Kode With Klossy (KWK) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization working to close the persistent racial and gender equity gaps in the technology industry. Since launching in 2015, Kode With Klossy has cultivated a technical skills-based community of nearly 10,000 young women and gender expansive youth through its unique approach to coding education. All of Kode With Klossy’s education programs are 100% free of charge. In addition to its flagship 2-week summer camps, Kode With Klossy has 2-day “Code-a-brations” in the spring and fall as well as virtual coding challenges all year long. Klossy's differentiated impact is the stickiness of its community over time. While the onramp to the community are programs Kode With Klossy has designed for young people 13-18 years old, today over half of community members are 18 and over. By providing ongoing learning experiences and opportunities, Kode With Klossy is the retention engine that supports community members across their education and career milestones in tech.
The Role:
The Kode With Klossy team is seeking an organized, professional Senior Manager of Curriculum who will manage and develop curriculum, training programs, methods, and materials across Kode With Klossy programming. The manager is an experienced educator with experience in curriculum design. They must be detail-oriented and a self-starter who thrives in a hands-on work environment. The manager will report to the Director of Curriculum & Program Design and will be expected to work with various internal and external stakeholders to improve and build new equitable coding programs.
At Kode With Klossy, equitable and inspiring curricula is at the center and heart of what we do. We currently have 4 core curricula: Web Development, App Development, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning in our programmatic offerings. The following are our curriculum pillars.
Fruitful challenges. The philosophy and deep-rooted understanding that what we’re learning is rigorous and challenging, in the best way possible.
Real-code. We believe in rigor: we teach our scholars the same syntax and skills that a software engineer sees.
Responsible tech. In the development of our curriculum, we believe that we are training the future CTOs, start-up founders, and leaders of technology. This means creating curricula contextualized with a lens of diversity and equity, with the goal of creating technology that is accessible to all.
Creative project-based learning. We believe one of the strongest checks for understanding is through real-world personal projects that incorporate the skills they learn throughout the curriculum to hone their creativity.
Final capstone. Our curricula culminate in a final project, where scholars work through a collaborative and iterative framework, to complete a start-to-finish minimum viable product focused on a topic they are passionate about. The final project highlights the intersection of technology with other industries where scholars delve deeper into their personal passions.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Design, develop, implement, train and maintain our core curricula, including developing instructional resources such as pacing guides, projects, and learning objectives to ensure excellence in Kode With Klossy lessons
Play a key role in the training of instructional leaders in curriculum
Develop learning assessments and tools to measure effectiveness
QUALITY ASSURANCE & INNOVATION
Drive curriculum excellence by designing and implementing a robust quality assurance process
Track ongoing innovations in tech to keep Kode With Klossy curriculum and opportunities up to date
Develop new computer science curricula while maintaining and improving existing curriculum for scholar engagement and relevance through prototyping, testing and iterating
Be a valued member of the Programs Team, collaborating on and assisting with ad hoc projects as needed
TEAM SUPPORT
Gain a deep understanding of Kode With Klossy’s curricular and instructional pillars and leverage them in the work that you do
Collaborate with external teams to build curricula and ensure it is aligned to programmatic goals while supporting programmatic offerings
Work with cross-functional teams to contribute to innovative partnerships
Who You Are:
The ideal candidate demonstrates alignment with core values of the Kode With Klossy organization, including:
Mission-driven mindset: You are passionate about the Kode With Klossy mission and seek to empower young women and gender expansive individuals in their STEM-focused endeavors. Kode With Klossy is a collaborative and supportive organization, where you will be expected to maintain a positive and joyful attitude. You will operate with the highest levels of honesty and integrity.
Equity and inclusiveness: You believe in the potential of all young people to succeed regardless of their identity, income level or zip code.
Leadership: You love working with young people and have demonstrated a positive rapport doing so. You are someone whom peers look up to and are a natural-born leader. You have a passion for leading and supporting others.
Team mindset: You work well independently with little oversight and are a goal-oriented self-starter, but also show flexibility and a willingness to be a true team player. You believe that no job is too big or too small.
Dependability: You are consistent, timely, and meet deadlines with focus, initiative, and drive.
Willingness to learn: You have a growth mindset where you are excited to grow, receive feedback and improve the way we do things.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) or 5+ years of professional work experience
Has an understanding of coding concepts and/or has taken at least one college-level intro to coding class;
Experience teaching and/or designing computer science courses is preferred
Experience in an education setting leading instruction, preferred preferably in the 13 - 18 age range
Strong organizational skills
Ability to explain complex concepts in simple terms
Passionate about inspiring and empowering and young women and gender-non conforming students and have a keen interest in STEM
Desire to join an entrepreneurial, fast-paced organization
Ideal Candidate
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Education or related field
Experience developing new curriculum
Experience designing and implementing computer science curriculum
Experience in a technical role
Employment type
Full-time
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