After School Instructor

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

Job summary

Edventure More is seeking a part-time instructional assistant in Monterey, CA to lead STEAM and SEL activities for after-school programs. You’ll manage the room, engage with children, and share daily updates with parents.

The role offers flexible hours up to 25 hours per week and is ideal for students balancing school or another job. Requirements include being 18+, a HS diploma or GED, and Livescan fingerprinting with TB test.

Qualifications

• Must have experience with kids in any setting (jobs, babysitting, tutoring, coaching, camp, family).
• Ability to hold a group’s attention and redirect when needed.
• Creative, patient, positive attitude in chaotic days.

Responsibilities

• Lead STEAM and SEL activities for kids.
• Manage room with patience and redirect as needed.
• Communicate daily with parents about their child’s day.

Skills

Kids engagement

Classroom management

Communication with parents

SEL/STEAM familiarity

Education

High school diploma or GED

Instructional Assistant exam, or AA/BA/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