Employability Skills Instructional Designer

The Employability Skills Instructional Designer provides instructional design expertise for implementation of Newberry College's institution-wide Employability Skills Framework across academic programs. The Instructional Designer coordinates and supports curriculum mapping and learning outcome alignment activities; develops instructional and faculty implementation resources; and facilitates integration of employability competencies across academic and co-curricular experiences.

Under the direction of the Employability Skills Framework Project Manager, the Instructional Designer works collaboratively with the Employability Skills Subject Matter Expert, program directors, faculty, and other institutional partners to translate the Framework into program- and course-level implementation strategies. The position provides hands-on instructional design and faculty implementation support to embed Framework competencies within existing courses, academic pathways, and student learning experiences using evidence-based instructional practices.

JOB FUNCTIONS:

Curriculum Mapping and Alignment

• Coordinate and support curriculum mapping of Employability Skills Framework competencies across academic programs, including documentation of competency alignment with existing courses and student learning outcomes.
• Facilitate alignment of employability competencies with student learning outcomes in collaboration with faculty and program directors.
• Assist faculty and program directors in embedding Framework competencies within existing courses, academic pathways, and student learning experiences.
• Facilitate integration of employability competencies across academic and co-curricular experiences.

Instructional Design and Faculty Support

• Develop instructional resources, implementation guides, and other materials to support faculty integration of Framework competencies.
• Provide instructional design expertise for program- and course-level implementation of the Employability Skills Framework.
• Collaborate with faculty and program directors to develop effective approaches for integrating employability skills content using evidence-based instructional practices.
• Develop and facilitate faculty training, workshops, and professional development resources supporting implementation of the Employability Skills Framework.
• Support faculty in aligning course-level instructional activities and assessment approaches with Framework competencies, associated student learning outcomes, and Framework-level assessment guidance.

Framework Implementation and Collaboration

• Collaborate with the Employability Skills Framework Project Manager, Employability Skills Subject Matter Expert, faculty, program directors, and other project personnel to implement the Framework across academic programs.
• Support consistent implementation and integration of Framework competencies across academic programs.
• Develop and maintain curriculum mapping documentation and reusable instructional resources that support consistent implementation and long-term institutionalization of the Employability Skills Framework.
• Participate in Framework-related project activities and perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Information

This is a full-time, 1.0 FTE, grant-funded position supporting development and implementation of

Newberry College's institution-wide Employability Skills Framework during Years One and Two of the

Degree Plus Workforce Readiness and Institutional Capacity Initiative.