STEM Center Club Lead & Innovation Mentor

SOUTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL; Lusby (MD); On-site; USD 7,600 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Middle School in Lusby, Maryland seeks a STEM Center Club Sponsor to create a safe, inclusive, hands-on STEM environment for students.

As facilitator, mentor, and safety monitor, you will organize meetings, plan activities, and connect lessons to real-world STEM careers. This is an internal vacancy with immediate start and fingerprint/background checks as required by Calvert County Public Schools.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, management and human relations skills.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in making decisions.
• Proven ability to carry an assignment to its completion.
• Demonstrated success in accomplishing tasks akin to the listed duties.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an annual STEM Club plan aligned with the school’s mission, STEM goals, and student interests.
• Schedule, coordinate, and facilitate regular club meetings.
• Organize STEM challenges, projects, competitions, demonstrations, and special events.
• Develop agendas, timelines, and activity plans to support successful club experiences.
• Coordinate appropriate use of the STEM Center, maker space, innovation lab, equipment, and materials.
• Promote inclusive participation and encourage involvement from diverse student groups
• Foster a collaborative environment that develops creativity, communication, problem-solving, teamwork, and perseverance
• Connect STEM activities to real-world applications, current innovations, and potential STEM careers.
• Facilitate engineering design challenges, coding activities, robotics, maker projects, scientific investigations, and other STEM experiences.
• Encourage students to ask questions, investigate problems, test ideas, learn from failure, and develop solutions.
• Ensure students use tools, equipment, materials, and technology safely and responsibly.
• Follow school policies and procedures related to student supervision, conduct, equipment use, and risk management.
• Identify and address potential safety concerns before and during STEM activities.

Skills

Excellent oral and written comms

Leadership and management

Judgment and decision-making

Task completion

Student supervision

Job description

Southern Middle School in Lusby, Maryland seeks a STEM Center Club Sponsor to create a safe, inclusive, hands-on STEM environment for students.

As facilitator, mentor, and safety monitor, you will organize meetings, plan activities, and connect lessons to real-world STEM careers. This is an internal vacancy with immediate start and fingerprint/background checks as required by Calvert County Public Schools.