Provo MTC Curriculum Specialist - Language (Part-time)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints•Provo, UT

About The Position

This position is central to the missionaries' role to 'Invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end.' Curriculum Specialists are support, entry-level, individual contributors that ensure the development and growth of new missionaries through curriculum development and educational advancement. This role specifically works with language acquisition curriculum. Specialists support the organization and coordination of department operations, procedures, and resources to support curriculum pilots and projects and facilitate organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Typically, work is spread out amongst a team.

Requirements

1 year of experience (combined) in any of the following: teaching, training, developing curriculum, linguistics, evaluation, or instructional design
Detail-oriented, creative, analytical, able to work well with ambiguity, and under pressure
Excellent problem-solving, interpersonal, and organizational skills
Proficient in a second language
Proactive and able to manage multiple complex assignments simultaneously, prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
Work effectively in a team-related environment, with or without supervision and with others from across MTC departments
High aptitude for experience learning, and successfully using new software applications
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing (in English and second language for Language Curriculum position)
Ability to cooperate, and to give and accept feedback from others
Willingness to give and follow directions
Willingness to receive training from MTC Curriculum Managers and Training Managers
Very knowledgeable of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and GoogleDocs (Word and Excel)

Nice To Haves

Experience working on teaching curriculum
Previous experience as an MTC teacher
Knowledge of MTC processes and policies
Some training or experience in video editing
Experience using some form of project management software

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Curriculum Manager, helps to create, modify and improve curriculum resources for missionaries and teachers
Analyzes and evaluates curriculum materials and provide insight and feedback to create new or refine existing resources
Coordinates pilot and project logistics and needs
Performs formative and summative evaluation of learning experiences and products
Collects, tracks and maintains data including data entry, filing, copying, scanning, and creating and managing spreadsheets.
Develops tools to help gather data on the impact of pilot efforts and to help track our effectiveness and efficiency
Prepares and participates in focus groups, as a facilitator and/or note taker, and synthesizes key takeaways
Teaches and/or trains pilot participants (missionaries, teachers and others) on curriculum approaches and accompanying resources
Communicates regularly with Language Curriculum Managers on the progress of curriculum projects.
Assists in maintaining missionary-facing documents, adjustments to curriculum content on MTC Tools, and calendar event updates.
Organizes translated materials, recordings, video clips and demonstrations and cuts clips into in-house training videos.
Tracks iteration versions of curriculum materials.
May include other temporary assigned duties at the MTC (e.g. assisting with Mission Leadership Seminar)