Overview

An Assistant Teacher is one typically who assists the Lead Teacher and assists in different activities associated with teaching. Management of classroom and general supervision are generally key responsibilities.

Suggested Duties and Responsibilities

Assist the Lead Teacher in the planning and implementation of daily programs.

Recommended Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to present oneself and one's ideas with clarity, confidence and poise

Critical thinking and problem solving

Proven leadership skills

Presentation and speaking skills

Passion working with children

Energetic

Requirements:

Have experience and enjoy working with children ages 4-14

Reliable transportation to travel throughout Dane County (assignments less than 20 miles from residence)

Availability between 2:00 -5:00 pm about 2-3 days a week

Have great organizational skills and be able to work independently

Enjoy math and science concepts

Experience presenting to a group, facilitation or training would be a plus

Prior experience as an educator or pursuing a degree in the education or engineering field is also a plus

Pass a background check

Engineering For Kids is a STEM based program to provide hands-on, project based learning programs for children from PreK4 - 8th grade. We are passionate about our programs because we believe that early exposure to STEM education has a lasting impact on a child's future.

At Engineering for Kids, our programs:

Encourage kids to discover how things work, after-all, engineering is the connector — it pulls together all other disciplines, making math and science relevant

Help children build critical thinking and problem solving skills; improves creativity, and creates independent thinkers

Are designed to offer an exciting, HANDS-ON experience with STEM related projects.

Are designed by teachers to meet and exceed specific national standards in S.T.E.M.: Science (NSES), Technology & Engineering (ITEEA), and Mathematics (NCTM)

Provide the most comprehensive Engineering Programs in WNY (Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Marine, Robotics, Coding, etc)

We are proud to inspire children to build on their natural curiosity by teaching engineering concepts through hands-on learning. Engineering is, after all, one of the fastest growing industries in the world!