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Full-Time
Career Coach
Online learning platform
Data & Analytics
Education
Mid, Senior
Toronto, ON, Canada
Requirements
- Familiarity with the North America tech (software engineering, data science, data analytics, UI/UX Design) landscape; previous experience working in some facet of the tech industry. Awareness of the tech job market and breadth of opportunities
- Passionate about education, technology, and careers
- Comfortable presenting both one-on-one and delivering to a large group
- Able to give constructive, positive feedback to people of diverse professional and life backgrounds
- Previous personal job search experience and an ability to be relatable
- Resourceful; able to pull educational resources from the community and to tailor lesson plans/meetings based on graduate needs
- Able to manage a large volume of requests and organize systems to keep track of students in various stages. Highly organized & data conscious
- High emotional intelligence; able to empathize with others and can handle other people's stress
- Customer Focus- Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions
- Interpersonal Savvy - Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
- Instills trust - Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
- Ensures Accountability - Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments
- Communicates Effectively - Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
- Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
Responsibilities
- Job Coach & Career Counselor - Ensure all job-seeking students & graduates have a smooth transition from the classroom to job seeking and that they feel supported during this process. Reduce anxiety for students & graduates around their job search through clear communication. Help students identify their personal goals to best impact their job search & educational experience
- Content Delivery - Educate students & graduates of immersive programs on skills needed to transition careers into tech and perform an effective job search. Lead both recurring one-on-one sessions and group facilitation-based programming with our Full-time and Flex students (who take our immersive program outside of their Full-Time job responsibilities). Be available and willing to flex your schedule to start the day later and deliver weekly pre-scheduled evening workshops
- Career Content Creation - Work with teams at GA that are responsible for curriculum to highlight updates as needed and create new student-facing resources. Be a key thought partner in the curriculum and resource creation. Continuously innovate on career resources and programming
- Internal Team Connector - Utilize and coordinate with GA community resources as needed to acquire additional educational opportunities (mock technical interviews, project feedback, etc.)
- Risk Management - Track student progress and highlight to teammates and stakeholders when a student isn't doing well or falling out of communication. Also, ensure that we're putting quality, qualified grads into our community
- Manage a robust pipeline of students and graduates in our Flex and Full-time immersive programs through scalable and innovative programming initiatives, one-on-ones, and employer engagement
- Respond to students and job seeker needs to identify challenges and mitigate areas of struggle to develop cohesive and intentional action plans
- Strive to understand and engage the local tech scene and incorporate this community and perspective as much as possible
- Serve as an accountability and thought partner to students, alumni, and the GA community: partnering with Instruction, Student Success, Admissions, Marketing around student engagement, support, and industry knowledge
- Deliver meaningful programs that meet the Outcomes Baseline Commitment and incorporates the 5 Themes to Outcomes Success to reinforce best practices and empower job seekers to lead a successful and strategic job search
Desired Qualifications
- Previous higher education, tech recruiting, or career counseling/coaching experience is a plus
General Assembly fosters an elite professional community of individuals and companies through education and strategic career connections.
Company Stage
M&A
Total Funding
$556.7M
Headquarters
New York, New York
Founded
2011
Growth & Insights
Headcount
6 month growth
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Inspiration - Shape how people think and learn, from junior developers to employees of Fortune 500 companies.
Community - Collaborate with smart, passionate peers to achieve goals and grow our business.
Growth - Develop professional skills through mentorship, career development, and free GA classes.
Benefits - Balance work and life with generous paid time off, parental leave, and more.
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