Curriculum Specialist – Secondary Education

Position Description:

The purpose of the Curriculum Specialist – Secondary is to enhance and evolve the curriculum through a dedicated process of continuous improvement, ensuring it remains relevant, engaging, and representative of the diverse student and educator populations served. The key responsibilities include developing new, inclusive content that resonates with and supports the unique needs of our school communities that serve secondary-age students, as well as facilitating both in-person and virtual professional learning sessions for schools using our secondary curriculum. We are seeking a candidate with an innovative approach to teaching and learning, including demonstrated experience leveraging AI and other technology tools to create customized, engaging experiences for both students and educators.

CharacterStrong’s Background & Mission

CharacterStrong, a FullBloom Company, is a fast-paced, tech education company that creates PreK-12 digital, multi-tiered solutions, assessments, and curricula and offers professional development opportunities to support schools with ongoing implementation. There’s currently a team of more than 100 full-time employees and over 40 contracted presenters collaborating to bring this work to life. Our mission is to create a more loving world through education.

At CharacterStrong, you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on education, both in the United States and internationally. CharacterStrong employees offer their innovativeness, dedication to excellence and compassion to help produce curricula for students and training for educators that lead to student outcomes.

CharacterStrong’s Company Values & Norms

• We Produce Excellence – Producing timely, quality results and consistently asking the question, “How can we make this 1% better?”
• We Take Full Ownership – Taking the initiative to drive work forward, demonstrating responsibility when things do not go according to plan, and proactively closing identified gaps.
• We Practice Kindness – Exercising inclusion, care, and empathy with others, balancing honesty with compassion, and cultivating the well-being of self and others.
• We Problem-Solve – Identifying issues, analyzing for understanding, and taking action to implement the best possible solution.

Curriculum Specialist Responsibilities

• Execute our process of continuous improvement of the CharacterStrong secondary curriculum to increase the value and effectiveness of one of CharacterStrong’s signature solutions.
• Develop new content that is relevant, engaging, and representative of the many different students and educators that CharacterStrong serves.
• Build and collaborate on quarterly projects and coordinate between cross-departmental teams to successfully perform curriculum and professional development audits.
• Utilize expertise in secondary education, evidence-based instruction and, social, emotional, and behavioral needs among youth to bring voice and perspective to content generation.
• Facilitate in-person and virtual professional learning for schools utilizing the secondary curriculum. This includes traveling an average of 1-2 times per month within the 50 US states during most of the year, and 3-4 times per month during August and September.
• Host live webinars for schools that showcase different aspects of CharacterStrong and the secondary curriculum
• Conduct discovery research with educational stakeholders to identify areas for improvement and best practices in secondary education and character education, behavioral competencies, future ready strategies, and other state-mandated health and safety standards to inform curriculum revisions and enhancements.
• Collaborate with curriculum, product, and technology teams to explore and implement tech-enhanced solutions that personalize learning and support educator effectiveness.
• Develop differentiated instructional strategies and materials that support multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) for behavior and social-emotional development in secondary settings.
• Design, revise, and align curriculum content with state and national standards, ensuring integration of character education and social and behavioral components into subject areas for grades 6–12.
• Leverage innovative approaches to teaching and learning, including the use of AI and other emerging technologies, to design customized, interactive learning experiences that increase engagement and relevance for both students and educators.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in curriculum development and content creation for implementation supports (training, asynchronous videos, implementation scripts, alignment documents, PLC protocols, etc.)
• Experience with delivering social and emotional learning curriculum, behavioral supports (e.g., PBIS or restorative practices), inclusive practices for students with IEPs, and other evidence-based Tier 1 programs and practices to enable CS to provide a more comprehensive integrated Tier 1 solution at the secondary level.
• Strong communication, presentation, and project management skills
• Strong writing and verbal skills
• Strong technology skills, including Google Suite and other similar platforms
• Strong understanding of AI as a tool for unique content and resource development
• Preferred knowledge of the CharacterStrong curriculum
• Preferred experience and knowledge of secondary education
• Preferred fluency in French or Spanish (written and verbal)
• Preferred experience presenting at a state, regional, or national level
• Minimum of 5 years working in education

Other Duties

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Salary & Benefits Package

• Starting salary range $70,000 – $85,000 commensurate with experience 
• Ability to work remotely or out of the office in WA state
• New laptop computer and other needed equipment
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employer-provided Life Insurance at no cost to employees
• Paid parental leave after 12 months of employment for eligible employees
• Flexible Time Off, 6 Paid Sick Days, 11 Paid Company Holidays

CharacterStrong views diversity and the unique ways team members establish connections with our student and educator populations as an asset. Our goal is to ensure we have a team at CharacterStrong that reflects the diverse student population we serve.

CharacterStrong is an equal opportunity employer. We provide for fair treatment of all employees based on merit. In accordance with applicable law, race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and transgender status), marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law does not affect employment opportunities or practices such as hiring, promotion, development opportunities, pay, or benefits. CharacterStrong complies with all applicable federal, state, and local labor laws.