Kkcf Technical Teaching Assistant - Bronx, United States - The Knowledge House

The Knowledge House

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Bronx, United States

1 week ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Start Date:

June 2024

Employment Type:

This is a part-time 8- week position. A flexible schedule including occasional weekend hours is required.

Location:

Bronx, NY; Atlanta, GA; Newark, NJ; Los Angeles, CA

Reports to:

KKCF Technical Lead Instructor; KKCF Program Manager

TKH General Overview

The Knowledge House's mission is to empower and sustain a talent pipeline of technologists, entrepreneurs, and digital leaders, who will lift their communities out of poverty.

The Knowledge House (TKH) approach is to (1) close gaps in the education-to-employment pipeline in underserved communities in the Bronx NY, Newark NJ, Atlanta GA, and Los Angeles CA, neighborhoods by teaching young adults aged 16-24 skills to launch careers or ventures in technology, and (2) support links between local youth, tech innovation, and business development that bring positive community impact.

Headquartered in the South Bronx, the poorest congressional district, TKH has served more than 1,900 students since 2014.

Current core programs include our Innovation Fellowship focused on software engineering, cybersecurity, and digital design for adult job trainees, and our Karim Kharbouch Coding Fellowship for high school students learning computational thinking and web design.

Benefits of working at The Knowledge House:

Be part of a fastmoving and techenabled organization that's building the next generation of tech entrepreneurs, technologists, and innovators
Join a startup where every team member is expected to contribute to strategy, create solutions and improve organizational culture
Flexible schedule hours within required evening class times and team meeting requirements; ability to work from home for part of the workweek

Role Overview:

Reporting to the KKCF Technical Lead Instructor and KKCF Program Manager, the KKCF Technical Teaching Assistant will be responsible for assisting with tasks related to technical class instruction and fellow support for the Karim Kharbouch Coding Fellowship for high-school aged learners including class facilitation, assignment review and grading, curricular development support, and holding office hours with fellows.

Establish and maintain a supportive learning environment that prioritizes high accountability and respect for individual learning needs.
Support learners of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
Manage a high volume of assignment review through superlative time management skills.
Provide meaningful guidance and instructional support to learners with diverse skill levels and experience with technology.

As a growing organization, we expect that the specific needs and job description will shift over time and other duties may be assigned by the KKCF Technical Lead Instructor and KKCF Program Manager.

Key Areas of Responsibility
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Assisting with Classroom Instruction & Grading
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Assistant in the conducting of 3 weekly four-hour virtual courses to a large cohort of KKCF fellows between the hours of 10:00am - 3:30pm during June, July and August (day of week and exact hours TBD)
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All assistant duties include management tasks including drafting and posting assignments in the LMS, uploading resources and class recordings to LMS, taking attendance, support of instruction, and implementation of both guided and unguided labs via Zoom
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Review student feedback and troubleshoot class issues during team meetings
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Review technical assignments and provide timely and thorough feedback and grades according to rubrics and instructor guidance
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Familiarize yourself with daily lesson plans and be prepared to lead short activities in breakout sessions and/or lead portions of the class
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Assist with the development and modification of instructional resources
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Act as a substitute classroom leader in the event of an unexpected absence of the Lead instructor
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Lead by example as a technology professional, to be an excellent role model for our students.
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Student Support
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Facilitate weekly office hours sessions with fellows who need extra support:

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Provide asynchronous support to fellows via Slack:

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Provide guidance and mentorship to orient student learning toward the target industries
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Work with College & Career Specialists to resolve problems with students' class behavior or performance.
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Class Reporting Duties and Deliverables
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Work with the lead instructor to compile all student attendance, incident reports, lab submission rates and grades, weekly assignment submission rates and grades, and project deliverable submission rates and grades
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Prepare to review reports during weekly team meeting.

Schedule Requirements: