Curriculum Instructional Designer

The College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta (CLHA) is a non-profit regulatory organization. The CLHA exists to protect Alberta healthcare users. Our first responsibility is to the public. We regulate the professions of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Health Care Aides (HCAs), setting and maintaining standards to ensure the public receives safe, competent, and ethical healthcare services. Our focus on and commitment to public protection and regulatory excellence underscores everything we do.

This is a full-time permanent position. The position is eligible for hybrid work with a requirement to work in our Edmonton office on a regular basis. This posting may be used to fill future vacancies.

Reporting to the Director, Professional Development, the Curriculum Instructional Designer is responsible for developing and maintaining learning resources and evaluation tools that support the continuing competence and safe practice of LPNs and HCAs. The primary role of this position is to ensure that the learning resources align with strategic goals, the department's regulatory framework, and adult learning best practices, meeting the learning needs of LPNs and HCAs.

Collaborating with the Professional Development Department and internal collaborators, the Curriculum Instructional Designer applies adult learning methodologies, such as the ADDIE model, to craft high-quality, engaging, and interactive learning resources that meet the unique needs of our registrants. This position requires a balance of creativity, attention to visual/accessibility standards, and design mastery.

• Curriculum Development: Develop and maintain high-quality learning resources for LPNs and HCAs. Design curriculum using sound pedagogical and adult learning principles, ensuring alignment with standards of practice, policies, and regulatory requirements. Evaluate content for clarity, engagement, and accuracy to provide engaging and comprehensive learning experiences while managing project plans, timelines, and deliverables.
• Instructional Design: Conduct needs analyses to ensure course objectives support regulatory outcomes. Create scripts, storyboards, and interactive course materials using instructional design and adult learning principles. Apply evidence-based methodologies to produce accessible, engaging, and innovative eLearning experiences using a variety of design software (e.g. Articulate 360 (Storyline and Rise), Eleven Labs, Canva, Animaker, Create Studio, and artificial intelligence.)
• Implementation and Quality Assurance: Ensure the functionality and quality of eLearning resources through analysis and testing at various stages of course development. Communicate with team members to provide updates and address concerns. Review content to ensure compliance with regulation, legislation, and CLHA policies and procedures.
• Evaluation and Improvement: Monitor and assess existing learning resources to ensure relevance, effectiveness, and alignment with best practices. Use learner feedback and analytics to test, refine, and update course designs to meet diverse learning needs. Contribute to setting departmental performance measures and targets to support continuous improvement.
• Mentorship: Share expertise in instructional design principles and techniques by mentoring others through the curriculum development and instructional design processes. Maintain documentation to support the design process and workflows to promote best practices and contribute to cross-training.
• Evaluation and Improvement: Monitor and assess existing learning resources to ensure relevance, effectiveness, and alignment with best practices. Use learner feedback and analytics to test, refine, and update course designs to meet diverse learning needs. Contribute to setting departmental performance measures and targets to support continuous improvement.
• Mentorship: Share expertise in instructional design principles and techniques by mentoring others through the curriculum development and instructional design processes. Maintain documentation to support the design process and workflows to promote best practices and contribute to cross-training.

As the Curriculum Instructional Designer, you have a natural ability to draw from your nursing/healthcare experience and create content that you bring to life in a visual story. You are passionate about writing and designing learning resource materials, activities, and assessments that are engaging,…