Digital Technology Instructor - Lead

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Company Description Background Since 1976, St. Joseph Center has been meeting the needs of low-income and homeless individuals and families in Venice, Santa Monica, Mar Vista, and surrounding communities. The Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organization that assists people without regard for religious affiliation or lack thereof through comprehensive case management and integrated social service programs. The Center enjoys broad-based community support as well as a sponsored relationship with its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. St. Joseph Center serves approximately 6,000 individuals annually. Brief Description of Principal Activities Multifaceted intervention, prevention, and education services are carried out at four sites on the Westside of Los Angeles. St. Joseph Center’s integrated programs provide clients with concentrated and coordinated access to services according to the nature of their needs. Job Description Job Summary The Lead Technology Instructor serves as the primary technical educator, curriculum manager, and instructional team leader for the Digital Technology Workforce Development Program. This role designs and builds an AI-forward, multi-population technology curriculum from the ground up, delivers instruction across at least three distinct cohort populations, works to support the Technology Instructor, and works in close collaboration with the Senior Director of Social Innovation to ensure curriculum effectiveness, quality, and alignment with workforce outcomes. The Lead Technology Instructor carries a significant instructional load, teaching across multiple cohort cycles per year and adapting instruction to meet the distinct learning needs of women in healing-centered settings, justice-experienced adults, and transitional age youth. This position requires a level of curriculum development, instructional leadership, and AI expertise that far exceeds the scope of any prior Codetalk or Fortifi instructional role. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Lead the design and ongoing development of AI-forward, multi-population technology curriculum that serves three distinct cohort tracks: women’s healing-centered track, co-ed justice-involved/housing-unstable track, and youth (18–30) track. • Build the curriculum architecture, including modular “stacked” components: a shared foundational skills layer, population-specific contextual modules, and an advanced track for participants demonstrating higher technical aptitude. • Develop all new assignments, projects, assessments, quizzes, rubrics, and grading systems across all modules and cohort levels. • Integrate AI tools, AI-assisted workflows, and prompt engineering practices throughout every stage of the curriculum, ensuring that AI fluency is a core graduate competency. • Work directly and regularly with the Senior Director of Social Innovation to present curriculum updates, review performance data, analyze graduate employment outcomes by module, and make evidence-based curriculum adjustments. • Evaluate the effectiveness of each curriculum module through student performance data, employer feedback, and graduate employment outcomes; redesign modules that are not producing measurable skill gains or employment results. • Design the advanced skills track curriculum for participants with higher technical aptitude, including deeper AI integration, data concepts, product development, and workplace project simulations. • Maintain up-to-date, professionally presented curriculum documentation, lesson plans, and learning materials to a publication-ready standard. • Conduct ongoing research into AI, web technology, and employment market trends to ensure the curriculum reflects the most current and employable skill sets. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed are designed to provide typical examples of the work performed; not all duties and responsibilities assigned are included here, nor is it expected that all similar positions will be assigned every duty and responsibility. Qualifications Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: A high degree of technical ability including professional web development or professional technology career experience, with demonstrated AI tool proficiency and a proactive approach to integrating AI into professional practice. Demonstrated expertise in designing and building curriculum and instructional materials, not simply delivering existing materials. Ability to adapt instructional practice to serve learners with significantly different backgrounds, experiences, and barriers, including trauma survivors, returning citizens, and young adults at risk. Demonstrated knowledge and commitment to healing-centered engagement as a practice framework for instruction in vulnerable populations. Exceptional ability to distill complex technical concepts into accessible, engaging instruction that builds both skill and confidence. Highly organized with excellent administrative skills sufficient to manage curriculum documentation, student progress records, and instructional materials to a professional standard. Self-directed, highly motivated, passionate about the mission; must be willing to challenge themselves and grow with the program. Ability to work flexible hours including occasional early mornings, evenings, or weekend events as required. Experience: Minimum 3–5 years of professional web development or technology experience, including professional work in at least three of the following: HTML5/CSS3, JavaScript and frameworks, UX/UI Design, WordPress/CMS, Agile/SCRUM, QA, AI-assisted development tools, data visualization. 2- 3 years of teaching, training, or curriculum development experience; workforce development or vocational education experience a strong plus. Demonstrated experience developing new curriculum and instructional materials (portfolio of curriculum samples or published materials required). Working knowledge of and genuine fluency with AI tools including GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor; ability to teach AI-assisted workflows to novice learners. Professional experience preferred over freelance; active GitHub portfolio or professional portfolio required. A passing grade for a coding or digital proficiency test will be required. Experience teaching across multiple populations with different learning needs in a workforce development, bootcamp, or community-based setting preferred. • Completion of AI/ML coursework, certifications, or advanced AI tool training preferred. • Data visualization experience (Tableau, D3, or equivalent) preferred. • Bilingual English/Spanish preferred. Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or 3–6 years of professional experience in a technology role combined with documented curriculum development or instructional experience. Direct Reports: This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities. Computer Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) Google Suite — Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet Mac OS and Windows proficiency Ability to use electronic health records, databases, data tracking and reporting and program management software Certificates, Licenses and Registrations: None required. Travel Requirements: Access to reliable transportation. Occasional regional travel may be required. Travel between SJC office locations may be required. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, walk, stoop, talk, hear, reach above and below shoulders; use hand and finger dexterity, keyboarding and making and receiving telephone calls. The employee may be required on occasion to lift and or carry up to 20 lbs. Additional Information Benefits: Excellent benefits package available. Status: Full time/Exempt Employment with St. Joseph Center is contingent on completion of satisfactory background check. For consideration, please submit cover letter and resume. St. Joseph Center is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. All applicants for employment are invited to voluntarily self-identify their gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status, by completing the EEO Information. Providing your EEO Information is voluntary and refusal to self-identify will not subject applicants to any adverse treatment. Similarly, applicants who do self-identify will not be subject to any adverse treatment based on the information they provide. St. Joseph center invites you to review the current "EEO is The Law" poster as part of the application process. A link to the current poster is located here. https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf