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Assistant Summer Educators

Splat Lab

Assistant Summer Educators

Brooklyn, NY
Part Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Splat Lab is seeking dynamic, engaging, and adventurous Assistant Summer Educators to join our team for Summer Rising residencies, Pop Ups, and occasional subs at our Downtown Brooklyn camp. The ideal candidate will have multiple day availability and is flexible to teach workshops at different schools.

    We are hiring for educators in:

    • Queens: Jamaica, Sunnyside
    • Brooklyn: Downtown BK, Prospect Heights
    • Manhattan: Central Harlem
    • Bronx: South Bronx
    • All other locations in NYCs

    Schedule

    • Typically there are two sessions: 8am - 2pm and 1pm - 5pm, Monday - Friday. Exact schedule is dependent on school schedules and Educator availability.
    • Must be available for our Fundamentals training for all three days: June 28, 29 & 30 - 10:00 -2:00 at in Downtown Brooklyn
    • Placements available July 5th- August 18th with the possibility of more work until August 25th and the chance to join our team in the Fall

    About Us:

    Splat Lab partners with over 40 schools to provide high quality and unique enrichment classes for youth. We have two signature classes: Anthropology Arts and Splat Lab. Our recent growth has taken us to lead after school residencies, school day residencies & Pop Ups, virtual classes, and our own summer Splat Camp! This summer we will be working 15+ schools for Summer Rising, as well as providing enrichment classes for other NYC camps.

    Anthropology Arts: Our goal is to expose young people to the cultural traditions, voices and histories of people that are often left out of traditional classroom settings and social studies curriculum. Each class is formatted to feature a community circle, project time with open ended materials, collaborative clean-up, and a closing community circle.

    Splat Lab: Splat Lab exists for the sole purpose of having fun! Every workshop has 4 different stations: Main Splat, Open Splat, Splat Create and Splat Build. Students have the opportunity to get messy with projects like Slime and Ooblek. Each class begins with a community circle and ends with group clean up and a closing circle for sharing and shout outs.

    Position Descriptions:

    Assistant Educators assist Lead Educators in teaching our curriculum and group management Assistant Educators must have strong group management and facilitation skills, especially since each assignment will be made up of new students who you are meeting for the first time. We will provide all the materials and logistical support. Assistants ensure the workshops are magical, highly professional, and engaging for all students.

    We will provide high-quality training for educators to learn the teaching method and curriculum. Lead Educators will mentor TAs and give clear directions for their role in each session. Pairs will debrief and communicate frequently about how to make sure workshops are continually high quality, fun, and smooth.

    Position Qualifications:

    We are looking for Assistant Educators that can learn any kind of curriculum and make it fun and intellectually satisfying. We need the type of person who kids can't wait to see, with group management skills to ensure a smooth, fun, and exciting class.

    • For this position, the applicant must be strong at keeping up with emails, curriculum folders, schedules, and communication with your manager that is virtual.
    • 1-3 years of working with youth in a leadership role: leading groups in after school, summer camps, museums, or early childhood settings. Babysitting and 1x1 tutoring experience is not applicable for this role.
    • A dynamic, cool, magnetic personality that will engage all students.
    • Strong group management skills with the ability to confidently organize and lead transitions, set up structured projects, and create clear rituals and routines.
    • The ability to direct and collaborate with TAs to keep all students excited and on task.
    • Experience with strength-based, restorative, positive discipline practices.
    • Must be fully vaccinated.
    • Must be over 18.

    Assistant Educator Background and Training

    Anthro: Content knowledge or interest in social studies, history, anthropology or art, and the ability to learn curriculum/content that may be new.

    Splat Lab: Strong facilitation and classroom management skills, STEM knowledge a plus

    • Museum educators, teaching artists or educators with a background in Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio Emilia etc. are highly encouraged to apply.
    • Experience with under-resourced schools and special needs populations will be an advantage for some placements.

    Compensation

    NYC Assistant Educators are paid $25 per hour for teaching, $16 per hour for initial training & shadowing, and $18 per hour for monthly planning, meetings, Professional Development and other non-teaching activities. We provide planning/study time as well as paid set up and clean up time and training.

    Application Process and Timeline

    Candidates will be invited to an engaging group interview where they will demo one of our signature projects. Our group interviews are designed to be a community building experience that gives applicants a mini-training on how our program works. Group interviews are scheduled for 10am - 11:30am on May 16, May 30, June 13 and June 20 with more dates/times being added.