LMS and Instructional Specialist

Description

Work from Home (WFH)- Remote work must be performed while residing in California or New Mexico

CIAT Location: San Diego, CA

Reports to: Dean of Education (DOE)

Status: Exempt

Employment Type: Full-time

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Canvas Administration:

• Learning Management System (LMS) administrator including all LMS administration duties
• Serve as one of the main points of contact with faculty, students, and staff for Canvas LMS issues and training
• Copy master course content into term specific course shells in the LMS and configure according to the specifications and needs of the school
• Master courses and prepare term sections to ensure the courses are error free and prepared correctly
• Complete edits to courses in Canvas, at the direction of the Dean of Education
• Proactively identify and solve any student and/or instructor LMS issues or concerns
• Work with IT Department to ensure that courses are imported correctly from the Student Information System into Canvas

Curriculum Administration:

• Collaborate with the Dean and Associate Deans of Education to create and implement an efficient course development process
• Work directly with Subject Matter Experts on course creation and course updates including following up on assigned curriculum tasks
• Stay up to date with industry certification changes and updates (ex: CompTIA, AWS, and Cisco, etc.)
• Maintain current list of curriculum, syllabi, and textbooks
• Proactively identify and solve any curriculum administration issues or concerns
• Work on additional projects as assigned

Teaching:

• Available to teach live online and asynchronously
• Available to provide coverage when needed
• Current certification(s) in subjects taught
• Plan and organize instruction in ways that maximize online student learning and engagement
• Modify, where appropriate, instructional methods and strategies to meet diverse student’s needs
• Employ appropriate teaching and learning strategies to communicate subject matter to students
• Stay current in their subject matter through professional development, through involvement in professional organizations, and attending professional meetings, conferences, or workshops

Adhering to College Policies and Procedures:

• Provide regular updates to the Dean of Education on the progress of the term preparation and curriculum tasks
• Maintain compliance with accreditation related to instructional and the quality of education
• Promote collaboration with other staff members and participate in the implementation of new projects, ideas, etc.

Requirements

• Three years of Canvas Administration experience in a Higher Education environment preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required
• At least three years’ experience in the IT field OR two years of experience teaching IT classes preferred
• IT certifications preferred
• Curriculum development experience preferred
• High level of flexibility, creativity and dependability
• Extreme attention to detail
• Excellent organizational skills
• Familiarity with CSS and HTML
• Effective presentation skills
• Effective communication and technology skills
• Possess highly ethical standards
• Good working knowledge of MS Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as well as learning technologies such as Canvas and Teams
• Work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to multitask
• Team player with a positive, can-do attitude
• Problem solves rapidly and effectively, in a timely manner
• Able to work a 40-hour plus workweek, if needed depending on schedule and coverage
• Works with a sense of urgency, while engaging and listening to coworkers from other departments

Values:

Values such as integrity, excellence, customer service, teamwork and mutual respect are some of those that remain constant, regardless of changes in our company. When identifying company values, it is important that those values are being demonstrated in the course of business each day. Our values set expectations for how employees and managers interact with every person while representing the company.

• We are passionate about education and student success
• We value integrity and excellence in our employees and students
• We treat ourselves and our students with dignity and respect
• We believe in and encourage innovation at our school to better help our students succeed
• We have a customer centric focus and we want people highly committed to achieving goals, where our success equals student’s success
• We are accountable for our actions, and if errors occur, we focus on preventing future errors and moving forward
• We have a growth mindset, always looking for ways to improve, with a sincere belief that every student can do better and achieve their goals
• We expect every employee to be an example of conduct and professionalism, being a role model to students and colleagues

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are usually Monday through Friday, but weekend and evening hours may be required.

Physical Demands

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee may occasionally have to lift 25 pounds.

• Sedentary work. Essential functions of this role require sitting for extended periods of time
• Ability to type, use a computer to search for information and input information while speaking on the phone is required
• The employee will frequently be required to use the computer, mouse and telephone to conduct the regular tasks of this role
• The employee will be required to compute simple to simple mathematical calculations as a normal part of this role

Work Environment

While performing the responsibilities of the job, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the job holder will encounter. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

AAP/EEO Statement

California Institute of Arts & Technology provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, California Institute of Arts & Technology complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

California Institute of Arts & Technology expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of California Institute of Arts & Technology’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

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