Thursday, July 14, 2016

Another image: code instructor at St Joseph

Hello Ladies! Do any of you have teaching experience (or inclinations) and want to share your skills with women in need? Are you interested in supporting gender equality in the tech field and eliminating economic class barriers for entry level jobs? I've been working for a great organization called Codetalk that offers a FREE 15 week intensive coding course for the women who need it most. We teach front end development, professional development and meditation techniques for general wellness. We're starting our 6th session in Sept and have recently been funded by Snapchat. Hours would be 8:30am - 1pm M-F. If you are interested you can check out this link and apply: https://www.smartrecruiters.com/STJOSEPHCENTER/93447609-codetalk-instructor

St. Joseph Center
Codetalk Instructor
Santa Monica, CAPart-time

Company Description

Background

Since 1976, St. Joseph Center has been meeting the needs of low-income and homeless individuals and families in Venice, Santa Monica, Mar Vista, and surrounding communities.  The Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organization that assists people without regard for religious affiliation or lack thereof through comprehensive case management and integrated social service programs.  The Center enjoys broad-based community support as well as a sponsored relationship with its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.  St. Joseph Center serves approximately 6,000 individuals annually.

Brief Description of Principal Activities

Multifaceted intervention, prevention, and education services are carried out at four sites on the Westside of Los Angeles.  St. Joseph Center’s integrated programs provide clients with concentrated and coordinated access to services according to the nature of their needs.

Intervention Services

Homeless Service Center

  • Chronic Homeless Initiatives
  • Bread and Roses CafĂ©
  • Housing Services
  • Senior Services
  • Monetary Advisory Program
  • Veterans Representative Payee Program
  • Prevention and Education Services


Food Pantry

  • Culinary Training Program
  • Early Learning Center
  • Youth Resource Team
Job Description

Collaborate and work with second instructor to oversee all on-site classroom instruction.

Help maintain all program curriculum, assignments, projects, homework, cheat sheets, assessments, and other materials & resources for class. This includes documenting and archiving lessons and lesson plans, creating new assignments and lessons as needed, managing all student resources in Google Drive and the Student Portal, and managing all other online class resources.

Update instructor and student logs daily with progress and student updates, keeping the gradebook updated and tracking daily attendance & tardiness, tracking all student progress and assessment scores, and producing midterm progress reports and final reports, and periodically meeting with students individually.

Provide feedback on all student projects and assignments. Work individually with students when necessary. Be available during breaks and before class for student support and additional assistance.

Be consistent with classroom policies, create contracts with student, and enforce policies, including student meetings, warning letters, and consistent communication with SJC case workers.

Able to work with a diverse range of students and learning abilities. Concerned with helping students understand the material and sensitive to the barriers students may be going through that affect progress. Passionate about the cause, aligned with the vision of the program.

Have proven competency and be able to teach the following subject areas:


  • HTML
  • CSS
  • jQuery & Introductory JavaScript
  • GitHub & Basic Command Line
  • WordPress
  • Migrating and Transferring Sites
  • Familiarity with Agile/SCRUM Methodology
  • Mac OS


Hours: 25 hours/week
Monday - Friday (9am - 1pm) Instruction & Lab = 20 hours
Monday - Friday (8am - 9am) Planning/Curriculum Prep/Student Logs = 5 hours

Qualifications

Have proven competency and be able to teach the following subject areas:
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • jQuery & Introductory JavaScript
  • GitHub & Basic Command Line
  • WordPress
  • Migrating and Transferring Sites
  • Familiarity with Agile/SCRUM Methodology
  • Mac OS

Additional Information
Status: Part Time/ Non-Exempt (25 hours/week)

Salary: DOE

Employment with St. Joseph Center is contingent on completion of satisfactory background check.