Part-Time Robotics Coach: Mentor High School Teams

Avenues The World School; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Avenues The World School is seeking a part-time Robotics Coach to guide FIRST Tech Challenge teams and support student learning after school in New York, NY. The role focuses on mentorship, engineering design, and hands-on CAD/programming instruction.

You will help students balance independence with accountability, foster inclusive collaboration, and maintain a safe learning environment while teaching practical engineering concepts and project-management skills.

Qualifications

• Background in mechanical reasoning, engineering design, and project management.
• Experience with CAD tools Onshape and/or Fusion 360.
• Experience with object-oriented programming in Java.
• Familiarity with project management tools (Asana, Trello, Monday.com).
• Experience working with high school students preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Coach one or more FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams.
• Prioritize student learning and wellbeing, model program values, and translate technical ambition into collaborative execution.
• Guide students through the engineering design process.
• Support inclusive team collaboration and balance independence with accountability.
• Provide real-time mechanical and programming feedback to troubleshoot students.
• Maintain a focused, organized, safe after-school robotics environment.
• Support mechanical builds: review CAD designs, advise on structural integrity, assist fabrication and workflows.
• Teach Java-based programming and best practices, review code, assist in debugging.
• Guide on project planning tools and document competition materials.

Skills

Mechanical reasoning

Engineering design

Project management

Java programming

CAD tools (Onshape/Fusion 360)

Education

High school mentorship experience (preferred)

Tools

Asana

Trello

Monday.com

Job description

Avenues The World School is seeking a part-time Robotics Coach to guide FIRST Tech Challenge teams and support student learning after school in New York, NY. The role focuses on mentorship, engineering design, and hands-on CAD/programming instruction.

You will help students balance independence with accountability, foster inclusive collaboration, and maintain a safe learning environment while teaching practical engineering concepts and project-management skills.