We’re Hiring!!
Brooklyn Robot Foundry Washington, DC is hiring for Lead and Assistant Teachers!!
Do you like to work with your hands? Do you know how to create a fun and engaging environment? Do you like experiencing something new each day? Have you been looking for an opportunity where your customers are overjoyed to see you each day?
If so, this might be the right role for you!
Organization Name: Brooklyn Robot Foundry Washington, DC
Location: Brookland, NEDC, NWDC
Work Schedule: Varies but opportunities exist for M-F 3p-5:30p, Fridays 8:15-10:30a, some weekends (marketing support or occasional parties)
Wage/Salary: $18-21/hr
Employment Start: ASAP
- Responsibilities
- Facilitate robot building classes
- Keeping your tools organized and stocked
- Troubleshooting robot issues (we will teach you how!)
- Traveling to different locations to teach classes
- Ensuring the classes stay on time and within their agreed upon time limit
- Encouraging and confidence building with kids
- Stay positive and fun under pressure!
- Learning how to build the different projects
- Improvization in the classroom
- Coordinating with teachers, clients and parents on site
- Reporting feedback to the appropriate channels
- Requirements
- Enjoy working with children
- Love to make things with your hands (e.g woodworking, sculpture, crafts, set construction, baking, cooking, etc)
- Extremely reliable
- Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills
- Patient and friendly
- Flexible
- Like having fun
- Believe in diversifying the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) classroom
- Must be able to lift 35 pounds
- Must be able to pass a CPR/First Aid certification (we will arrange a certification class)
- Must be able to walk 1.5-2 miles per day
- Preferred Experience (but not required):
- Teaching/leading a classroom
- Working with children in-person (teacher, camp counselor, babysitter, etc.)
- Working with circuits
- Using power tools
- Crafting/making things 3-dimensionally
This role requires travel to partner schools to facilitate the classes. Opportunities for growth in roles and responsibilities exist.