Early Stage Coach

Love To Code Academy; Kansas City, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Love To Code Academy in Kansas City seeks an energetic part-time Early Stage Coach for K–2 students in the Participant stage of development. You will lead coding and robotics sessions, engaging 6–8 year olds with warmth and structure while guiding beginner tech activities.

The role emphasizes consistent energy, safe classroom management, and real-time positive reinforcement. No prior programming background required, but enthusiasm for teaching kids is essential.

Qualifications

• High energy and warmth to engage 6–8 year olds.
• Ability to keep a room of young students engaged and safe.
• Comfort with beginner tech and block-based coding is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead each session using the Engage, Build, Challenge, Reflect four-phase model.
• Name traits in real time to reinforce positive behavior.
• Redirect misaligned behavior promptly and calmly, with clear direction.
• Guide age-appropriate coding and robotics activities; celebrate progress.
• Track student progress and communicate readiness to the Lead Coach.
• Brief parents on session highlights at pickup when appropriate.

Skills

High energy

Warmth

Engagement

Safety

Job description

The Encourager · K–2 Coding and Robotics · Participant Stage · Part-time

Every kid in this room needs to feel like they belong here. That is your whole job.

The Early Stage Coach works with students in grades K–2 at the Participant stage of development. These students are learning to share, take turns, stay engaged, and manage their impulses as they explore coding and robotics for the first time.

Your mode at this stage is the Encourager. High energy, genuine warmth, and the ability to keep a room of 6–8 year olds engaged and safe are your primary tools. The character traits you emphasize here are Teamwork, Harmony, Passion, and Self-Control.

Grades: Kindergarten through 2nd grade

Instructor Mode: Encourager: energy, warmth, animation

Programs: Coding and Robotics (after-school and camps)

Belts Coached: White and Yellow belts

• Teamwork
• Harmony
• Passion
• Self-Control

What You’ll Do

Every session, every student

Lead the Session Structure

Deliver each session through the four-phase model: Engage, Build, Challenge, Reflect. Structure the transitions clearly. K–2 students rely on predictability to feel safe.

Name Traits in Real Time

When a student shares the keyboard, name it: “That’s teamwork.” When a student stays calm after their build breaks, name it: “That’s self-control.” Specific, immediate, and consistent.

Redirect Immediately

K–2 behavior escalates fast if not caught early. Redirect misaligned behavior promptly and calmly. Name the missing trait, give clear direction, and move on without a lecture.

Guide the Build

Support students through age-appropriate coding and robotics activities. You do not need expert-level technical skill. Keep students engaged and celebrate their progress.

Track each student’s progress through the White and Yellow belt requirements. Communicate readiness to the Lead Coach and celebrate advancement as the milestone it is.

Brief Parents on Growth

Communicate session highlights to parents at pickup when appropriate. What character moments happened today? What was hard? What did their child show you?

Who We’re Looking For

The Encourager type

Natural energy with young kids

You do not exhaust yourself performing enthusiasm. It comes naturally. A room of K–2 students energizes you rather than draining you.

Consistent and warm

Young students need to know what to expect from you. You show up with the same energy, the same warmth, and the same boundaries every single session.

Quick to redirect, slow to lecture

You do not explain at length when a 7-year-old is off task. You redirect, name the expected behavior, and return to the session. Clean and immediate.

Comfortable with beginner tech

Block-based coding tools and introductory robotics kits. No programming background required. Willingness to learn and comfort with technology is all you need.