Low-Voltage Fiber Technician Instructional Assistant

The role

The Instructional Assistant supports a hands-on training program for adult learners in fiber optics, structured cabling, and low-voltage installation. This person assists the Technical Instructor with classroom facilitation, lab support, learner coaching, and equipment readiness.

What you will do

• Assist the Technical Instructor in conducting technical training.
• Support daily hands-on labs in copper and fiber optic installation.
• Assist learners with cabling practice, termination, and testing.
• Support fiber optic lab activities including splicing and testing.
• Support construction-adjacent labs involving tools and mounting.
• Reinforce OSHA 10 and NFPA 70E safety expectations.
• Assist with low-voltage systems integration labs.
• Support applied network fundamentals activities.
• Help learners use AI-enabled tools for practice.
• Form and lead study groups.

Required qualifications

• Ability to teach, coach, or support learners in a highly interactive and hands-on style.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Comfort using Canvas, Salesforce, Zoom, Slack, Microsoft Office 365, and AI-enabled tools.
• Ability to support learners with copper cabling practice.
• Ability to model safe use of common hand tools and low-voltage tools.
• Willingness to complete or support course-aligned training, including FOA CFOT, OSHA 10 General Industry, NFPA 70E Electrical Safety, ServiceNow, and ITSM learning activities.

Nice to have

• Graduate of a Per Scholas Training Program
• Obtained all certifications offered in the training course in which you participated
• Foundational knowledge of low-voltage installation, telecommunications infrastructure, structured cabling, fiber optic cabling, data center cabling, network cabling, security systems, fire alarm syste
• Familiarity with fiber optic concepts and field practices
• Understanding of jobsite safety, PPE, hazard awareness, cable pathway systems, EMT conduit, cable tray, drywall rough-in, mounting, bend radius, pulling tension, and clean work practices
• Familiarity with PoE devices, WAPs, managed switches, IP-connected devices, CCTV/video surveillance, access control diagrams, and basic network connectivity concepts

Benefits

• Over 40 days of paid time off for full-time team members
• 22 holidays annually
• 80 Wellness Hours for full-time benefits eligible employees
• Medical plans through Cigna or Kaiser Permanente
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) up to $4,000 for individuals and $8,000 for families
• Dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with 100% employer match on contributions up to 6%
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Up to 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave
• Employer-paid life and AD&D Insurance
• Employer-paid short-term disability coverage
• Flexible Spending accounts

About the company

Per Scholas has been on a mission to drive mobility and opportunity in the technology landscape through rigorous tech training. They offer no-cost training programs in various tech skills with campuses in 20+ cities.