After School STEM Instructor

Play-Well TEKnologies; Connecticut; On-site; USD 26,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401K after 3 months of hire

Health care benefits (≥30 hours/week)

Job summary

Play-Well TEKnologies in Hartford, CT is seeking a part-time LEGO Instructor to engage children with hands-on activities and age-appropriate lessons.

The role involves managing classes, ensuring safety, and maintaining teaching materials while communicating with parents. A background that includes teaching experience and reliable transportation is preferred, with a commitment to safety and group management.

Qualifications

• Teaching/Instruction experience preferred.
• Reliable transportation to store teaching materials.
• Lift up to 40 lbs to store and transport materials; bending and crouching during class.
• Must pass all background checks.

Responsibilities

• Manages each class session, ensuring the children are safe, engaged, and having fun.
• Communicates with parents and clients in a knowledgeable, respectful and tactful manner.
• Adheres to all safety procedures and supervision/release protocols for children.
• Care, safekeeping, and upkeep of assigned LEGO teaching kit(s).
• Responds quickly to communications from management (phone, text, email, or mail).
• Regularly communicates with Area Manager with questions, concerns and updates.

Skills

Teaching

Child engagement

Communication

Safety procedures

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Hartford, Hartford County - Hartford, CT 06105Position Type: Part TimeSalary Range: $19.50 - $24.50 HourlyDo you like working with children? How about playing with LEGO? Would you like to use a ridiculous amount of LEGO materials to teach kids how the world works? If so, then this may be your dream job!

Schedule

• School Year: M-F afternoons, part-time, flexible, occasional weekend hours
• Summer: M-F, half-day and full-day camps, typically between 9am and 4pm, plus setup/breakdown

Compensation

Instructors are paid for all hours worked, including teaching, setup, round trip drive time, and training. Also, any day that you teach, you receive AT MINIMUM 3 hours of pay

Benefits

• Drive time
• Mileage reimbursement when transporting materials of $.40
• Allowances for electronics, internet and kit storage
• Paid sick and safe leave
• 401K after 3 months of hire
• Health care benefits only available to employees who average 30 or more hours per week.

Qualifications

• Serves as a representative of Play-Well in a positive and professional manner.
• Completes all training programs as required by the Area Manager.
• Understands the curriculum and concepts thoroughly to be able to provide value to participants with diverse abilities and interests.
• Manages each class session, ensuring the children are safe, engaged, and having fun.
• Communicates with parents and clients in a knowledgeable, respectful and tactful manner to address questions or concerns.
• Adheres to all Play-Well and facility safety procedures and procedures for supervision and release of children.
• Care, safekeeping, and upkeep of assigned LEGO teaching kit(s).
• Responds quickly to communications from management, whether by phone, text, email or mail.
• Regularly communicates with Area Manager with questions, concerns and updates.

Education / Experience / Requirements

• Work history varies. Teaching/Instruction experience is preferred.
• Reliable transportation a must; secure location to store teaching materials.
• Lift up to 40 lbs to store and transport materials; bending, stooping and crawling with children during class instruction.
• Must pass all background checks as a condition of employment.

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