STEM Instructor Afterschool Program

Engineering for Kids of Las Vegas; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 23,419 - 27,552; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Flexible schedule

Free uniforms

Training & development

Job summary

Engineering for Kids of Las Vegas is seeking part-time instructors to lead hands-on engineering and technology projects for children aged 7–10. You will implement curricula in Aerospace, Marine, Mechanical, Chemical and Civil Engineering, plus CAD, Coding, Minecraft Engineering, and Video Game Design.

Curriculum and supplies are provided; online training and on-the-job coaching are offered.

Qualifications

• Love working with kids.
• Professional educator or former educator with classroom management experience.
• Willing to travel to different schools (Summerlin, southwest, Spring Valley).
• Weekday afternoons free to spark a love of exploration in children.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on engineering and technology projects to inspire problem-solving, collaboration and creativity.
• Teach curriculum in Aerospace, Marine, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil Engineering, CAD, Coding, Minecraft Engineering, and Video Game Design.
• Maintain classroom management and ensure safety and engagement in activities.

Skills

Communication

Punctuality

Organization

Travel readiness

Patience

Education

Teaching certification or equivalent

Job description

Benefits

• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Free uniforms
• Training & development

Job Requirements

• Do you love working with kids?
• Are you a professional educator, or former educator with classroom management experience?
• Do you love the beautiful chaos of project-based learning?
• Are you willing to travel to different schools in Summerlin, the southwest, and Spring Valley?
• Do you have weekday afternoons free to spark a love of exploration in some of our community's children?

Schedule

As many days as you'd like between Monday-Friday.

Shift length: 2-6 hours

Hours available: usually between 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm depending on the school.

We expect this position to get between 5-15 hours per week regularly. We would start at the lower end of that range and gradually add in more hours per week as we add more classes for you to teach. If you'd like more hours, we can also schedule you to sub for classes at our learning center in the evenings as need arises.

Additional hours available Saturdays and on no-school days.

Pay

Payroll is every two weeks. Usually our Lead Instructors with no teaching experience start at: $15/hour, but we're willing to start at $17-20/hour for a new teacher with significant classroom management experience and science/engineering experience.

Job Description

Lead hands-on engineering and technology projects to inspire problem-solving skills, collaboration, and creativity. Normal age groups will be ages 7-10. Teacher to student ratio is 1:16 or less. Curriculum and all supplies are provided. Online training materials and on the job training are provided. We specifically need both Engineering Instructors, to implement curriculum related to Aerospace, Marine, Mechanical, Chemical and Civil Engineering, and Technology Teachers, to teach CAD, Coding, Minecraft Engineering, Video Game Design.

Recommended Skills

Reliability, promptness, organization, communication, patience, ability to travel to and find the various locations of our classes, people skills, attention to detail. Instructors with experience/education in fields of science, education, math, technology are preferred.