and independent judgement in decisions affecting the successful operation of the Operations, Curriculum and Assessment Department maintaining integrity and high standards.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 9
Description Of Job Duty
Actively participates in and leads appropriate meetings.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 10
Description Of Job Duty
Collaborates with and initiates projects and programs as the need develops, responding with agility and action as a part of a team.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
Job Duty Name 11
Description Of Job Duty
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Essential Duty? Yes
Percentage Of Time
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