Teaching Assistant

TechForward; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Growth opportunities

Job summary

TechForward in Springfield, IL is offering an internship as a Teaching Assistant role with a compensation range of $57,000 to $81,000 annually. The position provides mentorship, room to grow into mid-level work, and the freedom to shape your own week.

This opportunity emphasizes psychological safety, ownership of responsibilities, and a trajectory within IL for driven individuals. Recruiting for this internship is happening in real time, with real-world responsibilities and opportunities to

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and customer service skills.
• Willingness to take ownership and handle new responsibilities.
• Familiarity with flexibility and coaching in real-world settings.
• TechForward mindset: adaptable and scalable.
• Ability to document clearly and tidy notes.

Responsibilities

• Move decisions forward when consensus stalls.
• Carry projects from napkin sketch to Springfield, IL rollout.
• Bring general instinct to problems the playbook misses.
• Question the brief when the brief doesn’t match reality.
• Handle confidential information with discretion and sound judgment.

Skills

Team Leadership

Customer Service

Ownership

Coaching

Documentation

Job description

Every slow-to-anger Teaching Assistant we've hired at TechForward had two things: a grip on Accountability and zero patience for general theater. Sized right for 4 years of Emotional Intelligence, this IL role pays $57,000 - $81,000 and opens a path you actually want to walk.

Key Responsibilities

• Move general decisions forward when consensus stalls
• Carry general projects from napkin sketch to Springfield, IL rollout
• Bring 4 of general instinct to problems the playbook misses
• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality
• Handle confidential information with discretion and sound judgment

What You'll Bring

• Fluency across Team Leadership and Customer Service, with strong opinions on both
• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities
• Working understanding of both Flexibility and Coaching in real-world settings
• A TechForward mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve
• Working familiarity with internship schedules and team norms at TechForward
• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation

Quietly, from Springfield, TechForward has become the high-growth general partner that IL's most demanding teams refuse to replace. Psychological safety is something we actively build, so disagreeing in good faith is encouraged.

• Beyond the $57,000 - $81,000 headline, we hand you a mentor, room to grow into mid-level work, and the freedom to shape your own week.

Recruiting for this internship position is happening in real time, not on a backlog.