STEM Learning Designer at Park Square, Centenary Boulevard, Umhlanga, Durban

About the job

Purpose of This Job

To support our Production & Education team in the development of high-school level STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) blended learning content for our various educational offerings from both a content development and project management perspective.

Desired Results

• Develop new STEM blended learning content

• Project management related to the development of educational materials

• Contribute to the maintenance of our existing online and printed learning content materials

• Support educators in the delivery of online live lessons

• Report data is accurately captured to enable accurate reporting & helpful changes to processes and products

Skills, Competencies and Qualifications

• 3-4 years of experience teaching or tutoring any STEM subject(s) or designing educational content at a high-school or university level

• Hold a diploma in Education or a STEM-oriented degree

• Ability and willingness to work across subject domains, particularly within the STEM subjects

• Sound understanding of learning design principles, strategies of online learning and commonly used digital learning components for teaching and assessment

• Project management

• Confidence in managing digital learning resources and navigating online learning management systems

• Excellent computer literacy and document processing skills, particularly using (but not limited to) Microsoft Word and Google Suite

• Experience teaching, tutoring or supporting the delivery of live online lessons

• Understanding and application of basic User Experience Design principles as they relate to online learning content development

• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively and proactively in a team environment

• Analytical and proactive problem-solving skills

• Ability to adapt to change and innovation readily and effectively

• Organised

• Self-motivated

• Detail-oriented

• Friendly, empathetic and patient

• Good command of English both spoken and written

Key Responsibilities

Content development

• Adhere to quality standards and sound learning design principles to develop engaging and effective blended learning content

• Work effectively under the guidance of subject matter experts and other team members in the Production & Education team

• Use digital content development tools and content management systems such as Microsoft Word, Adobe Suite, Vimeo, Zoom, Google Suite and our own LMS

• Maintain and improve existing print and online learning content 

• Work with the broader team to ensure a streamlined user experience of learning content on the LMS

Project management

• Assume a leadership role in projects related to the development of educational materials

• Provide guidance to junior learning designers and perform a degree of quality control

• Ensure project delivery meets established deadlines

Teaching Support

• Support educators delivering online live lessons if and when required

• Answer learners’ content-related questions via our live chat function if and when required

Reporting

• Data capturing for reporting

Living our Core Values

• Learner-obsessed

• Customer-obsessed

• Human & helpful

• Committed to quality and impact

• Collaborative and playful

• Innovative by design

• For-Value and For-Impact