PODS500: Engineering Team Lead
TypeRemote job
LocationUnited States
Posted4 hours ago
About JerseySTEM
All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions.JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey.
Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization’s gender-equity agenda.Membership is a minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit.
Overview
This is a pro-bono position.
Lead team of 3-4 volunteers to develop and/or acquire as well as improve Engineering STEM Outreach Program curriculum to be delivered to middle school girls (grades 5-8) who are in underserved communities. (The Outreach Programs are typically delivered as after-school programs following a fall/spring semester schedule.)
Responsibilities
Lead team of 3-4 volunteers to:
Provide direction and coaching to your team, build team spirit!
Develop new and interesting STEM curriculum, and update existing curriculum
Reach out to content providers for potential partnership
Produce materials for both Coaches and students to use in the afterschool programs
Produce extracts of the Curriculum to fit the needs of the class
Answer Coach questions, and provide advice on curriculum content delivery
Leverage technology for innovative ways to deliver curriculum
Use feedback from ongoing classes to improve/enhance existing curriculum
Qualifications
BS and strong background in engineering field
Experience delivering middle school curriculum a plus
Strong written and verbal communications skills
Able to adapt and solve problems as they arise
Willing to volunteer advice and opinion
Time Commitment
3-6 Hours weekly
6 months minimum
Originally posted on Himalayas
All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions.JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey.
Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization’s gender-equity agenda.Membership is a minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit.
Overview
This is a pro-bono position.
Lead team of 3-4 volunteers to develop and/or acquire as well as improve Engineering STEM Outreach Program curriculum to be delivered to middle school girls (grades 5-8) who are in underserved communities. (The Outreach Programs are typically delivered as after-school programs following a fall/spring semester schedule.)
Responsibilities
Lead team of 3-4 volunteers to:
Provide direction and coaching to your team, build team spirit!
Develop new and interesting STEM curriculum, and update existing curriculum
Reach out to content providers for potential partnership
Produce materials for both Coaches and students to use in the afterschool programs
Produce extracts of the Curriculum to fit the needs of the class
Answer Coach questions, and provide advice on curriculum content delivery
Leverage technology for innovative ways to deliver curriculum
Use feedback from ongoing classes to improve/enhance existing curriculum
Qualifications
BS and strong background in engineering field
Experience delivering middle school curriculum a plus
Strong written and verbal communications skills
Able to adapt and solve problems as they arise
Willing to volunteer advice and opinion
Time Commitment
3-6 Hours weekly
6 months minimum
Originally posted on Himalayas
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