Robotics Advisor

Essex Westford School District; Essex Junction (VT); On-site; USD 27,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Essex Westford School District is seeking a Robotics Advisor at Essex High School to lead the FTC robotics team. You will mentor students, maintain safety standards, manage the team, and coordinate logistics for competitions and events.

The role involves organizing practices, fundraising, and developing students’ portfolios while fostering collaboration within the team and with the community. Training and safety are emphasized.

Qualifications

• Experience coaching FTC robotics teams.
• Ability to manage budgets and fundraising.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the FIRST Dashboard, team roster, and yearly budget.
• Organize and carry out fundraising events.
• Attend team practices, scrimmages, and competitions.
• Help students develop their team portfolio and encourage collaboration within the team and with community members.
• Structure the team and support a positive team culture.
• Teach students machining and coding skills; coaches do not build or code the robot.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Team leadership

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor degree preferred

Tools

FIRST Dashboard

Budget spreadsheets

Job description

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Essex Westford School District (EWSD) has an opportunity for a Robotics Advisor position at Essex High School.

The Robotics Advisor will serve as the lead coach for an FTC Robotics Team. This role includes mentoring students, maintaining safety standards, managing the team, and coordinating the logistics needed to run the team.

Responsibilities

• Manage the FIRST Dashboard, team roster, and yearly budget.
• Organize and carry out fundraising events.
• Attend team practices, scrimmages, and competitions. Competitions are typically weekend events on Saturdays and generally last most of the day.
• Help students develop their team portfolio, support positive behavior, and encourage cooperation within the team, between teams, and with community members.
• Structure the team and support a team culture that is beneficial to all students.
• Teach students the machining and coding skills they need to build the robot. Coaches are not allowed to build or code the robot themselves.

Compensation

This position pays a stipend of $2693 upon successful completion of the assignment, in accordance with district procedures.

Our District vision is: "Growing hearts and minds, for a better today and tomorrow: every day, every way, every one."

EWSD is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive environment. Successful candidates must be committed to working effectively with diverse community populations and are expected to strengthen such capacity if hired. Candidates with experience living or working in another country, the ability to speak more than one language, and/or Peace Corps experience are encouraged to apply.

EWSD conducts thorough screenings of all applicants being recommended for hire, which may include contacting references not listed on your application. Selected individuals are subject to criminal records background checks and child and adult abuse registry checks. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon acceptable results of these checks at the sole discretion of the Superintendent or his/her designee. Please click HERE for additional background check information.

Position Type: Seasonal/Temporary

Salary: $2,693 to $2,693 Stipend

Job Categories: Athletics & Activities > Coaching

Location

Essex Westford School District ESSEX HIGH SCHOOL - Essex Junction, Vermont Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Essex Westford School District

Job Requirements

• At least 1 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Devin Wendel
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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