Curriculum Development & Training - Independent Contractor (Temporary)

HealthCorps

1d•Remote

About The Position

HealthCorps is seeking a skilled and experienced health education teacher or curriculum specialist to serve as an independent contractor. This role involves differentiating the existing 'Teens Make Health Happen' curriculum for middle school and high school students, ensuring alignment with grade-band health education standards. Additionally, the contractor will develop a suite of facilitator trainings and supplemental resources for 'Teens Make Happen' mentor facilitators, who are college-aged students working with middle and high school students. These trainings will equip mentors with evidence-informed strategies for engaging youth across different age groups and program settings. This is a project-based contract engagement ideal for an educator with instructional design experience, deep familiarity with adolescent health education, and national health education standards. The contractor will design, pilot, and finalize training content in close collaboration with the HealthCorps Mentor & Alumni, and Curriculum Development teams.

Requirements

Valid formal teaching credential (state-issued; elementary, secondary, or multiple subject)
Experience with curriculum differentiation across grade bands (middle and high school) and learning levels
Familiarity with classroom management strategies and informal/afterschool learning environments
Understanding of developmental differences between middle school and high school age groups
Excellent written communication skills; ability to produce polished, mentor-ready instructional materials
Ability to work independently, manage project timelines, and meet deliverable deadlines

Nice To Haves

Strong working knowledge of the National Health Education Standards (NHES 2024) and their application to curriculum design
Direct experience facilitating or serving as a site sponsor for the Teens Make Health Happen (TMHH) program
Proficiency in Canva

Responsibilities

Differentiate the existing unified TMHH curriculum to identify content, language, scaffolding, and pacing elements requiring differentiation across middle and high school grade bands.
Develop a differentiated middle school curriculum product and high school curriculum product, including revised learning objectives explicitly aligned to NHES 2024 standards and age-appropriate language, depth of content, and instructional strategies.
Ensure both products maintain fidelity to HealthCorps' Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework and near-peer mentorship model.
Collaborate with HealthCorps staff through regular check-ins, incorporating feedback through an iterative review process.
Deliver final curriculum documents in HealthCorps-approved formats, ready for mentor-facilitation use.
Design and develop four (4) facilitator trainings with accompanying facilitator guides, slide decks (if applicable), and participant-facing materials.
Develop supplemental training resources for each module, such as quick-reference guides, scenario-based practice activities, self-reflection tools, and recommended resource lists.
Deliver a pilot session of all four trainings to the HealthCorps Regional Program Manager team (virtually).
Incorporate feedback from the pilot and HealthCorps staff review into final, revised training materials.
Submit all final deliverables in editable formats so HealthCorps can adapt content in the future.