Cloud Support & DevOps Instructor (Nov 2024)

at  GENERATION YOU EMPLOYED SINGAPORE LTD

DATE MANAGEMENT (10%)

• Administer, grade, and/or provide feedback on assessments.
• Support Generation’s data-driven model by tracking and updating (in Salesforce/ Canvas) participant attendance and performance in class and on assessments.
• Input data using Generation’s technology platform (e.g., participant attendance, performance in class and assessments, etc.).
• Any other administrative duties required to ensure successful operations of the programme.

This is a contract teaching position for a bootcamp style programme (teaching schedule to be shared below). Selected candidate will teach for the Cloud and DevOps programme between Nov 24-Feb 25.
What The Role Is About
The Cloud and DevOps Instructor will join a fast-paced, collaborative team dedicated to creating impact for jobseekers in Singapore. Successful candidates will have their names/credentials listed on Generation Singapore’s website as our programme instructors.
The Cloud and DevOps programme is an intensive course that focuses on a combination of technical, behavioural and mindset skills required to be a Cloud Support and DevOps practitioner. This programme prepares participants for the Cloud Support and DevOps practitioner roles with a specific focus on Microsoft Azure technologies.
The instructor will report to the Generation Singapore Curriculum & Instruction team and will work in collaboration with the Programme team. Apart from classroom teaching, instructors will also have the opportunity to support Generation Singapore’s instructional work on ad hoc basis (e.g. as SME for curriculum refinement, sharing at info session, make up class, preparing learners for technical interview, supporting alumni with technical questions).
During the contract period, the instructor will strive to promote Generation Singapore’s work as and when required in the industry circle, and to act in Generation’s best interest at all times.
Who We Are
You will be part of Generation: You Employed, Singapore, a local charity with the mission to create meaningful career pathways for people facing barriers to employment. We are an affiliate of Generation: You Employed, a global network of non-profit organizations working on a mission to bridge the gap between education and employment systems to prepare, place and support people into meaningful jobs that are otherwise inaccessible. Generation was created in 2014 to help bridge this gap—at speed and scale. Till date, Generation has supported more than 106,000 people of all ages across 18 countries to get into career-launching jobs. Our placement rates are one of the best in the market at nearly 86% of all Generation graduates securing full-time jobs within 90 days from completing the programme.
What You Will Do

Delivery of Training (60%) under the guidance of the Generation Curriculum & Instruction Manager

• Follow the overarching structure and flow of your programme’s curriculum
• Prepare for effective delivery by understanding and personalizing session plans prior to class
• Engage participants in active thinking and participation
• Deliver instruction that is rigorous, relevant, and appropriate for adults
• Leverage subject matter expertise during synchronous delivery of online sessions
• Guide students through asynchronous (independent) learning modules and help solidify understanding, clarify concepts through debriefs and synchronous moments
• Differentiate instruction to meet individual learning needs and accommodate different learning styles
• Provide in-the-moment feedback to learners to clarify misunderstandings and/or encourage critical thinking
• Provide relevant and timely feedback to learners on formative and summative assessments, including student projects
• Engage in Generation-sponsored instructional support, professional development, and training