Teaching Assistant: Operations Leadership & Career Development

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Responsibilities:

• Cohort Management - Collaborate and foster the growth of program learners who are looking to take the next step in their leadership careers. Work collaboratively with fellow Teaching Assistants, Lead Instructors, program staff, and instructors to deliver a holistic learner experience.
  • Help foster growth and development of the learners as they engage in content focusing on core competency areas in:
    • Effective Communication
    • Problem-Solving
    • Technical Proficiency [foundational understanding of data interpretation and Excel]
• Coaching and Mentoring - Offer professional development coaching to prepare learners for career opportunities, ensuring alignment with program objectives and learner aspirations. Facilitate one-on-one and group coaching sessions to foster growth in technical, operational, and leadership skills.
  • Provide up to 5 hours of individual office hour sessions for learners each week. You may set these hours within our parameters at your availability and convenience.
• Teaching and Learning Support [full-time role]: Aid in the delivery of synchronous virtual sessions and provide asynchronous learning support to enhance learner comprehension and engagement. Monitor learner progress and provide timely feedback to address knowledge gaps and build confidence.
  • Full-time TAs are required to participate in all assigned live lectures, providing helpful and fast responses via Slack, as well as being prepared to host breakout rooms as needed.
  • Half of the time dedicated in live lectures will be TA-led breakout sessions providing learners situational questions where TAs will be front-and-center and evaluate Learner responses live
• Program Operations: Collaborate with program operations staff to prepare for program launch, ensuring readiness before the start date. Support learners throughout the program lifecycle, from onboarding to graduation, ensuring they stay on track and achieve learning outcomes.
  • Grade your learners’ submissions, providing feedback and ongoing learning support.
    • Learners will submit two different forms of deliverables over the course of the program:
      • Leadership Quizzes: 3 times in the program, learners will strive to pass out of core competencies through multiple choice questions and recorded video responses. TAs will watch, grade, and provide feedback to learners on their recorded videos.
      • Professional Development: TAs are responsible for feedback on learners’ resumes. Time spent on resume feedback should be limited to 5 minutes per learner per deliverable and should be provided via Slack video DM, unless otherwise requested by the learner.