Bilingual Lead Curriculum Developer – Social Studies, Character Education
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Design and create engaging, high-quality K-5 Social Studies and Character Education curriculum for bilingual Spanish-English learners, promoting civic understanding, cultural awareness, and character development through standards-aligned instructional materials.
- This role is responsible for ensuring all materials align with academic standards and effectively build core skills in social studies and character education.
- As a key member of our bilingual content development team, you will drive the creation, refinement, and ongoing improvement of curriculum resources that support exceptional learning experiences for young learners.
- Design, translate, transadapt, and/or transcreate high-quality K-5 Social Studies and Character Education curriculum in Spanish.
- Ensure alignment with state and national Social Studies, Character Education, and language learning standards.
- Translate, transadapt, and/or transcreate instructional planning tools and documents (e.g., scope and sequences, knowledge maps, pacing guides, etc.) in Spanish.
- Evaluate English language materials for biliteracy connections and alignment across languages.
- Translate, transadapt, and/or transcreate instructional materials in Spanish, including lesson plans, teacher guides, student materials, and assessments for Social Studies and Character Education.
- Review and provide feedback on curriculum drafts developed by other contributing designers, writers, and vendor partners to ensure consistency, quality, and alignment.
- Ensure vertical and horizonal alignment across grade levels and content areas to support skill progression and concept reinforcement.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts, editors, instructional designers, and external vendor partners to produce engaging, culturally responsive, and grade-appropriate content.
- Incorporate Science of Learning research and evidence-based bilingual education practices into curriculum design.
- Adapt content for diverse learning needs.
- Conduct ongoing revisions based on feedback.
- Lead and facilitate planning meetings and manage project internal and client-facing timelines.
- Partner with internal and external stakeholders, including vendor partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in education, social studies, character education, curriculum and instruction, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- Seven (7) or more years of experience in Social Studies and/or Character Education, with strong emphasis on K-5.
- Three (3) or more years of curriculum development and instructional design experience in Social Studies/Character Education for English Language Learners.
- Demonstrated experience in bilingual Spanish educational contexts.
- Expert fluency in Spanish speaking, reading, writing in educational settings required.
- Background and knowledge of biliteracy development, including cross-linguistic transfer, translanguaging, and instructional practices for emergent bilingual students in both English and Spanish.
- Proven ability to write engaging, grade-level appropriate instructional materials for teachers and students.
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, alignment, and educational equity.
- Comfort working with project management tools and navigating deadlines across multiple projects.
- Commitment to our organizational mission and fostering a culture of inclusion in the workplace.
- Capacity for managing and leading people.
- Experience working with external vendor partners (preferred).
- Strong understanding of Social Studies, Character Education, and bilingual education pedagogy and best practices.
- Familiarity with curriculum-authoring platforms (e.g., InDesign, CMS tools) preferred.
- Experience with accessibility requirements and multilingual typography preferred.
- Ability to manage, prioritize, and multi-task on multiple projects.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity comfortably and meet frequent deadlines.
- A sense of humor and ability to work in a dynamic environment.
- Ability to travel depending on client or project needs.
Benefits
- Flexible paid time off
- 5% 401K matching program
- Equity opportunities
- Incentive and bonus programs
- Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- Flexible spending accounts
- Full-health benefits with base employee coverage fully funded, comprising: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Income protection benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
curriculum developmentinstructional designbilingual educationbiliteracy developmenttranslanguagingcross-linguistic transferSpanish fluencyeducational equityaccessibility requirementsmultilingual typography
Soft skills
attention to detailproject managementleadershipcollaborationadaptabilitycommunicationcreativityproblem-solvingtime managementcultural awareness
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in educationMaster’s degree in education (preferred)