STEAM After-School Educator for K-8 Innovators

Sunnyside Community Services; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 30 000 - 34 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Sunnyside Community Services seeks a responsible STEAM Activity Specialist to lead engaging, hands-on STEAM lessons for students in grades K-8 residing in a family shelter in Jamaica, Queens. You will design age-appropriate activities that foster curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity.

Responsibilities include supervising participants, preparing materials, delivering STEAM programming, and collaborating with the Program Director.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years old or older.
• Available Monday – Friday during program hours (3 – 6 pm).
• Bachelor’s degree in related field or 18+ STEAM credits with proof of expertise/experience.
• Experience with teaching STEAM and a minimum of two years’ experience in an afterschool environment.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Position begins in September after clearances; afterschool staff commit to end of school year.
• All candidates will go through NYC Public Schools clearance process.

Responsabilités

• Supervise a group of participants with the Group Leader and ensure safety.
• Prepare materials and examples in advance for student understanding.
• Design and deliver STEAM and leadership-focused educational programming for youth in grades K–8.
• Use a variety of instructional methods to meet diverse learning styles.
• Introduce fundamental STEAM concepts and engineering challenges.
• Plan and facilitate age-appropriate STEAM activities emphasizing teamwork, problem-solving, creativity.
• Develop hands-on experiences promoting collaboration and growth.
• Create opportunities to explore local and global issues through real-world learning.
• Lead STEAM activities including arts-based projects (music, drama, poetry, visual arts).
• Facilitate coding, robotics, engineering challenges, math enrichment, chess and other tech-based activities.
• Collaborate with the Program Director and Content Specialist on initiatives and requirements.
• Complete additional tasks as necessary.

Connaissances

STEAM instruction

Curriculum design

Youth education

Classroom management

Formation

Bachelor’s degree

18+ STEAM credits

Outils

Coding

Robotics

Math enrichment

Description du poste

Sunnyside Community Services seeks a responsible STEAM Activity Specialist to lead engaging, hands-on STEAM lessons for students in grades K-8 residing in a family shelter in Jamaica, Queens. You will design age-appropriate activities that foster curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity.

Responsibilities include supervising participants, preparing materials, delivering STEAM programming, and collaborating with the Program Director.