Part-time Instructor – Prep

The goal of Hackbright’s Prep program is to help learners prepare for admittance to a programming and/ or software engineering bootcamp. Prep Instructors help achieve this goal by delivering lectures on core programming topics, offering technical support to students during lab exercises, and advise students on how to pass a technical admissions interview for the bootcamp of their choice. Location and time This is a remote, student-facing position. Class meets from 6:30pm–9pm PST on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and 10am–2pm PST on Saturdays for 5 weeks. Regardless of class meeting schedule, instructors should also be able to work an additional 1–3 hours per week for lesson prep and office hours. Day-to-Day Activities The primary activities of a Hackbright instructor are: lecturing, giving code reviews in the labs, and working with students in groups and one-on-one. Curriculum including lecture slides, handouts, lab materials, etc. will be provided to the lecturer ahead of time, and the instructor will be able to ask questions of senior staff regarding lecture content. Class typically starts with a 60–80 min. lecture followed by a lab exercise. Course Topics The course covers programming and software engineering fundamentals with Python as the primary language. This material includes variables, data types, control flow, functions, lists, and learning how to solve code challenges required to obtain admission to coding bootcamps. Employment Period and Supervision The instructor employment period ideally begins 7–14 days prior to the first day of class in order to begin staff training and it ends on the last day of class but may continue to the next Prep cohort. Instructors report to the Program Manager, however they will also be supported and overseen by other members of the Education department. Compensation Hourly compensation is based on experience in both lecturing/education and software engineering/programming. Desired Technical Skills Familiarity with programming, ideally in Python Ability to solve basic code challenges Experience teaching teens and/or adults or presenting technical talks, workshops, or tutorials Experience tutoring or mentoring others A passion for helping amateur developers discover their passion for software engineering If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete our application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at Careers@strategiced.com. Strategic Education, Inc. is dedicated to enabling economic mobility with education. We serve working adult students through a range of educational opportunities that include: Strayer University and Capella University (separate institutions that are each regionally accredited), which collectively offer flexible and affordable associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs; a Top-25 Princeton Review-ranked online MBA program through the Jack Welch Management Institute; and non-degree web and mobile application development courses through DevMountain and Hackbright Academy. These programs help our students prepare for success in today’s jobs and find a path to bettering their lives. At Strategic Education, we honor and celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion as core institutional principles. We hold ourselves accountable for cultivating an innovative environment that reflects all stakeholders, building our foundation as a culturally competent, diverse organization. https://www.strategiceducation.com