Lead Instructor

Since 2011, General Assembly (GA) has transformed tens of thousands of careers through pioneering, experiential education in today’s most in-demand skills. As featured in The Economist, Wired, and The New York Times, GA offers training in web development, data, design, marketing, and more, both online and at campuses across multiple countries. Our global professional community boasts more than 95,000 full- and part-time alumni — and counting. In addition to fostering career growth for individuals, GA helps employers cultivate top diverse tech talent and spur innovation by transforming their teams through strategic learning. More than 21,000 employees at elite companies worldwide have honed their digital fluency with our corporate training programs. GA has also been recognized as one of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, and Fast Company has dubbed us leaders in World-Changing Ideas as well as the #1 Most Innovative Company in Education. Our Software Engineering Immersive course is a life-changing educational experience where our students learn the skills and mindsets to take on new careers as web developers. We are looking for a lead instructor with strong JavaScript experience to play a key role on our growing instructional team. This role is a full-time, temporary position that includes a start and end date for this cohort. There may be potential to receive an additional assignment offering, but additional assignments are not guaranteed. Why teach our Software Engineering Immersive? If you are looking to make a life-changing impact by sharing your love for software development with the next generation of developers, we’d love for you to consider joining our team. We deliver more than just skills training, and are looking for teachers who share our vision for a community of lifelong learners pursuing work that they love. As a full-time teacher for our flagship full-time Software Engineering program, you will join us to: Work closely with an instructional team or other support staff to guide students through a rigorous, transformational journey towards a new career in software development. Become a better leader and mentor as you learn from veteran instructors and our world-class instructional coaches. Inspire and support students as they identify their passions and drive their own continued learning beyond the curriculum. Adapt our global curriculum and use it to guide your teaching, building your own lesson plans as needed and sharing your professional lessons learned over time. Facilitate a safe, supportive, and energetic community that welcomes the various needs and learning styles of your students. What do we teach? We adapt both our global curriculum and local approach to the technical trends and hiring environment of the times and regions we work in, but today our primary educational approach centers around JavaScript. In general, our curriculum is scaffolded to follow the historical evolution of software engineering. We start by teaching the fundamentals of programming and web design through JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. The course focuses on JavaScript. We cover API development in Node, then tackle one or more front-end MV* frameworks (Backbone, Angular, Ember, React). We also cover all sorts of other things that junior web developers need to know, like source control, team collaboration, and developer workflow. We give students the chance to spend focused time building at least 4 major projects, in addition to other smaller projects and labs. About 20% of overall class time is spent on dedicated project work. Skills and Qualifications You are the person that your colleagues naturally gravitate to when they are trying to figure something out. You are eager to shape the skills, minds, and careers of the newest generation of web developers. You have at least 2+ years of experience working on a software development team You are familiar with Computer Science topics, such as: Recursion, Sorting, Search, Linked Lists, Stacks and queues, Sets, Trees, Search Tries, Graphs, Hash tables, and Design patterns You have working experience in both front-end and back-end development, and are fluent in HTML and CSS Full-stack JavaScript (strong JavaScript highly preferred) At least one JS MV* framework (Angular, Backbone, or React preferred) SQL databases (we generally use PosgreSQL) NoSQL (we generally cover MongoDB and Redis) At least one additional object-oriented language (Python preferred Completion of a bachelor’s degree or at least 10 years of applicable experience in lieu of a 4-year degree At least 2 years of practical experience within the last five years; 3 years preferred. Practical experience does not include teaching experience. Good moral character and strong decision making abilities Language, mathematical, reasoning, and computer skills that assure teaching effectiveness. Responsibilities and Duties Teach and facilitate in class instruction Monday-Friday, approximately 8 hours per day, for the 10- 14 week duration of the program. Instructors will need to commit a few hours per week preparing lessons and materials, leveraging existing GA curriculum content. Work closely with co-instructors or teaching assistants to provide students with meaningful and prompt feedback on their progress. Work alongside GA staff and teaching team to best meet the needs and learning styles of your students. Guide students through development of a stellar final project that will showcase their abilities to hiring managers. Facilitate a dynamic, collaborative, and positive classroom community. Inspire students to persevere through the challenges of learning a new skill set The anticipated compensation range for the full duration of this course in the US market is $23,000 and $27,000. Compensation will be determined based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors. US benefit offerings for temporary full-time or part-time employment may include eligibility for dental and vision coverage. Available paid leave may include paid time off and holiday pay. The salary range published in this job posting is for US based locations only. Non-US based candidates interested in this position can email View email address on click.appcast.io for country specific pay range details and benefits offered . Licensure: General Assembly is a regulated provider of higher education, and some states require instructors to be licensed to teach. During the onboarding period, you will be required to be approved as an instructor in relevant states. Directions for becoming licensed will be shared with you during onboarding. Licensure requirements vary by state, but you may be required to provide academic transcripts and to answer questions pertaining to moral character, professional conduct, education, and work history. (CO, TX, GA, WA, DC, Toronto, CA, IL, UT, NY.) General Assembly will pay for all licensing fees. Unless otherwise noted, remote positions can be performed from the following approved General Assembly operating countries. United States of America (states of operation may vary), Canada (provinces of operation may vary), United Kingdom, Australia, and Singapore.