Senior Instructional Associate

Who we are 

Since 2011, General Assembly 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, business, and more, both online and at campuses around the world. Our global professional community boasts 40,000 full- and part-time alumni — and counting. In addition to fostering career growth for individuals, GA helps employers cultivate top 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.

The Role

We deliver more than just skills training, and are looking for mentors who share our vision for a community of lifelong learners pursuing work that they love. As an Instructional Associate for one of our immersive programs, you will work directly with the students outside of class assisting them with homework and projects:

Responsibilities

• Deliver instruction, including teaching, advising, and content implementation (up to 25% of total lesson material).

  Assess student learning.

• Meet consistently with students to review and address student progress and needs via HW/ project review and assessment

• Work cohesively with the instructional team and student success teams to inform and report student achievement and progress and facilitate extensions for students struggling or transcending expectations.

• Proactively identify and execute opportunities to build positive classroom culture and GA community engagement.

• Practice a growth mindset by setting professional goals to develop instructional practices, classroom culture techniques, and content development in the tech discipline taught.Responsible for students receiving accurate, proactive, meaningful, and prompt feedback on their progress.

• Prioritize and drive student achievement to established learning objectives and graduation requirements. Guide students through the development of real world projects that will showcase their skills.

• Responsible for students receiving accurate, proactive, meaningful, and prompt feedback on their progress.

• Maintain proactive and timely documentation of student data and progress tracking in centralized course tracker.

• Uphold an inclusive and just learning environment where each individual in our classrooms is seen for their unique experiences [including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, height, weight, or veteran status, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies] and validated in the classroom content and learning environment. Collaborate alongside GA staff in order to best meet the needs and learning styles of students and uphold GA educational values.

• Model high expectations for all students and inspire students to persevere through the challenges of learning a new skill set. Work directly with students to help guide them through a rigorous, transformational journey towards junior roles in a new field

Qualifications:

Must Haves:

• At least three months of relevant professional experience.

• Domain expertise in topics taught in the course.

• Expertise in specific technologies taught in the course.

• Desire to guide the growth and development of the newest generation of industry professionals.

• Demonstrated success as an IA (exceeds expectations of IA role for two or more quarters/cohorts) or experience teaching, coaching, mentoring, or building a team.