Front End Web Development Instructor (Remote)
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Full Job Description
edX, part of 2U Inc., works with respected universities and organizations to deliver innovative, skills-based training to a community of over 45 million learners around the world to support them at every stage of their lives and careers. edX delivers boot camps through an immersive learning experience with expert services and valuable resources. As of 2021, graduates have been hired by 6,700+ companies, including more than 62% of the Fortune 100.
The Job:
Are you an experienced front end web developer who is
passionate about education and making an impact? Do you love
empowering others to find life-changing opportunities? Then this may
be the position for you!
We believe learning a new skill, like
coding, should be exciting and engaging — and that starts with the
instructional staff. You'll notice that prior teaching experience
isn't a prerequisite to being a teaching assistant. If you bring
knowledge, strong communication, and a positive energy to the
classroom, you're going to help students along their transformative
path to a successful and rewarding career. We'll provide the training,
lesson plans, and tools to support you on your journey of impacting
lives in the classroom.
This is a fully remote,
part-time position.
Why teach with us?
Instructors, with the help of teaching assistants; lead classroom discussions, emphasize the meta-skills and core concepts, support students in their projects and challenges, and provide feedback to students.
You don't have to have a ton of experience with teaching! You just have to be a lifelong learner, proven teacher or mentor, or love to help people change their lives to succeed.
What You Will Do :
- Lead online lectures following a detailed lesson plan that includes an active discussion environment and project-based learning
- Bring the learning experience to life by building community and enhancing relevance by drawing on your own industry experience
- Translate complex subject matter in a clear and concise manner for a diverse range of learners or skill levels
- Provide support and encouragement to students as they go through a life-changing experience
- Create an engaging, positive, and inclusive learning environment for our students
- Increase participant engagement using different facilitation tactics
- Guide large and small groups of learners in an empathetic manner
- Amplify student satisfaction by creating a positive classroom culture
- Communicating timely with students and leveraging effective interventions by sharing resources
Skills & Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree Preferred
- Minimum of 5 years of work experience in Web Development
- Must have a laptop, camera, and reliable internet access
- One additional monitor, microphone / headset are highly recommended
- A positive attitude
- Ability to deliver lesson plans provided by 2 U
- Be able to infuse empathy, support, encouragement, and fun into the student experience
- Browser-Based Technologies - HTML/CSS, JavaScript/jQuery, Responsive Design, Bootstrap, Handlebars,and React.js
- Server-Side Development - User Authentication, Progressive Web Applications (PWAs),and MERN Stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js)
- Databases - MySQL and MongoDB
- 16-week program (this is a part-time commitment)
- Tues/Wed/Thurs 5:45 PM-10 PM (GMT) and Fridays 6 PM-8 PM (GMT)
- Must have a laptop, camera, at least one additional monitor, microphone / headset, and reliable internet access.
- Experience with Zoom video conferencing preferred.
- Maintain your current career while teaching
- Hone your own skills by teaching and mentoring others
- Expand your network by joining the thousands of industry professionals who make up our Instructional Staff
- Experience the gratitude and fulfillment that comes along with teaching and giving back to the tech community
Hourly salary only: The anticipated hourly salary for this role is £34.51 - £37.65/hr. Note: The final compensation for this position may consider factors including the geographic location where the work is performed (candidate’s assigned office) and prior work experience of the candidate.
*2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement*
2U is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodations, please reach out to us at:
*You must apply in your FULL
LEGAL NAME*
Your full legal name must be the EXACT name
and spelling as listed on your government issued ID Card, birth
certificate, name change order, adoption decree, naturalization or
immigration documentation. Initials are not acceptable unless initials
are part of your full legal name.
Front End Web Development Instructor (Remote)
edX Boot Camps
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