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Listing Description

About this role:


In a virtual environment intended to support curriculum-related questions, "Learning Assistants" play an integral role in building trust and executing engagement with students to "assist" their "learning" experience. Learning Assistants have an opportunity to play a more virtual-friendly role that directly relates to the Bootcamp journey and adds meaning to our pedagogy of learning in a virtual capacity.




Skills & Requirements:



  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Excellent organizational skills.

  • Ability to self-manage daily remote work.

  • A thorough, detail-oriented work style.

  • Proficiency with software engineering tools.

  • Ability to attend and contribute to virtual meetings.

  • Ability to analyze complex technical information.

  • Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot complex, technical problems quickly and efficiently.

  • A logical, analytical, and creative approach to problem-solving

  • Have a patient and positive attitude.

  • Able to infuse empathy, support, encouragement, and fun into the learning environment.

  • Minimum of 6 months of work experience or graduation from a Bootcamp style program.

  • As listed below, experience with specific technologies for your program of application.  


What You Will Do:



  • Prepare and stay updated with specific curriculum and core concepts of your assigned support program.

  • Contribute to team-wide support goals by meeting and exceeding personal key performance indicator goals.

  • Provide world-class student support while adhering to our support model to solve and respond to curriculum-based technical questions.

  • Craft easy-to-understand responses that guide students to discover the answer to their questions.

  • Attend and contribute to daily meetings at the start and end of every shift.

  • Contribute to a culture of trust by adhering to all operational and system procedures.

  • Collaborate with other team members to troubleshoot, support, or redirect students' questions. 

  • Attend training and development sessions as determined by management..

  • Infuse empathy, support, encouragement, and fun into the students' learning progression.

  • Be available to work days, nights, or weekends and holidays as necessary.


Logistics:



  • This is a remote, part-time position (W2-based employment). You may work from anywhere!

  • A laptop, camera, microphone/headset, and reliable high-speed internet access are required.

  • Personalized scheduling! While shift start and end times are predetermined, you choose the days and shifts you'd like to work!

  • Hourly employees with 2u/EdX are limited to a maximum of 29 hours worked per week.


Learning Assistant Scheduling:


Learning Assistants will work on a predefined, personalized shift schedule each week. Based on availability, Learning Assistants may choose any combination of days and shift hours. 


Learning Assistants must commit to working a minimum of 8 hours each week. (To best meet the needs of our learners, shift start and end times cannot be modified.)


Shift Start and End Times:



  • 12a - 5a ET - 5 Hours

  • 5a - 10a ET - 5 Hours

  • 10a - 6p ET - 8 Hours

  • 6p - 10p ET - 4 Hours

  • 8p - 12a ET - 4 Hours


Other Perks:



  • 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

  • Management Skills development

  • Conflict resolution development

  • Coaching and mentoring




Our Learning Assistants support students enrolled in University Bootcamps across the globe in the following areas:



  • Cyber Security

    • Networking with packet analysis, wireshark, router and switch configuration

    • Systems with Windows and Linux

    • Cybersecurity with secure network design and architecture, vulnerability assessment, and cryptography

    • Ethical Hack and Penetration with Kali Linux, Metasploit, or Burp Suite

    • Programming and Scripting with Python Program and Bash Scripting




Hourly salary only: The anticipated hourly salary for this role is $20hr. 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.


 


Listing Details

  • Citizenship: Not Provided
  • Incentives: Not Provided

 

  • Education: Not Provided
  • Travel: Not Provided
  • Telework: Not Provided


About Us

NinjaJobs is a community-run job platform developed by information security professionals. Our unique approach of focusing strictly on cybersecurity positions allows us to personalize the user experience.

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