After School Teacher - Stem

We are seeking a part-time teacher to lead fun and engaging STEM-based workshops with groups of elementary school students after school. Instructors will focus on one or more of the following disciplines: coding, robotics, video game design.

Our programs are dedicated to supporting the social and emotional learning of participants by providing choice-based activities that empower student voices and using delivery methods that develop compassion, understanding, and kindness. In addition to being experts in specific fields of content, our Activity Specialists (Teachers, Coaches, Teaching Artists, etc.), are the educators who are most essential in ensuring that our after-school programs create experiences for children that are consistent with our vision of social and emotional learning: active listening, peer support, and radical kindness.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervises children during transitions
• Plans, coordinates and oversees culminating events at the end of each cycle
• Leads classes with school age children
• Requests supplies from Site Supervisor well in advance of class sessions
• Supervises teaching assistants
• Implements course curriculum, and assists with its development
• Communicates regularly with Site Supervisor and/or Director about student progress
• Works with teaching assistant to create lesson plans in accordance with course curriculum

• Patient, kind and friendly
• University degree (preferred)
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to effectively manage and correct conduct and performance of adults and children
• Able to manage and give priority to multiple tasks. Exhibits creativity and innovativeness working in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to use own initiative, sound judgment, tact and diplomacy.
• Subject-matter expertise in a field consistent with the subject taught