Club Sponsor Volunteer -Robotics Coach

St. Vrain Valley School District; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 2,550 - 3,449; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend: $2999

Job summary

Longmont High School in the St. Vrain Valley School District is seeking an enthusiastic leader to help guide after‑school competitive robotics and mentor students through season registration, practice planning, and tournament participation.

The role emphasizes collaboration with staff, communication with families, and responsible management of robotics space and equipment to foster student problem‑solving and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Patience and positive mindset.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to facilitate learning of others.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Helpful but not required: experience/skills in related fields (engineering, coding, design, project management).
• Guiding and modeling for students to become problem solvers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with school staff to lead and support after‑school competitive robotics.
• Register students and teams for season and tournaments.
• Communicate with community and parents.
• Purchase equipment.
• Schedule practices, tournaments, etc.
• Supervise and facilitate robotics practices, including learning about the current season game and overall rules, and facilitating student collaboration and success in developing and competing with robots.
• Provide positive and appropriately constructive feedback.
• Attend tournaments and support teams while competing.
• Manage robotics equipment and space.
• Plan and support tournament/scrimmage (possible additional duties).

Skills

Patience

Troubleshooting

Facilitation

Organization

Engineering background

Communication

Mentoring

Job description

Longmont High School (LHS), founded as Longmont's original high school in 1901, is a learning community committed to guiding students in becoming productive, empowered and involved citizens of the world. All students have access to a full continuum of rigorous academic course offerings and a diverse selection of co‑curricular activities.

Additionally, LHS is home to several instructional focus programs which include Advanced Placement courses, the Medical and BioScience Academy and the High School Business Program. In addition to their coursework, students have the opportunity to participate in internship programs with local professionals and college credit opportunities.

Vision

Lead and support high‑quality competitive robotics.

Position Description

• Collaborate with school staff to lead and support after‑school competitive robotics.
• Register students and teams for season and tournaments.
• Communicate with community and parents.
• Purchase equipment.
• Schedule practices, tournaments, etc.
• Supervise and facilitate robotics practices, including learning about the current season game and overall rules, and facilitating student collaboration and success in developing and competing with robots.
• Provide positive and appropriately constructive feedback.
• Attend tournaments and support teams while competing.
• Manage robotics equipment and space.
• Plan and support tournament/scrimmage (possible additional duties).

Qualifications

• Patience and positive mindset.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to facilitate learning of others.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Helpful but not required: experience/skills in related fields (engineering, coding, design, project management).
• Guiding and modeling for students to become problem solvers.

Time Range

Practices begin late August - early September. Regular tournament season runs November - March. Possibility of post‑season qualifications (April - May).

Stipend: $2999