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

Per Scholas is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing economic mobility through technology training. The Instructional Assistant for Data Engineering will support the Lead Instructor by facilitating labs, tutoring students, and managing classroom activities to ensure learner success.

Responsibilities:

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