Software Engineer Bootcamp Tutor

Foundation Level Software Development Tutor – Job Description

Role Overview & Contract Details

Start date: 21st January

Length: 10 weeks

Delivery days: Wednesdays and Thursdays + half day Friday

Delivery hours: Weds and thurs 9:00am – 5:00pm Friday - 10am - 1pm

Location:Wednesdays: In person, Brighton, Thursdays + Friday: Online / remote delivery

Time Commitment

• 2.5 days per week (Wednesday & Thursday + half day Friday)
• Preparation: Initial curriculum build: Up to 5 paid prep days (pre-start) - Baseline projects and resources are in place but will need updating for this new group.
• Ongoing prep: To be agreed

Rates

• Delivery rate: £400 per day
• Preparation rate: £200 per day
• Learner Interview rate: £25 per interview

Contract Structure

This is a sessional / associate role, paid on a day-rate basis.

Preparation time is recognised and paid to ensure high-quality delivery, curriculum alignment, and effective learner support

Role Purpose

The Foundations Software Development Tutor & Progression Lead is responsible for guiding early-stage learners from first technical foundations through to clear, evidenced progression outcomes.

The role combines:

• flipped technical delivery (Codecademy-led),
• applied project-based learning,
• enterprise and employability development, and
• progression evidence capture aligned to Skills Bootcamp funding requirements.

The tutor works closely with:

• Crushing Digital (careers & employability delivery),
• the Learner Success / Support team, and
• local employers and community partners,

to ensure learners progress towards:

• freelance income or commissions (M3), and/or
• sustained employment or interviews (M2 → M3).

Delivery Model Overview

• Codecademy provides the core technical curriculum (HTML, CSS, JS, Git, APIs, databases) - to be completed outside of
• Live sessions are used for:
• application and practice
• project work
• technical support and coaching
• reflection and employability alignment
• Learners complete a final enterprise capstone project, positioning themselves as a supporting digital team solving a real local business problem.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Delivery (Flipped Learning Model)

Set and manage weekly Codecademy learning pathways, ensuring alignment with:

• programme milestones
• project requirements

Facilitate live sessions that:

• apply Codecademy learning to real problems
• prioritise doing, debugging, and explaining over lecturing

Support learners at very different starting points by:

• offering stretch challenges
• providing structured scaffolding
• encouraging peer learning

2. Live Projects & Enterprise Capstone

Lead delivery of a final enterprise-focused capstone project, where learners:

• work in small teams
• act as a digital support agency for a local business or simulated client
• identify a problem and propose a technical solution

Support learners to:

• scope problems realistically
• divide work into roles and tasks
• collaborate using simple Agile practices

Ensure projects generate:

• portfolio-ready outputs
• pitch materials usable for interviews or freelance conversations

3. Freelance & Employment Pathways (with Crushing Digital)

Work closely with Crushing Digital to align technical delivery with careers sessions

Support learners to select a primary progression pathway:

• Freelance / self-employment
• Permanent employment (longer-term goal)

Reinforce careers learning by:

• translating CV advice into portfolio tasks
• linking interview preparation to live project evidence
• supporting learners to pitch themselves confidently

4. Low-Code, AI & Practice Acceleration

Actively encourage use of low-code and AI-assisted tools (where appropriate) to:

• accelerate practice
• increase confidence
• simulate real workplace workflows

Support learners to use tools such as:

• AI coding assistants
• low-code builders
• automation tools

Emphasise responsible, reflective use:

• understanding outputs
• explaining decisions
• avoiding over-reliance

5. Learner Reflection, ILPs & Progress Reviews

Support learners to maintain and review their Individual Learning Plans (ILPs), including:

• technical goals
• employability goals
• progression pathway (employed / freelance)

Contribute to:

• midpoint reviews
• end-of-programme reviews

Encourage learners to articulate:

• what they've learned
• what they can now do
• how this links to paid work

6. Progression Outcomes & Evidence (M2 / M3)

Take shared responsibility for progression outcomes, including:

• M2 – job interviews, freelance commissions, business plans
• M3 – sustained employment, paid freelance work, self-employment

Support learners to gather and submit evidence, such as:

• interview confirmations
• client briefs or commissions
• invoices or contracts
• business plans or pitch decks

Work with the Learner Success team to ensure:

• evidence is timely
• evidence is compliant
• learners understand why evidence matters

7. Pastoral Awareness & Inclusive Practice

Create a supportive learning environment for:

• career changers
• learners with low confidence
• neurodivergent learners
• learners balancing work, caring, or health needs
• Identify barriers early and:
• adapt delivery where possible
• escalate support needs appropriately

Person Specification

Essential

Strong practical knowledge of:

• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Git / GitHub workflows
• APIs and data (conceptual + basic practical)

Experience supporting early-stage or junior developers

Confidence working with:

• self-paced learning platforms (e.g. Codecademy)
• project-based and applied learning

Understanding of:

• freelance vs employed tech pathways
• junior tech recruitment expectations

Strong communication, empathy, and coaching skills

Desirable

• Experience delivering bootcamps or adult education

Experience with:

• low-code tools
• AI-assisted development workflows
• Familiarity with:
• Agile practices
• portfolio assessment

Awareness of Skills Bootcamp funding requirements (M1–M3)

What Success Looks Like

Learners:

• complete Codecademy pathways
• contribute meaningfully to live projects
• can pitch themselves clearly for work

Capstone projects:

• solve real or realistic business problems
• generate usable portfolio and pitch material

Progression:

• learners move into interviews, freelance work, or sustained employment
• M2 and M3 evidence is captured cleanly and on time

Why This Role Matters

This role is critical in ensuring TechNative's Foundations programmes:

• do not just teach coding, but
• turn learning into paid opportunity,
• support diverse learners into realistic next steps, and
• deliver against both mission and funding outcomes.

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