betaPlan through partnering with Coding Dojo, an industry-leading coding bootcamp whose flagship programs include trainings in web development based on Python, MERN, C#, Java, MEAN, and Ruby on Rails, is enabling the Albanian tech market to catch up to its Silicon Valley counterpart.
If you’re an experienced developer looking for a new and exciting milestone in your career, this position is a rare opportunity to join a rapidly growing start-up and make a positive impact in many people’s lives. Coding Dojo has campuses in Silicon Valley, Seattle, Burbank, Dallas, Washington DC, and Chicago and through betaPlan we are currently looking for teaching assistants for our Tirana location!
Teaching Assistant
The Teaching Assistant position with Coding Dojo requires lots of empathy and patience for our individual learners. You play an integral role in clearing doubt for students as they try to understand some of the most difficult concepts in a short amount of time within our bootcamp programs. This is a part-time position, – 10-20 hours / week – great for those junior or entry-level computer scientists looking to hone their skills by sharing their knowledge with others.
More experienced engineers with not enough time available to become Instructors and lead a class themselves are also welcome to apply.
Competencies
- Desire to teach, develop and manage
- Leadership – able to show leadership
- Enthusiasm – exhibits passion and excitement over work. Has a can-do attitude
- Calm under pressure – maintains stable performance even when under heavy pressure or stress
- Information processing skills – demonstrates ability to quickly and proficiently understand and absorb new information
- Communication – can break down complex concepts in a simple, easy to understand manner
- Humble – respectful of everyone and their neuro-diversity
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Support the lead Instructor in teaching Coding Dojo’s Python Full-Stack, MERN Full-Stack and/or C#.NET Full-Stack programs
- Inquire for more detailed curriculum topics if interested
- Occasionally support Instructors through assisting in teaching through small lectures, live demos.
- Conduct code reviews with students when necessary.
- Frequent check-ins with students (every 20 minutes depending), to identify what students are working on and how to support their learning.
- Provide student feedback to the lead Instructor.
- Create and support a fun atmosphere for learning.
- Comfortable with supporting students remotely via Zoom & chat forums.
Qualifications:
You must have proficient web programming experience. Please ensure you meet or exceed
at least one of the following:
- B.S. degree in data science, data engineering, computer science, mathematics, or a related degree from an accredited college or university
- Certification of Completion from a corresponding stack bootcamp