Eleven Fifty Academy is a non-profit organization that exists to fill the nation’s technology skills gap by creating an ecosystem of coding and cybersecurity talent that benefits the individual, their employer, and their community. In other words, we enable smart people to find their passion and purpose through coding and/or cybersecurity (while making a living wage too!).
An Eleven Fifty Academy Full-Time Instructor is a permanent position that delivers Academy courses preparing students for entry/junior level cybersecurity positions. Engaging the industry, we teach, create, and maintain the curriculum that will foster meaningful student learning experiences that are relevant to their next career step.
Essential job functions include, but are not limited to:
Competencies and Skills for Success:
An Eleven Fifty Academy Full-Time Instructor is a permanent position that delivers Academy courses preparing students for entry/junior level cybersecurity positions. Engaging the industry, we teach, create, and maintain the curriculum that will foster meaningful student learning experiences that are relevant to their next career step.
Essential job functions include, but are not limited to:
- Teaching Network+and Security+ development courses/ programs that prepare students for entry/junior level cybersecurity positions using a variety of techniques and activities like individual learning, collaborative work, team projects, small-large group direct instruction, etc.
- Delivering a stellar “Eleven Fifty Academy” student learning experience that honors the diversity of learners and skill levels in the classroom
- Assisting in onboarding and developing new instructors, teaching assistants and instructional staff
- Collaborating with adjunct instructors and industry leaders to align classes across the Academy programs
- Creating, developing, maintaining, and enhancing curriculum materials
- Fostering relationships with strategic partners, industry leaders, class sponsors, and potential student employers to contribute to the cybersecurity ecosystem
- Performing administrative tasks like responding to student inquiries, writing student success/remediation plans, and preparing needed materials for classes or programs
- Staying current in regards to technology innovations, training and development best practices and trends, especially in an accelerated learning environment
- Being an advocate for Eleven Fifty Academy programs and students by representing and participating in Academy events, committees, advisory board meetings, and networking activities as needed
- Periodic after hours and weekend work is required
- Performing other duties, as assigned
Competencies and Skills for Success:
- Thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, tech-minded environment with a matrix reporting structure
- Comfortable wearing “many different hats” while managing conflicting priorities
- Approach problems with a “seeking to understand first” and thinking “outside the box” mentality
- Build scalable, repeatable lessons and processes to support organization growth and expansion
- Deliver results while pursuing quality under deadlines
- Lifelong learner that seizes opportunities for continued personal and professional growth
- Relationship-focused with a mentoring spirit – willing to share life successes and failures with students
- Strong verbal and written communication and public-speaking skills
- Passionate about technology, education and outcomes
- Cybersecurity experience in the field and/or in instructional experience in cybersecurity. Experience with CompTIA certifications (or comparable)
- Resumes can be submitted to David Whitt at [email protected]
- Please Note: Part-time instructor positions available as well.
