LEGO/Coding Summer Camp Instructor

TechKnowHow - Tech for Kids!

TechKnowHow - Tech for Kids!

LEGO/Coding Summer Camp Instructor

Oakland, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    TechKnowHow, a leader in tech summer camps, is looking for lead and assistant instructors to guide students in weekly LEGO, Minecraft or Coding camps in the San Francisco Bay Area this summer. We’ll train you on how to teach the curriculum, lead team-building activities, and manage the kids. If you enjoy both tech and kids, this position is perfect for you and will likely lead to a special and rewarding experience. Each camp has 2 teachers, and up to 20 students. You can focus on LEGO projects, Robotics, Minecraft, Roblox or Coding, or some desired combination. Most campers are ages 5-10.

    • We DO NOT provide housing.

    • We are seeking Lead Instructors and Assistant Instructors (Camp Counselors).

    • General hours are 8-4, or 9-5, Monday-Friday.

    • Camps begin June 17 and end August 2. We are looking for instructors who can work at least 4 weeks during the summer, with up to 9 weeks available.

    • We provide training which covers the projects and classroom management skills.

    Available locations to work include these areas:

    • Oakland, Fremont

    • San Francisco

    • Burlingame, Foster City, Palo Alto

    • Cupertino, San Jose

    TechKnowHow has been teaching tech to students for 30 years! Most of our summer instructors reported receiving internships or jobs at tech-related companies while in or after graduating college with firms including Google, Palo Alto Networks, Intuitive Surgical Robotics, as well as teaching positions at schools.

  • Qualifications
    • Experience working with kids, excellent communications skills
  • Desired skills
    • Experience working with kids ideally in a group setting, excellent communication skills, ability to teach curriculum, professional. responsible.
  • Compensation
    $19-$25/hr
  • Industry
    Education
  • Fun Fact
    We must have over half a million LEGOs in our office!
  • About Us

    TechKnowHow® has been providing technology-focused classes for students since 1994 and we have loved every moment of it. Our offerings include summer and winter break programs, GATE classes, and school-year enrichment.

    Our mission is simple - to have kids explore technology and get creative with it. We work hard to create a quality educational experience for all of our students.

    We hire teachers who have a love for educating students as well as a fascination with tech.

    Each day, the students learn new tech skills and solidify ones they have -- all in a supportive and fun atmosphere.

    We held virtual tech camps during Summer 2020 and they went great!