STEM Instructor Afterschool Program

Engineeringforkids; Madison, Northern (WI, KY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Flexible schedule

Free uniforms

Training & development

Job summary

Engineeringforkids is seeking enthusiastic instructors to lead hands-on engineering and technology projects for children aged 7-10. The role focuses on problem solving, collaboration, and creativity, with a generous training program and supplies provided.

The position supports teaching Aerospace, Marine, Mechanical, Chemical and Civil Engineering, as well as CAD, Coding, Minecraft Engineering, and Video Game Design.

Qualifications

• Love working with kids and in classroom settings.
• Professional educator or former educator with classroom management experience.
• Comfort with project-based learning and engineering concepts.
• Willingness to travel to different schools (Summerlin, the southwest, Spring Valley).
• Weekday afternoons are available for 2-6 hour shifts.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on engineering and technology projects to inspire problem-solving, collaboration, and creativity.
• Ages typically 7-10; maintain a student ratio of 1:16 or less.
• Curriculum and supplies provided; on-the-job and online training provided.
• Teach Engineering tracks (Aerospace, Marine, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil) and Technology tracks (CAD, Coding, Minecraft Engineering, Video Game Design).
• Travel to multiple school locations as required.

Skills

Classroom management

Teaching experience

Travel willingness

Communication

Tools

CAD

Coding

Minecraft Engineering

Video Game Design

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 teach classes at our learning center in the evenings.

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 someone 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 Engineering Instructors (to implement curriculum related to Aerospace, Marine, Mechanical, Chemical and Civil Engineering), and Technology Instructors (to teach CAD, Coding, Minecraft Engineering, and 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, and passion for learning new things. Instructors with experience/education in fields of science, education, math, technology are preferred but not required.