STEM & Coding Teaching Opportunities

Concorde Education, LLC; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

Concorde Education is seeking independent instructional contractors to provide coding and computer science enrichment for K–12 students. Assignments vary by school, grade level, schedule, and curriculum, with on-site, in-person delivery at partner schools.

Contractors plan and facilitate engaging sessions, adapt to student levels, help create projects, and maintain a safe learning environment while using available technology. Compensation is typically $50+ per completed instructional hour.

Qualifications

• At least 60 college credits, as required by assignment or site.
• Experience teaching or tutoring school-age students.
• Familiarity with Scratch, Python, HTML/CSS, JavaScript and related educational tech.

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate engaging coding sessions for K–12 students.
• Adapt activities based on student level, site requirements, and available technology.
• Help students create coding projects and final artifacts (games, websites, apps).
• Maintain a safe, respectful, and age-appropriate learning environment.
• Communicate assignment-related needs with Concorde and school staff; complete session forms.
• Follow site safety, visitor, technology, and student-protection procedures.

Skills

Coding knowledge

Teaching/mentoring

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

60 college credits

Tools

Scratch

Python

HTML/CSS

JavaScript

Job description

# STEM & Coding Teaching Opportunities at Concorde Education**POTENTIAL INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR INSTRUCTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS****Program:** Coding Instructor Opportunities**Location**: On-site at partner schools; varies by assignment**Teaching Mode**: In Person**Grade Levels**: Elementary, Middle, and High School; varies by assignment**Schedule**: Typically 1–4 instructional service hours per week after school**Program Length:** Commonly approximately 10 weeks per assignment**Start Dates:** Opportunities become available throughout the school year**Compensation**: Estimated typical compensation of $50+ per completed instructional service hour, depending on assignment scope, experience, location, schedule, and agreed compensation**ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY**Concorde Education is seeking independent instructional contractors to provide coding and computer science enrichment services for K–12 students.This is a potential independent contractor assignment, not an employee position. Contractors may choose whether to apply for, accept, decline, or ignore available opportunities.Assignments vary by school, grade level, schedule, curriculum, available technology, and program objectives.Concorde may provide curriculum guidance, lesson-plan suggestions, project ideas, instructional resources, or program objectives. Contractors may use their professional judgment to adapt instruction within the assignment scope and applicable site requirements.**ASSIGNMENT SCOPE**Depending on the accepted assignment, contractors may:• Plan and facilitate engaging, age-appropriate coding and technology sessions;• Introduce students to foundational programming concepts through project-based learning;• Adapt activities based on student experience levels, site requirements, available technology, and program objectives;• Support students in creating coding projects, games, animations, websites, applications, or other final projects, where applicable;• Maintain a safe, respectful, inclusive, and age-appropriate learning environment;• Communicate assignment-related needs or significant concerns with Concorde and school staff, as appropriate;• Complete a brief session completion form after each scheduled session; and• Follow applicable site safety, visitor, technology, emergency, and student-protection procedures.**EXAMPLE PROGRAM TOPICS**Assignments may include topics such as:• Introductory programming concepts, including sequencing, loops, and conditionals;• Scratch or ScratchJr game and animation design;• Beginner Python programming;• Web development fundamentals, including HTML, CSS, and introductory JavaScript;• Computational thinking and debugging;• Interactive project creation; and• Collaboration, creativity, and problem-solving.Specific content, software platforms, and curriculum requirements vary by assignment.**QUALIFICATIONS**Preferred qualifications include:• At least 60 college credits, where required by the applicable assignment or site;• Experience with coding, programming, computer science, or related technology subjects;• Experience teaching, tutoring, coaching, mentoring, or leading activities with school-age students;• Strong communication, organization, and classroom facilitation skills;• Availability to provide services for the accepted assignment schedule and communicate schedule issues as soon as reasonably practicable; and• Familiarity with tools such as Scratch, Python, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Chromebooks, or similar educational technology.Preferred backgrounds may include educators, tutors, computer science students, software developers, engineers, STEM professionals, coding club leaders, and others with relevant instructional or technical experience.**MATERIALS AND RESOURCES**Assignments may utilize school-provided technology, web-based coding platforms, Chromebooks, curriculum resources, lesson plans, or project guidelines.Contractors may use their own instructional methods and materials when appropriate, safe, age-appropriate, lawful, and consistent with the assignment scope and site requirements.Purchases requiring reimbursement must be approved in writing by Concorde before they are incurred.**COMPENSATION**Compensation varies by assignment and agreed contractor terms. Many opportunities pay $50+ per completed instructional service hour with students.Contractors may propose their desired compensation rate when applying. When proposing a rate, contractors should consider the overall assignment scope, including anticipated preparation, planning, commute, materials, schedule, and other business considerations.Concorde may accept the proposed rate, decline the application, or provide a counteroffer based on the budget for the specific assignment.Unless otherwise approved in writing, compensation is based on completed instructional service hours with students.Payment for completed services is generally made by direct deposit on the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which services were completed, unless otherwise stated in the accepted assignment terms or required by applicable law.**APPLICATION AND ONBOARDING** Applicants selected to move forward may be invited to create a contractor profile and complete any required onboarding steps.Applying, interviewing, receiving an invitation to create a profile, creating a profile, or completing onboarding does not guarantee selection, placement, or future assignment opportunities.Potential assignments are subject to assignment fit, agreed compensation, completion of required onboarding, applicable background-check review, Fair Chance or pre-adverse action procedures where required, site-specific clearance requirements, and final written confirmation from Concorde Education.Some assignments may require background-check authorization, fingerprinting, agency clearance, site-specific documentation, identification badges, or other compliance steps before services may begin.Applicants should not provide criminal-history information unless and until requested through the appropriate legally compliant process.**EQUAL OPPORTUNITY**Concorde Education considers contractor applicants without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law and is committed to respectful, inclusive, and student-centered programming.