Instructional and Curriculum Lead - AEL (Grant-funded)
About The Position
The Instructional and Curriculum Lead leads curriculum, instructional quality, faculty performance, and instructional service delivery across Adult Education Literacy (AEL). The role formally supervises a part-time instructional workforce; establishes instructional standards and curriculum frameworks; assigns and supports faculty; monitors instructional effectiveness; and leads continuous improvement across face-to-face, hybrid, distance-learning, career-pathway, bridge, and IET instruction. This is a 100% grant-funded position, so continuation is subject to continued external funding. The position supervises approximately 32 part-time instructors and leads curriculum development aligned with Texas AEL Content Standards, TWC guidance, grant requirements, and approved program goals. It coordinates instructional coverage and faculty assignments, observes and supports instruction, collaborates on faculty development, and maintains instructional documentation for monitoring and program reviews. The role works with internal teams and external partners to align instruction with student goals, workforce pathways, and performance measures, and recommends improvements, staffing, schedules, resources, and service-delivery changes to the director. The position is based at 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, Texas. It is security-sensitive and requires a criminal background check. The work is performed in an office environment and is classified as sedentary, with little physical effort required. Compensation is salary, determined based on experience. The position is full-time and grant-funded.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in education, adult education, curriculum/instruction, ESL, higher education, workforce education, or a related field.
- Three years of progressively responsible experience in adult education, curriculum development, instructional leadership, or related higher-education/workforce instruction.
- Advanced knowledge of adult education, curriculum development, instructional supervision, Texas AEL content standards, ESL/HSE instruction, IET/career pathways, and faculty development.
- Skills in curriculum leadership, supervision, coaching, classroom observation, instructional data analysis, scheduling, change management, and communication.
- Ability to lead a distributed part-time instructional workforce and maintain consistent quality across sites and modalities.
- Ability to satisfy the criminal background check required for this security-sensitive position.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree from an accredited institution.
- Experience supervising or formally leading instructional staff.
Responsibilities
- Supervise approximately 32 part-time instructors, including onboarding, assignments, workload, coaching, performance feedback, evaluation, and recommendations regarding continued assignment or corrective action through college procedures.
- Lead development, implementation, review, and documentation of curriculum aligned with Texas AEL Content Standards, TWC guidance, grant requirements, and approved program goals.
- Establish lesson-planning expectations, scope and sequence, instructional resources, classroom standards, and evidence-based teaching practices across modalities and sites.
- Coordinate faculty assignments and instructional coverage based on enrollment, student need, schedule, modality, qualifications, and available resources.
- Observe instruction, analyze instructional data, provide coaching, identify development needs, and collaborate with QA/PD on training priorities.
- Lead instructional planning for Success Prep, ESL, HSE, IET, bridge, and career-pathway models, ensuring alignment among curriculum, student goals, and performance measures.
- Coordinate with the distance learning lead on effective integration of digital tools and distance-learning practices.
- Collaborate with career navigation and external partners to align curriculum with workforce pathways, occupational context, and transition goals.
- Maintain instructional documentation and support TWC monitoring, program reviews, data validation, and corrective-action work involving instruction.
- Recommend instructional improvements, staffing needs, schedules, resources, and service-delivery changes to the director.
- Perform other duties as assigned and maintain standards in accordance with college policies, procedures, and Core Values.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
