Why We Are Hiring for This Role
Moringa School is in an exciting transition from a primarily Nairobi-based school to an international education organization via rapid growth across Africa and expansion into new course offerings. We are a premier advanced immersive program, training exceptional full-stack and mobile Software Engineers. Students train 10+ hours a day, 5 days a week, through 20 weeks in a curriculum focused on computer science fundamentals, frontend skills, and Python/Django or Java/Android. We are looking for a talented, organized, systems-oriented thinker to provide management, leadership, and accountability to a high performance team in support of the mission and core values of the company. The ideal candidate has demonstrated experience building software systems, and working well in diverse teams, even in a chaotic environment. The Technical Mentor role provides the mentorship and supervision necessary to ensure that their students have a 5-star experience and achieve strong outcomes.
What You Have
2+ years experience working, at least 1+ years experience professional coding in languages used in the classroom
Bachelor’s degree in a related field
Lots of patience and empathy, ability to work well with and accommodate the needs of other people
Strong problem solving abilities to handle complex situations involving many people
Ability to work with and mentor large, diverse groups of people
Positive, empathetic, team-player with a systems-mindset
Ability to multitask and strategically solve diverse problems
Experience with Ruby and React coding languages (preferred)
Coding school alumni (preferred)
Experience teaching, working in education, or program management (preferred)
What You Will Do
Carry out all TM responsibilities within the classroom
Facilitate daily standups, laboratory classes
Lead classroom team to identify, compare, select, and support in implementing new classroom technology and solutions that meet the current and future needs of students and the business
Support student growth through labs and practice sessions
Provide timely and effective feedback on student work and assessments
Support student development through one-on-ones and document notes and next steps from those conversations
Leads in managing the legacy product and the implementation of pilots and new products
Support in supervising classroom system infrastructure and help build quality assurance and data protection processes
Personal professional growth: Moringa is part of your professional journey. It is up to you to decide how you want to grow through that journey, and to continuously improve in doing your work using the tools at your disposal.
Provide logistical support for students to engage in pair programming and study groups
Support classroom culture and relationship building with students
Apply via :
moringaschool.peoplehr.net
