After School STEM Instructor

Play-Well TEKnologies; Redwood City, San Mateo (CA, CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Drive time

Mileage reimbursement

Electronics & kit storage allowances

Paid sick leave

401K after 3 months

Health care benefits (≥30 hrs/week)

Job summary

Play-Well TEKnologies in Redwood City, CA is seeking part-time LEGO instructors to teach classes and camps introducing STEM concepts using LEGO materials.

Schedule includes weekday afternoons during the school year and half/full-day camps in summer, typically 9am–4pm with setup and breakdown time. Compensation includes pay for all hours worked, with minimum paid hours for teaching days.

Qualifications

• Teaching/instruction experience preferred.
• Reliable transportation and secure storage for materials.
• Lift up to 40 lbs to store and transport materials; abilities to engage with children during class.

Responsibilities

• Manage each class session, ensuring children are safe, engaged, and having fun.
• Communicate with parents and clients to address questions or concerns in a knowledgeable, respectful manner.
• Adhere to all Play-Well safety procedures for supervision and release of children.
• Care for and upkeep of LEGO teaching kit(s).
• Respond quickly to communications from management (phone, text, email, or mail).
• Regularly update Area Manager with questions, concerns and progress.

Skills

Professional representation

Training programs

Curriculum understanding

Class management

Parent communication

Safety procedures

Kit maintenance

Fast communications

Communication with manager

Tools

LEGO teaching kit

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Redwood City, San Mateo County - Redwood City, CA 94064

Position Type: Part Time

Salary Range: $23.50 - $28.50 Hourly

Do 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!

We are looking for smart, creative, dynamic instructors from all backgrounds to teach LEGO classes and camps where students are introduced to a range of STEM concepts while being given the tools to unlock their creativity and their problem-solving skills.

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.

#PW