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IT Support Satellite Teaching Fellow

Per Scholas Plainfield, NJ

Plainfield, NJ

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$50k - $54k/yr Full time A+ Information Technology (IT) IT Services

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Job Description

Per Scholas is hiring an IT Support Satellite Teaching Fellow for its Plainfield, New Jersey satellite campus (on-site at the Plainfield Public Library). In this full-time role, you’ll support learners through hands-on technical training aligned with a lead instructor broadcasting from the main campus. You’ll play a key instructional and operational part in helping students build skills for entry to mid-level Information Technology jobs, supported by structured curriculum, in-house tools, and a team focused on continuous improvement.

What you’ll do

Act as the on-site instructional leader in a satellite classroom, delivering direct support while a lead instructor broadcasts from another location.
Support technical training using a structured and approved curriculum, partnering with the Technical Instructor to prepare students for entry to mid-level IT roles.
Facilitate a supportive, hands-on, and professional learning environment, maintaining smooth technical operations and strong learner engagement throughout each class session.
Lead interactive lab activities alongside the Technical Instructor and STF lead, with curriculum expectations of up to 1.5 hours of lecture within a 6-hour teaching day.
Help with classroom facilitation in an interactive style by consulting with the Instructor before providing current students with review materials, videos, or other support.
Collaborate with the lead instructor to plan instructional activities and ensure alignment between campuses.
Form and lead study groups based on the instructor’s evaluations, with topics determined by the instructor and students.
Consult with the instructor to plan activities for the present and upcoming days and help gather the tools needed for lectures and hands-on labs.
Step in to conduct a lesson if the instructor is temporarily unavailable due to PTO, technical issues, or other circumstances.
Ensure student loaned equipment is returned appropriately to the instructor, storage closet, or the correct borrower.
Use PS Academy for assignments, tests, real-time performance monitoring, and for entering attendance, grades, and scorecards.
Provide ongoing feedback, recognize challenges early, and work with the instructor, coaches, and students to address them.
Coordinate with instructors and professional development coaches to enforce program rules and support student success.
Implement individualized study plans for students who are struggling in class.
Monitor and enforce student attendance, dress code, and other program policies.
Provide input on labs, Learning Management Systems, and program policies.
Participate in required student progress meetings and staff meetings.
Complete real-time student data entry in PS Academy.

What you bring

COMPTIA A+ (1200 series) certification
Ability to teach in a highly interactive, hands-on style
Passion for teaching others
Flexibility to adapt to schedule changes
Interest in a culture of continuous improvement
Team-oriented approach with the ability to work independently
Highly responsive communication skills, with strong verbal communication
Thrives in a creative, inventive, fast-paced startup environment with a mission-driven team
Proactive, dependable, and confident working independently in a classroom setting
Data-driven, result-oriented, and motivated to support social change
Collaborative and flexible work style; comfortable cross-functionally and independently
Effective communicator with strong oral and written skills
Tech-savvy with the ability to learn quickly
Strong time management to balance multiple tasks

Benefits at a glance

Over 40 days of paid time off each year (holidays, vacation, and sick/personal time)
Holiday pay upon hire: 22 holidays annually, including a week off for Independence Day and a week before the New Year
80 Wellness Hours for sick, safe, or personal reasons (full-time benefits eligible employees)
Vacation accruals: 8 hours at the beginning of every month (increasing with tenure)
Comprehensive medical coverage through Cigna or Kaiser Permanente (where available), plus an HRA up to $4,000 (individual) or $8,000 (family)
Dental and Vision insurance (two dental plan options and a vision plan); if you waive medical, you receive employer-paid dental and vision premiums
401(k) with a 100% employer match on contributions up to 6%; entry and full vesting after 90 days
EAP: free, confidential, 24/7 access to counseling, legal support, and financial resources
Up to 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave
Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance and employer-paid short-term disability coverage, plus options for additional life coverage and long-term disability
Flexible Spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting
Voluntary benefits: Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Services, and Pet Insurance
Healthcare concierge support, financial wellness tools, and employee discount programs

Technologies you’ll use: COMPTIA A+ (1200 series), PS Academy

Reports to: Managing Director

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