PART-TIME After-School Instructor

Mad Science of Colorado; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Mad Science of Colorado is seeking energetic instructors to lead after-school science programs for elementary students. You’ll guide engaging, hands-on experiments, demonstrations, and take-home projects that spark curiosity, foster critical thinking, and make learning feel like a fun adventure every session.

Join a team that prioritizes safety and creativity, helping kids explore rockets, polymers, states of matter, and other science wonders in a structured one-hour weekly class.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children is an asset.
• Completes background check
• A reliable car
• Flexible working hours
• Fun and outgoing personality!

Responsibilities

• Facilitating a one-hour after-school science enrichment program using a pre-set, easy-to-understand curriculum.
• Each session is high-energy. It’s part entertainment, part education, through a hands-on after-school class that meets for one hour each week for 4, 6, or 8 weeks.
• Enjoy teaching children the fascinating wonders of science!

Skills

Fun and engaging

Flexible working hours

Background check complete

Reliable transportation

Child interaction

Job description

At Mad Science, we are having a blast! We pay you to have fun! Build and fly rockets, demonstrate lasers, explore the states of matter using dry ice, and help children create slime and other polymers. You will inspire the next generation of scientists through our innovative activities that show kids what science is really about.

Company Overview

• Our mission is to inspire children through science, sparking lifelong imagination and curiosity. For over 40 years, we have delivered unique, hands‑on science experiences for children through our after‑school programs, birthday parties, workshops, special events, and summer camps. Our innovative programs are as entertaining as they are educational!

Job Summary

• As a Mad Scientist, you will lead students through an inquiry‑based discovery method involving instructor demonstrations, hands‑on activities, and amazing take‑home projects that will illustrate how science affects the world around us. Mad Science is the world’s leading provider of fun science programs for elementary‑aged children.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating a one‑hour after‑school science enrichment program using a pre‑set, easy‑to‑understand curriculum.
• Each session is high‑energy. It’s part entertainment, part education, through a hands‑on after‑school class that meets for one hour each week for 4, 6, or 8 weeks.
• Enjoy teaching children the fascinating wonders of science!

Qualifications

• Experience working with children is an asset
• A reliable car
• Flexible working hours
• Fun and outgoing personality!
• Completes background check