Career Connected Learning Program Developer (Limited Term)

foundry10 is an education research organization with a philanthropic focus on expanding ideas about learning and creating direct value for youth. We offer competitive salaries, benefits, and vacation time. Full-time employment at foundry10 is a four-day work week. This is not a remote position. Candidates must live in Washington State and be able to work in person in the greater Seattle area as needed. We are not able to sponsor visa applications, and to be considered for this position, you must be eligible to work in the United States. To protect our staff, partners, and the youth we serve, we require all foundry10 employees to adhere to our masking and COVID testing policies when working in person.

Summary of Role

Program Developers execute essential exploratory and evaluative education fieldwork for foundry10.  

Through the cultivation of partnerships, ongoing professional development, and grounding of their work in evidence-based best practices and relevant research, Program Developers identify gaps and needs in their respective fields of impact and expertise. They then design, develop, and deploy educational programming and resources to bridge those gaps and meet those needs.  

Program Developers must consider the ongoing impact and sustainability of their program work and be able to identify needs and opportunities for further evaluation, iteration, and expansion.  In order to do this, Program Developers will work with foundry10’s Research, Sharing, and Philanthropy pillars to pursue critical questions and further study, engage in impactful storytelling, and initiate responsive giving of resources and funds.

A foundry10 Program Developer is ultimately responsible for the development, delivery, and evaluation of educational programming and resources for foundry10. This role specifically will be exploring career-connected learning programming on the Career Connected Learning and Life Skills Team (CCLLS), which, for the initial 18-month limited term, will include the following:

• Youth participatory action research (YPAR): Along with the CCLLS lead researcher, the program developer will pilot foundry10’s first YPAR. This is a style of research that centers the youth as participant-researchers, meaning they are both the subjects (broadly) of the research and the creators and doers of the research. Examples of program developer responsibilities:
  • Help identify the community org/youth we want to work with, create the curriculum for guiding students through the YPAR process, guide/facilitate the meetings and general process
• Youth leadership cohort: The program developer will build off a proposed work-based learning youth leadership cohort designed to integrate youth-led projects into foundry10 while participants develop an array of life skills. Examples of program developer responsibilities:
  • Create curriculum, scheduling meetings, design the application process, recruit participants, ensure a safe learning environment, and deliver the program
  • Evaluate program for both youth outcomes and as a future model for additional programs that might include teens learning within foundry10 operations.
• Embedded career learning: The program developer will work alongside other foundry10 program developers and external partners and act as a resource to improve career-connected learning outcomes in other youth serving programs.
• Additional Career-connected Programs: While the above programs are the priority initially, the program developer will also be responsible for working with CCLLS Team Lead on analyzing the sustainability of career-connected learning programs at foundry10. This may include proposing some immediate opportunities for programs to be designed and implemented by the program developer.

The team is open to expertise in high school-aged educational programming in any area(s) of career-connected learning, including work-based learning, youth leadership groups, career and technical education, school counseling, youth career counseling, and career readiness training. The ideal candidate will be passionate about setting youth up for postsecondary success, drive exploratory learning strategies with the CCLLS team, is self-motivated, and thrives in a collaborative working environment.

This is a full-time, limited-term, exempt position with a salary range of $70,000 to $112,625 per year with an anticipated start date of late September 2025 through February 2027. This position reports to the Education Program Manager.

To be considered for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, please share why you are interested in career-connected learning program development. 

Responsibilities

• Identify needs and gaps in career connected learning education through analysis of partner needs, trends, relevant research, professional development, and relevant current events. 
• Develops and designs educational programs and curricula for K12 youth to be offered directly through foundry10, or in conjunction with schools and community partners. 
• Delivers programs to groups of youth in-person, onsite or online for schools, partner facilities, and public venues.
• Collaborates with Program Evaluator, Program Pillar admin team to evaluate the impact of the offered educational program.
• Serves as an internal and external representative of the Program Pillar to help support and guide projects, goal setting, and focus for the CCLLS Team and Program Pillar; this includes:
  • Collaborating with researchers to create research questions and contribute to program based research projects 
  • Identifying and recommending impactful and responsive philanthropy initiatives
  • Collaborating with the Sharing Pillar to communicate impactful learning, resources, and stories through a variety of formats such as reports, videos, infographics, blog posts, and social media.
• Represent foundry10 Programs in education spaces; in schools, community organizations, conferences, within publications, and face-to-face with a variety of community partners

 Education and Experience

• Minimum five years’ experience in career-connected learning education with students from high school to young adult age. This could include but not limited to, work-based learning, youth leadership groups, career and technical education, school counseling, youth career counseling, and career readiness training. 
• Two years’ experience teaching and/or facilitating youth in a traditional or non-traditional education setting.
• Minimum two years experience creating high school curriculum and developing education programs for high school aged youth.
• Track record and passion for advocating for youth and education.
• Experience serving as a positive role model to children and youth.

Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge

• Demonstrated ability to work highly collaboratively with a wide range of people.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to speak and present to groups of youth and adults.
• Track record of listening, patience and understanding with youth
• Excellent organizational skills and abilities to understand budgeting.
• Ability to respond to individual and group learning experiences.
• Skills and abilities in career connected learning education.
• Basic understanding of research ethics and methodologies is preferred.

foundry10 offers competitive salary and benefits that include:

• A 4-day workweek
• A flexible and hybrid work schedule
• Full Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their dependents
• $1,500 yearly education stipend
• $3,000 yearly wellness and hobby stipend, before taxes
• Generous paid time off that includes:
  • 4 weeks of vacation time annually and additional accrual with tenure
  • 12 paid holidays
  • 56 hours of paid sick and safe leave frontloaded annually
  • Week-long office closures twice a year - each summer and winter
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
• Employee Assistance Program at no cost to the employee
• Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance paid fully by foundry10 

Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs. foundry10 strives to provide a work environment free from discrimination and harassment because of a protected characteristic. The organization does not discriminate against employees or applicants based on race, color, creed, citizenship, status, national origin, ancestry, gender, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, age, religion, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to assist individuals with disabilities with the application and interviewing process as well as essential job functions.