The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  ScaleForward is hiring a Teaching Assistant in Portland, OR.

• Role description

  Think of this Teaching Assistant job at ScaleForward as Work-Life Balance without the red tape, plus a Portland, OR team that actually ships. This senior Teaching Assistant job in Portland converts 7 years of experience into $101,000 - $145,000 and standing influence over the work.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Field curveballs from Portland clients without losing the thread
  • Keep records, systems, and shared files organized and up to date
  • Keep ScaleForward's Team Leadership pipeline humming without constant hand-holding
  • Represent ScaleForward professionally with vendors, partners, and customers
  • Make the community-minded call when the data points two different directions

  What You'll Bring

  • Prior experience working on-site in Portland, OR, or willingness to relocate
  • Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable
  • The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
  • A knack for Collaboration that colleagues quietly come to rely on
  • Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities
  • The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly

  ScaleForward earns its keep by making general predictable, a hardworking promise it has quietly kept across OR. Burnout is treated as a system bug at ScaleForward, not a badge of people-centered honor.

  You will see $101,000 - $145,000 on the offer, plus a growth plan, a mentor, and benefits tuned for life beyond the Portland office.

  We refreshed it today so candidates know the remote role is genuinely open.

  You've weighed the pros and cons long enough; the Teaching Assistant application takes five minutes.

• Required skills

  • Time Management
  • Collaboration
  • Attention Management
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Team Leadership
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Persuasion
  • Innovation

• Benefits & perks

  • Employee of the Month
  • Adoption Leave
  • Paid vacation days
  • Paid jury and witness duty
  • Global emergency assistance
  • Health coaching
  • Headspace or Calm subscription
  • Casual dress code
  • Wellness reimbursement account
  • Pet Insurance
  • Industry membership dues

• Apply before 2026-09-13

  Submit your application for this Remote general position.