K–5 STEAM Lab Educator (Hourly)

Dorchester School District 2; United States; On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

The STEAM Lab Teacher will provide engaging, standards-based STEAM learning experiences for Kindergarten through fifth grade.

The teacher will design and deliver hands‑on lessons aligned to the South Carolina K–5 Science Standards while intentionally integrating computational thinking skills, including problem solving, pattern recognition, decomposition, sequencing, algorithms, data analysis, and logical reasoning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education or equivalent.
• Experience implementing K–5 STEAM or science programs.
• Ability to integrate computational thinking into lessons.
• Ability to collaborate with classroom teachers.
• Commitment to safe, inclusive learning environments.

Responsibilities

• Instructs K–5 classes in the STEAM Lab at the scheduled times.
• Delivers standards-based STEAM lessons aligned to SC standards.
• Integrates computational thinking into science and STEAM instruction.
• Designs hands-on, inquiry-based activities and assesses student learning.
• Collaborates with teachers to reinforce classroom instruction.
• Maintains safe, organized STEAM Lab and manages materials.

Skills

STEAM teaching

Computational thinking

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Education

Tools

Google Apps

Job description

The STEAM Lab Teacher will provide engaging, standards-based STEAM learning experiences for Kindergarten through fifth grade.

The teacher will design and deliver hands‑on lessons aligned to the South Carolina K–5 Science Standards while intentionally integrating computational thinking skills, including problem solving, pattern recognition, decomposition, sequencing, algorithms, data analysis, and logical reasoning.