After School Instructor

EDMO; Monterey (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

EDMO in Monterey is seeking a part-time instructional assistant to help lead after-school STEAM and SEL activities, guiding kids to build, create, and collaborate in a lively, supportive environment. You’ll manage the room with patience, keep attendance and supplies in check, and communicate with parents about each child’s day.

The role emphasizes safety, engagement, and hands-on learning indoors and outdoors.

Qualifications

• 18 years or older.
• Instructional Assistant exam, or an AA, BA, or 48 college units (waives the exam).
• Livescan fingerprinting and a negative TB test.
• Able to stand, walk, and stay actively engaged with kids indoors and outdoors, including lifting up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Lead STEAM and SEL activities that get kids building, creating, and working through things together
• Be the steady one who manages the room with patience and redirects with care
• Show up for parents, friendly and quick to share how their kid's day went
• Keep things running: attendance, supplies, a safe and clean space
• Keep growing: bring ideas, show up to training with an open mind, take feedback well
• Plus whatever else the day needs. That's the job, and it's the fun part.

Skills

18 years or older

Education

High school diploma or GED

AA/BA or 48 college units

Job description

$20.00 to $25.50/hr. Part time, up to 25 hours a week, hours that can work around school or another job.

BUILT FOR BRIGHT MINDS AND MESSY HANDS

EDMO has run after-school and summer programs since 2004: hands-on STEAM, real friendships, and kids who leave more curious than they came. 200+ school district partners across Northern California, and voted Best of the Bay 15 years running.

What you’ll do

• Lead STEAM and SEL activities that get kids building, creating, and working through things together
• Be the steady one who manages the room with patience and redirects with care
• Show up for parents, friendly and quick to share how their kid's day went
• Keep things running: attendance, supplies, a safe and clean space
• Keep growing: bring ideas, show up to training with an open mind, take feedback well
• Plus whatever else the day needs. That's the job, and it's the fun part.

You would be a great fit if

• You've spent time with kids in any setting, a job, babysitting, tutoring, coaching, camp, or your own family, and you learned something from it
• You can hold a group's attention and gently bring them back when it wanders
• You're creative, patient, and positive, even on the sticky, chaotic days
• You know SEL and STEAM, or you're excited to learn
• When you say you'll be there, you're there

The essentials

• 18 years or older
• High school diploma or GED
• Instructional Assistant exam, or an AA, BA, or 48 college units (waives the exam)
• Livescan fingerprinting and a negative TB test
• Able to stand, walk, and stay actively engaged with kids indoors and outdoors, including lifting up to 50 lbs