Coding Coach -Folsom
Who We Are
The Coder School is an after-school drop-off and summer camp program located in Folsom, California for kids who want to learn to code. We provide a fun, energetic, and inspirational environment to bring out that inner hacker in all kids! The future will be ever more dependent on technology so let's get our young generation ready. We opened in Folsom in early 2020 and are looking for some coaches who ROCK.
Job Summary
The Coder School is looking for passionate Code Coaches and Summer Camp Leaders to teach our next generation how to change the world! You will meet incredible kids, teach them how to code - and how to think like a coder - and be rewarded with an amazing experience. This is a part-time position for anywhere from 2-30 hours/week (same times weekly), depending on your schedule and availability. Our Summer Camp hours are from 9 am-3 pm Monday through Friday, and our After School hours are between 3 pm-7 pm Mondays through Thursdays and from 10 am-2 pm on Saturdays.
Responsibilities
A Code Coach is a mentor who teaches kids how to code. At The Coder School, we’ll have Summer Camp programming where we’re seeking Coaches to teach groups of students (up to 10 students) about various programming languages and lead them on the creation of games and apps and the solving of coding challenges. During our after school hours, we also have three basic teaching formats. Your assignment will depend on schedule, ability, and desire.
- Private and Semi-Private Coaching. One-on-one or one-on-two coding lessons for kids. Typically younger kids will be taught in Scratch or Snap, while older kids gravitate towards Python/Javascript or other advanced languages like Java, C++. The kids will generally create apps that you decide with them.
- Code Class. Traditional curriculum based classes with a larger student to teacher ratio.
- @School Code Class. Conduct coding classes for after school enrichment programs at local area schools (Berkeley/Oakland).
- Summer Camps. Week long summer camps with a 7:1 student to coach ratio, with topics ranging from building games in Scratch, Python, web technologies (HTML/CSS), artificial intelligence, robotics and working with a Raspberry Pi.
This position rocks because you will:
- Meet, mentor, and grow amazing kids who are ready to be our next generation of coders!
- Meet and communicate with parents - many of whom will be techies themselves, who work at some of the best companies and startups in the Bay Area.
- Give back to the community and help grow our next generation by sharing your knowledge of technology
- Have the flexibility to teach what you're most comfortable with, and learn new things along the way
Requirements
What do we want from you? Read on.
- PASSION. All caps! This is all about giving back to the kids. We need to see goose bumps when your student ROCKS a code challenge.
- Great Communicator. There will be plenty of chatting with parents, and of course patience is a virtue when it comes to kids!
- Street Cred. Our college-level Code Coaches will have Comp Sci or Engineering or similar major at a nearby accredited school. Our Veteran Code Coaches will have relevant industry experience.
- Coding Skills. Strong grasp of basic procedural programming. A proficient coder and uber-logical thinker. General knowledge of popular languages is assumed – Scratch, Snap!, Javascript, Python, HTML/CSS, Java, C++ are most helpful. Deep technical skills aren't required - we prefer you communicate well and find answers along with students than know everything upfront.
Sound awesome? Shoot us your resume!