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STEM Summer Learning Coordinator - PT


Da Vinci Science Center


Location

Allentown, PA | United States


Job description

General Description

The STEM Summer Learning Coordinator will coordinate educational programming and logistics across up to 8 Da Vinci Science Center’s STEM Summer Learning program sites in Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton. The Coordinator will have a leadership role on the Program Development and Teaching Teams in the STEM Summer Learning Program. The STEM Summer Learning Coordinator works with certified classroom teachers to develop and teach integrated Reading, Math, and Science lessons to students who struggle with reading. Programs are available for students entering grades 3 through 5. The students attend the program for 6 weeks from late June through late July with time off for the July 4 holiday. Program times vary but generally are from 8:30am-2:30pm. This position will work from an agreed upon start date in May to early August. 

 

Coordinator responsibilities include working with Da Vinci staff and school district teachers to integrate science lessons with literacy and math instruction. Coordinator will purchase and coordinate equipment and materials across all sites, serve as the primary point of contact with site coordinators and parents, train and assist staff at all sites, share program feedback with Da Vinci management, and ensure that impact surveys are completed at each site. The coordinator will complete classroom observations and provide feedback to Da Vinci classroom teachers in implementing high quality reading and science instruction techniques. Instructor responsibilities also include delivering STEM content and lesson planning as part of the Teaching Team. Must have experience working with elementary students. Instructor should be fun, knowledgeable, and dependable and enjoy working with students with a variety of abilities and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of their work. Coordinator should be passionate about trying new methods of teaching and learning how to integrate science and literacy into fun, inquiry-based programs. Coordinator should be a champion for Summer Learning throughout the Science Center and within the community. Positive classroom management and youth development perspective is a must. Instructor should have good public speaking, organizational, and customer service skills. 

This position requires driving to multiple sites. Employee will be reimbursed for travel at the 2024 IRS rate. 

SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Coordinator and Instructor Responsibilities

 

 

 

 

education requirements

High school graduate or equivalent. College level education preferred, especially experience with education or science courses. Experience working with children required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THIS JOB

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the STEM Summer Learning Coordinator job.

While performing the responsibilities of the STEM Summer Learning Coordinator job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to be on their feet for up to five (5) hours at a time; stand; walk; sit; reach with arms and hands; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; move or lift up to 50 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to taste and smell; perform repetitive motions; use eye, hand and foot coordination. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision (close vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), peripheral vision (ability to observe and area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point), depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), and ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

Work environment of this job

While performing the responsibilities of the job, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the STEM Summer Learning Coordinator may encounter. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the job's essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions; and required to wear protective lab coat, protective glasses and protective gloves. Employee may be required to use chemicals with Material Safety Data Sheets provided. Employee may be required to use high voltage electricity. Employee may need to use very hot or very cold liquids. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.


Job tags

Holiday workPart timeSummer workOutdoor


Salary

$19.57 per hour

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