Curriculum Design & Development Manager

The pay range for this role is $71,494 - $82,219 annually.

About Didi Hirsch

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services has been a national leader in whole-person mental health, crisis care, and substance use services since 1942 and is home to the nation's first Suicide Prevention Center. We are a nonprofit organization providing care to about 270,000 people annually across our programs. Didi Hirsch has deep roots in community-based mental health and a commitment to providing culturally responsive services that are just and equitable. More than 1,000 dedicated employees and volunteers make Didi Hirsch's work possible.

Summary

As a Curriculum Design and Development Manager, you will be responsible for supervising and supporting the development of educational content and training programs for the Suicide Prevention Center. Under the guidance of the program director, you will oversee all aspects of curriculum design and ensure consistency and quality across internal staff training and community outreach programs.

Primary Duties

• Develop engaging and accessible live and on-demand suicide prevention courses tailored for varied audiences, including educators, healthcare providers, first responders, and community members.
• Enhance and expand existing courses and training materials, incorporating interactive learning methods, multimedia, and scenario-based training.
• Ensure that all training content aligns with state and national best practices, including 988 Lifeline, and other suicide prevention guidelines.
• Utilize instructional design principles to create learning experiences that improve knowledge retention and skill application.
• Regularly assess and update training materials to reflect the latest research, trends, and best practices in suicide prevention and crisis intervention and collaborate with subject matter experts, trainers, and lived-experience advocates to develop culturally responsive and inclusive content.
• Work with the agency's Research & Evaluation and Quality Improvement teams to evaluate course effectiveness through participant feedback, assessments, and data analysis, making improvements as needed.
• Work closely with the Suicide Prevention Center's training teams to integrate curriculum into crisis line and broader outreach and education efforts, and provide support for trainers delivering workshops, ensuring consistency and quality in delivery.
• Write, design and implement instructional content and interactive learning modules, webinars, and blended learning solutions.
• Work with IT and multimedia teams to develop engaging digital content, including videos, animations, and case-based learning scenarios; ensure accessibility and usability of online courses across various platforms and devices.
• Coordinate with the Marketing & Communications department to produce high-value video presentations.
• Where appropriate, may serve as primary speaker/trainer (or voice over) for the training modules.

Position Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's degree or Advanced Certificate in Instructional Design, Education, Public Health, Social Work, Psychology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in curriculum development, instructional design, or training program development.
• Strong understanding of suicide prevention, crisis intervention, and mental health education best practices and ability to stay up-to-date with new research and evidence based best practices.
• Familiarity with culturally responsive, equity-focused, and trauma-informed instructional approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to create engaging, evidence-based, and learner-centered training materials.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and behavior change methodologies.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced skills to present ideas, information, and viewpoints clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Effective collaboration and relationship building skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with crisis call centers, or mental health crisis response programs.
• Experience designing online learning content using LMS platforms, e-learning authoring tools, and multimedia integration.

Our Vision

A future where everyone has equitable access to care and is empowered to achieve optimal mental health and well-being.

Our Mission

Didi Hirsch provides compassionate mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services to individuals and families, especially in communities where discrimination and injustice limit access.

CORE VALUES

Excellence: We are constantly innovating, learning from the communities we serve, and applying the latest research to advance best practices. We uphold the highest ethical standards to ensure we are providing compassionate and excellent care.
Diversity & Inclusion: We value diversity of background, experience, and ideas, committing to a workforce representative of the communities we serve. We celebrate differences and prioritize creating a sense of belonging.
Equity: We are dedicated to maintaining equitable practices in our healthcare delivery and workplace culture, and we work to dismantle disparities and discrimination within both systems of care and society.
Well Being: We are devoted to the well-being of our staff, volunteers, and communities, and believe healthy teams lead to healthy clients.
Advocacy: We advocate across all levels of government and use our voice to reduce barriers to care, including stigma, systemic racism, and parity across payers, with the goal of access to high quality, integrated healthcare for all.
Community Engagement: We build partnerships in the community and across sectors to create a more inclusive and responsive mental health ecosystem and enhance greater accessibility to care and support.

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