About the company

Founded in 2015 to address the ever-widening Digital Skill gap, Code Institute is a young fast-paced company that is transforming lives through education and career change. Code Institute has developed courses and certifications aimed at the Career changers market. Currently, it employs over 80 full-time and 40 part-time staff with a market presence in Ireland, the UK, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands, operating in the B2C, B2B & Enterprise channels. Our mission is to reshape online education and become a dominant player in the online Ed-tech market.

About the role

As a Learning Facilitator, you will facilitate the taught elements of the students' experience, guiding their personalized learning journeys, guiding and signposting personal support, assisting with learning strategies, motivating, and helping students build new knowledge, skills, and behaviours independently over time. You will be the go-to person for students, the owner of the students journey, while providing support and guidance to ensure forward momentum and success in completing their program.

You will ensure that quality and excellence is a key attribute of all your learner interactions.

In addition, you will coordinate with relevant educational partners to ensure the administrative requirements of the program are met, coordinate with the relevant internal stakeholders to ensure the learner journey is as fulfilling as possible while ensuring all students receive the necessary support to thrive in their learning journey.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the taught elements of the students' experience.
• Oversee students' schedules, providing support and feedback where needed.
• Manage a scheme of work, by way of creating supplementary learning materials and ensuring all materials are kept up to date and follow the latest trends and best practice.
• Maintain the Group Profile by way of group messaging, signposting, safeguarding and reporting.
• Conduct regular stand-up and stand-down sessions with students.
• Individualize the learner journey for each student and manage Individual Learner Plans for each student where applicable.
• Provide one-on-one and group support for advanced coding-related questions via text, video, and screen sharing.
• Encourage student interaction and peer support on Slack.
• Signpost students to code assistance supports and community resources.
• Address technical issues in the systems used for student learning (e.g., LMS, Slack Learnocity etc.).
• Contribute to complimentary learning materials to support the programme the learner is enrolled in.
• Report on required student engagement metrics.
• Support the student feedback mechanisms within the learning ops team

About You

Minimum Qualification in coding equivalent to Level 5

Willingness to complete certification in the art of Teaching as directed by the Learner Journey and Learning Lead

A teaching qualification will be a great advantage

Previous experience in coaching, training, teaching or leadership is desirable

Familiarity with learning management systems (LMS) and educational technology tools used for online instruction.

Knowledge of industry standards and best practices related to teaching and learning in the field of technology, coding, or web development.

In-depth knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, and one of the following Django web framework/React/data analytics.

Optimism and positive attitude.

Active listening and creative problem-solving.

Excellent communication skills.

Organisation and planning skills.

Patience and resilience.

What's in it for You

Fixed-term contract for 6 months

Remote working

Sick leave scheme

Free access to our courses

Training and upskilling

Code Institute is an equal opportunities employer and prides itself on diversity and inclusivity across our staff and our student body alike.