Junior Curriculum Assistant at WorksheetCloud

Wanted: a humbly confident Junior Curriculum Assistant

At Learning Lab Apps we build the world’s best edtech apps. We’ve built an amazing product (WorksheetCloud) that has been a huge hit with parents from day one, and we continue to grow thanks to happy users who can’t keep quiet about how much of a difference WorksheetCloud has made in the lives of their children (look here).

Our company is growing and we’re looking for a full-time Junior Curriculum Assistant to help us continue to build the best edtech app ever.

In short, your admin, communication (English and Afrikaans) and self-management skills need to be mint. And when we say mint, we mean really top-notch. 😁

Are YOU the person who says things like …

“I love getting projects completed on time!”

“A cluttered desk? No thank you.”

“Collaboration is my middle name.”

“One word, four syllables: education.”

“I’d love to make learning easier for South African children.”

If you’ve answered yes to the above, then keep reading …

We’re looking for someone who can project manage several curriculum development projects for WorksheetCloud.com under the guidance of our Curriculum Manager, working in collaboration with our broader Product Development team. You’ll need to be super organised with the ability to work and think independently (we don’t do micromanagement). You should definitely enjoy the education space, but you don’t necessarily need teaching experience.

You’ll be helping to manage a team of Curriculum Specialists (all teachers), so good leadership and people management skills are essential.

A knowledge of the South African CAPS curriculum and how it all fits together will be advantageous. We must stress that being bilingual in English and Afrikaans is important for this role.

The above is a very brief intro into what you’ll be doing as our new Junior Curriculum Assistant, but before we tell you more, you first need to know who we are and how we operate …

Who is Learning Lab Apps?

Learning Lab Apps is an edtech company (8+ years and counting) headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.

Our mission is to bring happiness to families. It’s the reason we wake up everyday. We add a bit of happiness to the lives of parents and children by making schoolwork a little less daunting and a lot more fun.

But … we add happiness to the lives of our employees too.

To quote our CEO: “I love our customers, but my main purpose is not to serve our customers. My main purpose as CEO is to serve you, the employees, to help you achieve your goals and to have fun while doing it. I exist at WorksheetCloud to help each member in our team do the best work of their entire career.” ~ Adrian Marnewick, CEO of WorksheetCloud

Our company story begins in 2014, but our history in education and technology goes all the way back to the early 90’s. Our company is bootstrapped, profitable and growing. We haven’t taken on any outside funding because we’re in it for the long haul. This means we don’t exist to serve shareholders, but rather to serve our customers AND our employees.

You might be interested to read the following documents …

• Our Core Values (what we stand for)
• Our Culture Statement (how we live)

Let’s look at what life is like at Learning Lab Apps before going into the job details for this specific position …

Our Team

We have a small, but incredibly effective team with a diverse range of backgrounds and skills that all add up to make our company fantastic. You’re a team player? Well our team is full of exceptional people – the kind you’ll love to work with. You’re a recluse with no desire to be friendly? Then this job isn’t for you.

Only 7 Hour Workdays

We work an average of 5 hours less per week than other companies, giving you more time to focus on your personal life. We expect you to put in 7 hours of work each day from Monday to Friday somewhere between 8am and 5pm, then go home, switch off and enjoy life.

Take Time Off (Seriously)

You’ll get a minimum of 20 paid annual leave days every year which increases the longer you work at Learning Lab Apps. On top of that, you also get 8 extra paid leave days throughout the year to help you with unexpected personal issues (so that you don’t need to eat into your annual leave when you have a personal emergency). So that’s 28 PAID leave days every year! We believe in rest and relaxation and take the mental and physical health of our team seriously.

We hardly ever work overtime. Our company culture discourages overtime work.

Take Care of Your Future and Your Family

You’ll be in on our employee benefits from day one. These are:

1. Pension fund.
2. Death, critical illness and disability cover.
3. Family funeral cover.
4. Paid maternity/paternity leave.

Eat Healthily Every Day with Free Lunch!

You’ll get a healthy lunch every day, Monday to Friday, from Woolworths. So no more late-night-meal-prep or going hungry if you haven’t had time to pack food.

Learn Something New

We’ll pay towards classes to help you learn something new or further a skill that helps you advance in your career. We take learning and growth seriously.

Read, Rock Out or Binge-watch

Stay entertained on us. Love reading, listening to music or watching movies and series? We provide free access to Amazon Kindle, Google Play and Netflix to help you unwind.

Bonus!

We have a bonus plan based on profitability that you’ll be in on from day one. Learning Lab Apps wins, you win.

Get Treated Like an Adult

We’re all adults. There’s no need to punch a clock, or ask for permission to take off early one afternoon to go see the doctor. We look at what you’re accomplishing, not how long you sit in front of a computer.

Change Lives Through Education

You’ll sleep well at night knowing that the work you’re doing has a direct impact on the education and future of tens of thousands of children, as well as reducing anxiety and stress on parents. Everybody wins.

Requirements

Required Experience

• 3+ years demonstrated experience in education and project management or instructional design.
• Knowledge of the South African CAPS Curriculum will be an advantage.
• Experience in leadership will be an advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Afrikaans.
• Excellent task-orientated organisational skills.
• Good computer skills – you should have a good working knowledge of spreadsheets and be internet savvy.
• COVID vaccination requirement: you must be fully vaccinated against COVID and will be required to submit proof.

Responsibilities

• Project managing curriculum design and development projects for the CAPS Curriculum.
• Quality assurance and providing feedback to team members about their work.
• Motivating our Curriculum Team and providing leadership.
• You will be required to do some of your own curriculum design.
• Provide support to the Curriculum Manager and take on additional responsibilities from time to time.

Position Details

Level: Junior Position

Remuneration: R20,000 to R28,000 per month depending on your experience and skills, as well as annual performance bonuses.

Benefits: Pension fund, death, critical illness and disability cover, family funeral cover, paid maternity/paternity leave.

Perks: *7 hour work day, Woolworths lunch Monday to Friday, 20 days paid annual leave plus 8 days paid leave for personal matters, internet connectivity allowance, free Netflix, Google Play and Kindle, continuing education opportunities, and hardly any traffic to the office (depending where you’re coming from), remote work allowed occasionally.

* You may be required to work 8 hour days during your probation period until you are up to speed.

Work location: Learning Lab Apps Development Office in Monte Vista, Cape Town

Employment type: Permanent, full-time position

Start date: Negotiable

Department: Curriculum

Reports to: Curriculum Manager

Learning Lab Apps supports workplace diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class. However, if you spell “colour” or “optimise” like an American, we reserve the right to laugh at you at best, or fire you at worst if you continue doing it.