2025 Pathways Instruction Manager

Girls Who Code is seeking enthusiastic Instruction Managers for our 2025 Pathways Program. Our program is designed to educate, inspire, and equip high school girls and non-binary students with the skills and resources to pursue academics and careers in the technology and engineering sectors, as well as build bravery and confidence.

The Pathways Program is a free, flexible six-week opportunity for current 9th-12th grade girls and non-binary students to explore beginner to advanced courses at their own pace. Pathways offers three different computer science tracks: Web Development, Cybersecurity, and Data Science + AI. Each track has two or more courses that introduce key computer science concepts and guide participants through video tutorials to build a project. Courses in each track also contain GWC Tech Spotlights showcasing women and non-binary professionals working in tech and encouraging participants to imagine themselves as leaders in tech.

Pathways participants can follow Girls Who Code’s recommended learning pathways or choose their own. Pathways participants receive a certificate for each course they complete. In addition to the asynchronous opportunities, students also have optional opportunities to engage synchronously during the program. These opportunities include: 

• Connecting with other students and Advisors in the Girls Who Code Discord server

• Attending synchronous events where students have a chance to build community with community-building activities, learn new skills with our content-driven programming challenges, and connect with Industry Partners who provide valuable insights into the tech industry and help students explore potential career paths

• Attending Student Hours where students receive additional synchronous support while also allowing students to complete projects in a collaborative virtual co-working space

We believe all girls and non-binary students have the interest and ability to code. Our Pathways Program Instruction Manager will support our Advisors, who work directly with students in the program. The Instruction Manager will encourage, nurture, and mentor Advisors to develop and deliver training, conduct virtual event observations, facilitate check-ins with Advisor Teams, provide coaching and support, and serve as a communication liaison between students, Advisors, and the GWC central office. Applicants must have prior experience working as an Advisor in the program.

• Training and Support Preparation (Pre-Program May-June)
• Collaborate with a GWC C&I Manager to support the implementation and delivery of remote training for Pathways Program Advisors.
• Review training and support materials as needed. 
• Support with facilitation of Synchronous Advisor Training in June. 
• Support with monitoring of Advisor Training task completion.

• Support and collaborate with Advisors to adapt materials to their students' interests and needs, ensure responsibilities are effectively divided among team members and completed on time, provide coaching for any communication challenges within the team, and assist with navigating challenging projects or concepts.
• Collaborate with other Instruction Manager(s) to share advice and best practices that support the professional development of Advisors throughout the program.
• Meet weekly with your GWC Central Manager to share updates, open questions, and reflect on progress to goals. 
• Meet weekly with Advisor Teams to provide feedback, check in on student progress or concerns, and share updates from GWC central office. 
• Regularly observe events in order to provide feedback and actionable suggestions to Advisors around facilitation best practices and classroom culture (on a weekly basis).
• Contribute to weekly Advisors Communications, a weekly email to Advisors that shares important updates. 
• Brainstorm solutions and approaches to classroom management issues.
• Follow established escalation procedures for any student or family issues that arise during the program.
• Prepare materials for and facilitate roundtable(s) during the program to continue the education and connectedness among Advisors. 
• Complete performance evaluations and end of program check outs with Advisors. 
• Communicate about Advisor development, progress, issues or concerns regularly with your manager during weekly check-ins and other communication channels (Slack, email, etc.) as needed. 
• Review and approve time sheets submitted by Advisors. 
• Represent Girls Who Code externally in meetings and engagements with GWC partners.

• Prior experience working as an Advisor in the Self-Paced or Pathways Program.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Bachelor of Education strongly preferred.
• 4+ years teaching, administration, or other in-school experience.
• Experience leading and managing an effective and supportive classroom environment for students.
• Demonstrate poise, professionalism, and exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to comfortably engage with a variety of program stakeholders ranging from corporate partners, funders, members of the press, and/or technology executives.
• Consistently maintains a positive attitude and builds strong relationships with Advisors and students. 
• Timeliness and dependability in attendance throughout the program, including all training sessions prior to program start, weekly check-ins with Advisors, and post-program grading requirements.
• Commitment to Girls Who Code’s mission.
• Believe that all girls and non-binary students can code!

• Pre-Training (End of May): 10 hours 
• Training: 20 hours 
• Candidates must be available for mandatory, multi-day Virtual Training sessions prior to the program's start date. Instruction Managers are paid for attending the training and completing all deliverables:
• Pathways Staff Training: June 10th - June 12th, 2025 from 12:00-3:00 PM ET. 
• Prep Week (6/23-6/27): 20 hours
• In Program (6/30-8/8): 30 hours per week
• Grading Week (8/11-8/15): 30 hours

• Experience teaching in an academically and culturally diverse classroom.
• Prior experience coaching and developing teachers. 
• Experience developing and delivering training to educators or adult learners. 
• Experience with facilitating virtual Zoom meetings and navigating online learning platforms.

Girls Who Code is committed to building a truly diverse and inclusive organization with a focus on valuing, serving, and understanding our target constituents, while challenging all stakeholders to think inclusively for the betterment of our programs.

Girls Who Code is an equal opportunity employer committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its hiring and promotion process without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, partnership status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital, parental or familial status, national origin, ethnicity, veteran or military status, age, disability, or any other legally protected basis. Racial and ethnic minorities and men are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.  GWC is not able to sponsor employment visas.