Secondary Curriculum Specialist (Physics & Chemistry)

Job description

Position Title:

Secondary Curriculum Specialist (Physics & Chemistry)

Employment Type:

Full-time Contract (12-Month) | Union (Canadian Media Guild)

Annual Salary Range:

$91,270.73 - $97,165.35

Division:

Education

Reports To:

Manager, Curriculum

Location:

2180 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON

TVO Media Education Group (

TVO

) is devoted to inspiring learning that changes lives and enriches communities. We are an internationally recognized digital learning organization that strives to engage, inform, and educate Ontarians of all ages.

Who we are

We are an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Education and a registered charity that contributes to learning, civic engagement, and public service media across Ontario. We provide free, trusted, and accessible educational content that can support Ontarians of all ages, regardless of background, location, or circumstance. To fulfill our mandate, TVO delivers curriculum-connected resources through TVO Learn and TVOkids, offers Ontario’s largest online high school through TVO ILC, and produces journalism, documentaries, current affairs programming, and podcasts with TVO Today that help Ontarians understand the issues shaping their communities.

What we’re looking for

TVO is looking for Secondary Curriculum Specialist in the subject area of Physics & Chemistry who can begin as soon as possible.

The Curriculum Specialist will apply a proven understanding of transferable skills, deep knowledge of curriculum expectations for deep learning and best practices in student-centered online learning to guide and inform the creation and review of online learning courses for TVO. Your work will entail meeting the provincial standard for curriculum expectations in physics and chemistry, through the development, creation, and review of learning activities in online formats.

How you will make an impact

Provide educational expertise in designing, developing, and implementing policies and programs for curriculum and assessment

Collaborate with staff, teams, and external service providers to build out course design requirements, review physics and chemistry courses and course components as they are iterated, and assist with user experience testing

Collaborate with teacher writers to align course pedagogy with active learning and to plan for course interactivity

Work with a cross-functional team to inform the creation of engaging, interactive, rigorous and relevant course content that is rooted in cutting edge pedagogy

Present engaging, interactive, rigorous and relevant courses that support learners of diverse backgrounds and ages

Accountable for course quality to contribute to rates of course completion and student success and ensure that the final product is error-free and reflects the excellence expected in Ontario’s educational landscape

Follow TVO’s Educational Blueprint in all development activities

Review, provide feedback on, and in certain cases co-author course content and related

documentation, in keeping with TVO's quality and time requirements

Build team capacity through pedagogical leadership to serve a diverse learner population

Inform and review the creation of course content and digital learning activities

Analyze and interpret data sets for provincial, national, and international student success

(e.g. EQAO, TIMSS, PISA) to inform development of secondary content in all subject areas.

Support testing of educational content with learner groups

As required, performs the following tasks:

Performs other directly related duties.

Communicate progress and opportunities throughout the life of a project

What you will bring to TVO

Bachelor of Education, intermediate/senior in subject areas of

Intermediate/Senior Physics & Chemistry

with additional education or training in a related field (Master of Education an asset)

Intermediate/ Senior Qualification in Mathematics is an asset

Must be

OCT certified

Bilingual in English and French is an asset

5+ years of classroom experience

Proven ability and experience designing appropriate, accessible, and engaging online educational content for online learning environments

Ability to develop online learning modules

Experience implementing Ministry of Education policy and program requirements, e.g. Transferable Skills, Growing Success, and Achieving Excellence

Understanding of how to build effective and authentic assessment for learning activities

Experience with projects where digital assets were created

Strong time management, analytical and interpersonal skills required, along with a high degree of attention to detail

Excellent grammar, verbal and written communication skills required, including experience in presenting to all levels of leadership

You live our values: we value bold thinking, we embrace change, we thrive with diverse voices, we honour our commitments, we're better together

What we offer

Working at TVO, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work that impacts millions of Ontarians. You’ll belong to a diverse, tight-knit community of talented colleagues who share a passion for education. With learning at the centre of everything we do, we invest in developing our people and promoting a culture of continuous learning. You might even get to meet Polkaroo!

We hope you’ll consider joining us.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00pm on October 13, 2026.

Not sure you have everything we’re asking for, but know you can make a big impact? We encourage you to apply for consideration.

Please Note:

We are hiring for an existing vacancy on our team and expect to move forward with screening and interviewing candidates shortly after the posting closes.

The posted salary range reflects the target hiring range for the position. Final compensation will be determined based on a number of factors including qualifications, relevant experience, and internal equity.

TVO does not use artificial intelligence (AI) or automated decision‑making tools to screen, assess, or select candidates. All applications are reviewed by the hiring team.

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process (e.g., including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms). If you are seeking accommodations during the application or interview process, please advise us as soon as possible so that appropriate arrangements can be made by sending your request to

accommodations@tvo.org

.