Web Development Instructor (Part-Time, Contract)

This position has been filled. Thank you to all applicants.

About The Role:

Journey is looking for experienced, energetic, full-stack web developers with an interest in teaching. As a Web Development Instructor, you will be responsible for leading lectures on various web development topics, assigning course work, grading, and mentoring students on a 1-1 basis. You will work closely with other instructors and members of our education team, and follow along with our pre-built curriculum and teacher guide. You will work as an instructor for our Concordia Bootcamps program (a partnership between us and Concordia University) and have a direct impact on changing peoples lives through education.

This position is to replace an instructor in an already in-session cohort.

This is a part-time position.

Class Schedule: Mondays + Wednesdays, 6:30-10pm plus 5x Saturdays 10am-5pm

Contract Start Date: ASAP (end of May at the latest)

Contract End Date: February 21, 2024

Pay Rate: $11,250-$12,500 for full length of contract

Responsibilities:

• Teach a class of beginners with the goal of ensuring they graduate ready for junior level roles in Web Development
• Act as coach/mentor to students as they work their way through the course
• Care profoundly about every student's success
• Present lectures on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, GitHub, NodeJS, EJS, React, Redux, Data Persistence and more
• Communicate regularly with the Administration Team and Lead Instructor to provide ongoing updates on the students' process and feedback
• Follow each student independently and ensure that they develop a mastery of the subject matter

About You:

• Experience teaching (as a TA), coaching, managing or supporting junior staff or managing projects
• Experience in the field of Web Development, have graduated from a Web Development Bootcamp and/or have an educational background in Web Development
• Outgoing, personable, friendly and empathetic
• Comfortable explaining difficult concepts because of your ability to dissect and disseminate them into bite-sized, understandable ideas
• Well-versed in both front-end and back-end development
• Strong active listening skills and ability to motivate
• Ability to help all students equally - both those that are excelling and those who are falling behind, with patience, kindness and empathy
• Lifelong learner who loves sharing their learnings and experiences with others
• Loves the idea of helping people lead better lives through education

About Journey Education

Journey provides digital skills training with courses, workshops, and events all offered online. Our product lineup currently includes courses in Web Development and Data Science, with new products on the way. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Journey works with highly experienced instructors to develop cutting-edge, real-world training and meaningful educational products that help people unlock their potential.

At Journey, we are building an environment where our employees feel included and heard. Diversity and inclusion are important to us and we strongly encourage applications from minorities, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities.