Teaching Assistant

Outline

Tech Educators is an instructor-led coding bootcamp focussed on ensuring fair access to education for all, supporting students from all backgrounds into a career in tech. As our organisation continues to grow, we are looking to maintain an excellent reputation of high quality, dedicated instructors, with student to teaching staff ratios that reflect the high standards of student progression that lead to excellent student outcomes.

Job Title: Teaching Assistant

Responsible to: CEO

Line-managing : None

Location: Operating from one of our Campus' in Norwich, Cambridge or Liverpool

Main Purpose of Job: To support the instruction team whilst guiding and nurturing students to achieve employable outcomes in line with the Tech Educators prescribed curriculum and delivery methodology.

Duties and Responsibilities

Course Delivery

• Review and critique coding labs completed by students, updating progression trackers and informing the course instructor of student progress and elements to review.
• Support students on certain areas for improvement through break out sessions, one to one sessions or highlighting gaps in knowledge to the instructor team.
• Support with smaller breakout sessions for coding labs and discussions around topics taught by the instructor.
• Highlight, discuss and support in continued development of the course through an internal approval process.
• Plan and run regular introductions to coding bootcamp taster sessions.

Student Success

• Ensure the regular and effective monitoring, recording, assessment and reporting of students’ progress and achievements, alongside fellow teaching staff.
• Timely completion of all student reports, and supporting other members of the team assessment and reporting.
• Liaising with the Tech Educators ‘Student Success Executive’ to focus on continued positive outcomes for students.

Continual Professional Development

• Continue to be a student of software development, keeping up to date with industry developments and taking an ongoing interest in the industry and its trends.

General

• Help to ensure an emotionally and physically safe environment for our students and staff team.
• Understand and be committed to Tech Educators philosophy, policies and practice.
• Attend and contribute to team meetings (including staff and review meetings).
• Understand and be articulate about the course offering and outcomes.
• Promote Tech Educator courses and take responsibility for representing the company in a true and fair way.
• Represent Tech Educators with external stakeholders as required.
• Contributing to staff training and development.
• Undertake any other duties, tasks or responsibilities which may reasonably be required.

Personal Specification

Qualifications

• We welcome applications from individuals with any education and training background.

Experience and capabilities

• A sound understanding and proficiency in MongoDB, Express.js, React and Node.js
• Commercial experience within a software development role is beneficial, but not essential.

Salary, Conditions of Service and benefits

1. Hours of work: 37.5 hours a week, 52 weeks per year. With 25 days and bank holiday. The role is 09:00 - 17:00, we allow the remaining time for self directed continued professional development.

2. New appointments are subject to a six-month probationary period

3. Membership of the auto enrolment pension scheme on successfully meeting the qualifying criteria

4. The successful applicant will be required to complete and obtain a DBS check from the Vetting and Barring Bureau which Tech Educators will pay the cost of.

5. This job description is current at the date shown. It may be changed from time to time in negotiation with the Post Holder

6. The salary for the role is £19,000 - £24,000 depending on experience.

Tech Educators is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: Up to £24,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Understanding of HTML and CSS
• Basic understanding of JavaScript essential

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Remote

Expected start date: 01/06/2023