Tech Elevator is an intensive in-person and online education provider helping individuals and companies acquire in-demand technology skills for the modern workforce. Through our full-time and part-time coding bootcamps and company partnerships, we teach students and employees from diverse backgrounds to become software developers-while also helping them to build career-readiness skills and connections through our nationally recognized Pathway Program™.
At Tech Elevator, our mission is to elevate people, companies, and communities and, since 2015, we've been transforming lives through technology education. In 2020, we were listed as the 16th fastest growing education company in the US, and we've consistently led our industry in performance outcomes. We are also proud to be listed among Purpose Jobs 2022 Best Places to Work in Midwest Tech.
For us, it's not just work; every team member contributes to a life changing program. We work hard to help our students uncover the best version of themselves, while working for a brand that empowers every employee to continually evolve and grow.
About the Role:
This is a contract instructor with an expected start date of 03/18/2024 through 04/01/2025. This role will work a maximum of twenty (20) hours per week, with four (4) of those being instruction.
The Instructor will teach technical skills and support career change among our student population.
At Tech Elevator, our instructors are accomplished software developers who have a passion for sharing their knowledge and expertise with our students. We believe that a great mentor can be the catalyst for successful transformation. As such, our instructors are at the heart of the Tech Elevator experience. Teaching technical skills and supporting career change is challenging work, but when the students have a great experience and succeed in their transformation, the work is both meaningful and personally rewarding. You will have the rare opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of your students.
We stand far above other programs because of our mission and the drive of our employees. Our results reflect our focus on our mission to elevate people, companies and communities. We have built a business where we help people not only get jobs but careers that are satisfying and help companies fill positions with local candidates in the communities where they reside and serve. We do all of this keeping quality and authenticity in mind.
Essential Functions:
Responsible for effectively utilizing the Tech Elevator curriculum to facilitate technical education of students.
Deliver classroom instruction for a virtual 39 week coding bootcamp spread across a year.
Provide one-to-one tutoring and coaching for coding bootcamp students
Ensures that lectures are approachable, focused, engaging, and valuable, being:
Mindful of examples that can be understood by a novice
Timely in the objectives being covered in the time allotted
Enthusiastic with his/her/their delivery
Conveys a sense of enthusiasm for programming and the field of software development that can motivate and inspire students
Maintains students' respect and confidence by being consistently knowledgeable and prepared to present curriculum material
Complies with the record-keeping policies and procedures related to student performance (e.g. grading, attendance, quiz scores, etc.).
Assist with the following as needed:
Instructor lecture notes
Lecture Code examples
Student coding exercises
Student coding exercise solutions
Quizzes
Student project assignments
Provide ad hoc or status reporting as requested
Culture Expectations
Participate - Takes both initiative and responsibility in their role. Engages with others in a positive, meaningful and collaborative way. Does more than show up; adds value to the work they do, their team, the broader company, and its mission.
Appreciate - Shows respect and empathy for students and fellow team members. Shows gratitude in big and small ways. Brings positivity to the organization by actively acknowledging the contributions and impact of others. Is passionate about the quality of their work and the impact they make on students, coworkers and the community. Empowers and encourages teammates to use their talents to the best of their abilities.
Elevate - Demonstrates growth-orientation and self-motivation to advance beyond the status quo. Always seeking opportunities to learn, improve and positively impact outcomes. This includes encouraging those around them to lean forward, try new things and elevate each other.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills, experience, and attributes:
5+ years of experience with hands on development
Strong knowledge and experience with Java (Spring Boot / Spring MVC) OR .NET (C#/ASP.NET/MS SQL)
Experience with .HTML/CSS/JavaScript
Familiarity with full stack
Experience mentoring, coaching and/or leading junior developers
Full professional proficiency or bilingual proficiency in English
Knowledge of Agile
Strong communication skills
Genuine desire to help others learn
Strong visionary skills and creativity
Comfortable guiding students through structured lesson plans while giving real world examples when needed
Ability to work some evenings and/or weekends
Working Conditions:
Weekend and evening hours
Remote work from home office
Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person's education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee's salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position's level and expected contribution, and the employee's benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.
This is a Fixed Term role, and we anticipate the Hourly range to be $90 to $125. This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual's compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions.
Job Type
Fixed Term (Fixed Term) (Seasonal)
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
