Instructional Assistant (Data Engineer) (3-6 month contract)

Per Scholas is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing economic mobility through tech training. The Instructional Assistant will support the delivery of a Data Engineering curriculum, assisting learners with tutoring, grading, and classroom management to ensure student success.

Responsibilities:

• Lab Facilitation: actively circulate (virtually or physically) during hands-on labs to help learners troubleshoot code in Python, SQL, and Linux environments
• Targeted Tutoring: Lead instructor-approved study groups and provide one-on-one tutoring for learners struggling with specific concepts (e.g., ETL pipelines, DataFrames)
• Substitute Teaching: Be prepared to step in and lead a lesson, review session, or proctor an exam in the event of a short-term instructor absence
• AI Integration: Model the use of Google Gemini to help students debug their own code, ensuring they understand the logic rather than just copying answers
• Progress Tracking: Implement individualized study plans for at-risk learners and collaborate with the detailed learner progress reviews
• Administrative Duties: Take and track daily attendance and enter real-time grades in Salesforce and Canvas
• Platform Management: Assist in setting up HackerRank assessments and tracking completion of Coursera modules (Google Data Analytics Certificate)
• Classroom Decorum: Enforce and model professional standards, including dress code, punctuality, and respectful communication
• Equipment: Ensure any classroom or borrowed equipment is used properly and returned/stored (if applicable)

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field
• Graduate of a rigorous Technical Bootcamp (Per Scholas alumni preferred)
• Equivalent Industry Experience in Data Engineering, Data Analytics, or Software Development
• Strong functional knowledge of Python
• Ability to write and explain intermediate SQL queries (Joins, Aggregations, Subqueries) and troubleshoot database connection issues
• Comfortable with Linux CLI navigation, file management, and basic permissions
• Proficiency in using Google Gemini (or ChatGPT) as a teaching aid and productivity tool
• Experience with VS Code, Jupyter Notebooks, Google Colab
• Familiarity with Canvas and Salesforce
• Experience with HackerRank and Coursera
• Ability to communicate effectively using Zoom and Slack
• Ability to enforce and model professional standards, including dress code, punctuality, and respectful communication
• Ability to implement individualized study plans for at-risk learners and collaborate with detailed learner progress reviews
• Ability to actively circulate during hands-on labs to help learners troubleshoot code
• Familiarity with AWS services (S3, RDS) or the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification
• Experience creating dashboards in Tableau or PowerBI
• Conceptual understanding of Apache Spark or Hadoop ecosystems