Software Engineering Coach
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| Job Type | Permanent |
| Area | London, EnglandWest Midlands, England |
| Sector | Assessors/Coaches/Trainers/Tutors |
| Salary | 30,000 - 42,000 |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Oliver Mehlman |
| Consultant Email | info@nationalskillsagency.co.uk |
| Telephone | 02039531984 |
| Job Ref | OM/SEC |
- Description
- The location you work from is flexible, with the option to work from home or the office. Currently, the approach for the Midlands is to come into the office once a week to spend time with members of the team, although you are welcome to use the office whenever suits. All coaching will be delivered remotely or in a blended fashion for the foreseeable future as they will now be delivering bootcamps nationally across England.
if you are excited about this opportunity but cannot financially afford to move for a salary of this value please let us know you're still interested and let's have a chat, we may be able to discuss a role with additional responsibilities and higher salary banding. Thanks!
About Our Client
Like no other technology team you’ve ever been a part of; when you walk into one of our clients bootcamps, you can expect a room filled with a diverse array of people. You could meet pastry bakers, full-time parents, artists, dancers, refugees… people of all races, gender, ethnicity and age. There is only one unifying factor, everyone is there to learn core skills that will help them thrive in a career in tech.
Our client takes students all from zero to programmer - throughout a free 16 week online intensive full-stack coding bootcamp.
They believe money and background shouldn’t dictate whether you are able to learn the skills of the future. This model helps to break down these barriers in a truly inclusive way. They ensure students get the very best in technical and mindset training to help them to thrive in the ever changing world of tech.
They’ve received over 5,000 applications for the course, trained over 200 people and secured careers for more than 85% of the bootcampers, even during COVID.
To help with growth, they are looking for six new team members from a Software Engineering background, to join their very talented Coaching Team.
About the role
The people they’re looking for- hint: you don't have to be a ready made coach :)
Software Engineering Coaches are the backbone of how our client delivers incredible coding bootcamps that change people’s lives. You are the inspiration and the guidance for the bootcampers. People who live and breathe what it’s like to work in the industry for real, including the challenges, pressures and opportunities that come along.
The good news is, you don't already have to be a coach!
Our clients coaches have all been software engineers and developers for between 1-5 years, and have decided to make the move into helping the company with their mission.
Alongside a coaching team, you will be responsible for leading bootcampers through a wide-ranging, challenging, and unique journey through the world of Software Development. This will involve being skilled in at least one of the following areas, ideally both: Technical Expertise and Coaching.
coaches work in pairs to deliver talks on a whole range of topics that encompass modern software development in high-performance tech teams; preparing workshop materials which help to deliver the core company value of learning through doing; modeling a problem solving mindset that helps set people up for their first jobs in tech and beyond; and inspiring students by creating a fun and dynamic learning environment.
There are a number of technical projects to keep your skills no only in-hand, but always up-to-date!
Some of the skills you’ll be likely to have
- A passion for technology, programming, and problem solving
- A solid understanding of JavaScript, HTML and CSS
- An understanding of the practices of modern software development
- Confidence to articulate new concepts to an audience of beginners
- Ability to live code and deliver talks to a broad audience
- Ability to guide people to learn, develop, and critically think for themselves
- Leading bootcampers through the 16-week, 9-5 intensive bootcamp
- Keeping up to date with the latest changes in technology, and constantly improving your skills and understanding of working in tech
- Giving lectures on the set topics that are outlined in web development syllabus
- Preparing and facilitating coding workshops using GitHub classroom
- Supporting pairs and small groups in breakout rooms
- Modelling a problem solving mindset and coaching bootcampers to think for themselves
- Creating solutions that can help with delivering and scaling the company and improving the bootcamper and staff experience
- Engaging with industry by going out into companies to see who are good partners and destinations for company graduates, and gathering the best working practices we can adopt and teach
Is this role right for you?
It might be the role for you if you:
- Are passionate about helping people
- Enjoy teaching and helping people grow
- Love tech and want to keep your skills at the cutting edge
- Are self-motivated and committed to improving people’s lives
- Are collaborative, and like to be supported rather than micro-managed
- Want to help grow something special that positively impacts the world
hours are usually between 8.30am – 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. Outside of bootcamp delivery hours are more flexible, but our client has regular team stand-ups to keep everyone included and on the same page.
You will get:
- Company-wide holiday over Christmas-New Year
- Bank Holidays off, On top of that, 22 bookable days per year
- Regular socials...for in person and remote fun!
- 1-1 coaching to support your wellbeing, personal and professional development
- Time and budget allocated to relevant professional learning and certifications
Paul Feldman is the National Skills Agency Data Protection Officer. Your data will be stored until notice is given by you for it to be removed. Our Data Protection Policy will be forwarded to you on request. As we get a high number of applications we may be unable to give feedback to unsuccessful candidates. We will retain your details to keep you informed of other opportunities. National Skills Agency Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy and is an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all backgrounds
