Instructor, Amazon Career Choice

Description
Fullstack Academy is a top-ranked immersive school for technology training. Fullstack offers comprehensive remote training opportunities across the U.S. and prepares students with the in-demand skills they need to launch fulfilling tech careers.
"Fullstack Academy has been a life-changing experience" is something we hear often and the reason why we come to work everyday. It’s why partners like Amazon are working with us through their Career Choice program to help expand access to transformational career training that increases the talent pool to address society’s technology needs and goals. This is your opportunity to be a part of this exciting work!
ABOUT THE ROLE
As an Amazon Career Choice Part-Time Instructor, you'll scale your impact as a web development/software engineering professional by training the next generation of web developers. You’ll create engaging and dynamic learning experiences through deployment of instructional best practices that are student-centered and designed to meet the needs of adult learners. You’ll facilitate lessons from the curriculum and serve as a subject matter expert to students relating course concepts to the profession and real world. You will support students through exercises designed to build knowledge and skills and promote grit, problem-solving and a collaborative learning community. Ultimately, you will prepare students for the next chapter in their lives as they seek employment in the web development field.
This role reports to a Manager of Instructional Teams and is supported by a collaborative instructional team and dedicated support staff to ensure an exceptional experience for each student in the cohort. Classes are delivered synchronously and are 100% online. Instructors will co-teach to lead live 2 hours classes Monday and Thursday and will provide synchronous guided practice on Tuesdays and Fridays. Instructors will also provide office hours before or after live class sessions and will work asynchronously to grade student work and to prep for upcoming lessons. Cohorts run for 32 weeks from late February through mid-October with a preliminary onboarding period beginning in January and a two week break in July.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Instructors are stewards, role models and brand ambassadors. They are respectful and professional and will neither discriminate nor tolerate discrimination by or against any members of the Fullstack or Amazon Community. Instructors are critical members of the Instructional Team dedicated to developing their capacity for effective instruction, subject matter expertise and mentoring through this immersive role. They follow high standards to drive outcomes and motivate the students they serve to achieve competence, confidence and career readiness.
Create a positive, professional and inclusive learning environment by:
○ Teach select lessons in accordance with learning objectives and fidelity to session plans provided by Fullstack
○ Employ strategies known to meet the needs of adult learners
○ Leverage tech tools and instructional best practices that engage learners
○ Help students connect content to the real world by sharing industry insights and professional experience
○ Manage regular communication with students to align on progress, expectations, celebrate milestones and address concern areas office hours and outside class asynchronously through timely communication
○ Respond to communication from students and staff in a timely fashion
○ Leverage instructional resources to meet needs of the students with varying backgrounds and experience
○ Adhere to all Fullstack policies and instructional team expectations
Evaluate student performance and progression toward competencies based on course deliverables and course rubrics by:
○ Provide constructive and timely feedback to students in the cohort
○ Maintain accurate records related to student progress
○ Escalate concerns in a timely manner
○ Assist in management of Academic Success Plan for individual students who need additional support
Serve as role model for students by:
○ Exhibit professionalism, an ethical and empathetic approach and act as an ambassador for our brand whenever engaging with Fullstack staff, students, industry and the public
○ Encourage teamwork and a growth mindset
QUALIFICATIONS:
● 2+ years experience in the web development or software engineering profession

 
You are ready to teach the following core technologies:
  

   
HTML/CSS - Flexbox, Media Queries, CSS Selectors
   
JavaScript - ES6, DOM manipulations, Data Structures
   
Postgres - SQL commands, pg library, DB adapters
   
Express - RESTful Routing, JWT tokens, User Auth, Bcrypt
   
React - Hooks, React Router, Controlled Forms, HTTP requests
   
Node - NPM packages, Modules, Async, Importing/Exporting
   
Git/Github - Commits, Merges, Pull Requests
  

● A passion for the web development industry, and desire to impact lives and business outcomes
● A passion for teaching and an ability to explain complex technical concepts to beginners
● A history of choosing a path of integrity
● The ability to joyfully commit to a rigorous course schedule
Part-Time Instructors are hourly, non-exempt employees. As such they will be compensated for all time worked. Part time Instructors can expect to work approximately 8 hours per week and should not exceed expected hours without manager approval.
Colorado Equal Pay For Equal Work Act disclosure:
The expected compensation for this role for candidates from Colorado is $40 per hour for candidates who fulfill the qualifications for the role. Candidates whose qualifications are above those listed are encouraged to apply as well. All final offers to candidates will be based on that candidate's unique experience and skillset, and not all candidates will qualify for the top of the salary range.

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