Mid-Level Accelerator Instructor (UK / EU Talent Pool)

Code First Girls is looking for committed and experienced technical individuals to become instructors for our remotely-accessible Mid-Level Accelerator (MLA) programme.

*Please note that these applications are to join our instructor talent pool on an ongoing basis and you will be contacted if a suitable opportunity arises. Due to the volume of applications we receive we are not able to contact all applicants*

Outline 

Our Mid Level Accelerator is open to women and non-binary people with a minimum 1.5+ years in a tech role who wish to upskill and progress to a mid-level developer role. 

The curriculum aims to improve their technical professional skills and leadership skills over the course of 16 weeks. It will focus on building a T-shaped skill set, building expertise in areas such as technical leadership, agility and automation, and guide students to create innovative and inclusive products. 

What we’re offering 

The initial engagement will be a freelance contract for the delivery of our MLA. We offer competitive remuneration in line with your technical and teaching skills and experience. You’d be joining the CFG team on a professional freelance basis, helping to shape our MLA programme, focused on delivering a great product that can help our students progress in their tech role. 

Please note that all teaching materials and course content will be supplied to the instructor team. Prior to the course, the team of instructors will participate in a few briefings to align on the curriculum. 

Commitment 

We deliver courses in both the evening and the daytime, UK time. Please indicate in your application if you are able to work daytime hours. 

Evening Course: The contact hours will be Tuesday – Thursday from 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm. Live Labs will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays between 6.30pm-8.00pm, and drop-in sessions should be held on Wednesday evenings.

Daytime Course: The contact hours will be Monday – Friday from either 9.00 am – 12.00 pm or 2pm - 5pm.

You must be able to commit to delivering all live labs throughout the course. As an MLA instructor you will be expected to provide some online support to students outside of these hours.

Person Specification

We will be recruiting a number of Lead Instructors to deliver the course. These candidates will need to have at a minimum Mid-Level tech experience (Senior level preferred). They should also be comfortable teaching topics such as: 

Modern Software Development

Architecture

Product Design and Development

CI / CD 

TDD and BDD

Monitoring and Analytics 

Debugging and Error Handling

Candidates will also be expected to support students as they work on developing a fullstack application as part of their project work. 

We look for a variety of technical skills in our teaching team, therefore will be open to considering candidates who have all-round tech skills, but also those with strengths in a particular area.

General Requirements

+ A UK/EU based developer with 3+ years of experience in a professional setting
+  Strong software development skills or experience
+ Experience working with Cloud platforms, Docker, Kubernetes, Pipelines
+ Comfortable troubleshooting installation and software issues on both Windows and Mac machines
+ Experience deploying code to production
+ Understanding of a product development lifecycle
+ Strong presentation skills
+ Ability to work well as part of an instructor team
+ Passion for/experience with teaching and mentoring

Roles and Responsibilities 

Live Instruction. Instructors should be comfortable delivering live sessions throughout the course on a range of technical topics. They should be able to answer student questions, support student progress, and adapt their teaching style as needed. 

Marking & Grading. Instructors should provide detailed, high-quality and timely feedback to students on all assessment pieces to support learning and progress throughout the course. 

Technical Coaching and Drop-In Sessions. Instructors will be expected to lead 1-1 technical coaching sessions with students and also hold regular drop-in sessions for questions and queries. 

Student Support and Progress. Instructors should continually encourage students with their learning and create a culture of positivity, whilst encourage students to take responsibility for their own progress and learning.

Start date: Applications are being accepted to join our Talent Pool and the team will be in contact if you have been shortlisted for our next available opportunities.